Several members have reached out after receiving requests for meetings from bidders for the KanCare RFP. The RFP is expected to open mid-September with bidders being announced Spring 2024. Providers are welcome to meet with current or prospective bidders to discuss challenges and successes of KanCare for long-term care services, however, they are not obligated to do so. Providers are allowed to submit letters of support for bidders, but ultimately the decision falls to leadership within state departments currently involved in the Medicaid program including Kansas Department of Health and Environment, Kansas Department of Aging and Disability Services, and Kansas Department for Children and Families. Find more provider information on the KanCare RFP process.

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Kylee Childs
Kylee Childs, MSW, is the Director of Government Affairs.Since joining the association in 2023, she continues to be a fierce and resourceful advocate for aging services in Kansas. Her professional focus has always been service to others through advocacy. Kylee has a master’s degree in social work from the University of Missouri-Columbia, a bachelor's degree in criminology with a minor in Conflict Analysis and Trauma studies from Kansas State University, and a certificate in Grant Proposal Writing from Fort Hays State University. With a professional background in law enforcement and child welfare, and a successful 2023 legislative practicum with the Children's Alliance of Kansas, she brings rich professional experience to her role as Director of Government Affairs, and a front-line perspective on the needs of health and human services providers in our state. When not working, she's spending time with her two daughters. You can reach Kylee directly at 785.670.8051.

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