Medicaid Pending Advocacy Update
Late last week, association staff met with Chris Swartz, Deputy Director of KDHE’s Division of Health Care Financing to discuss continuing issues with Medicaid applications and the Clearinghouse. Chris was very receptive to our...
Register Quickly for June 1 or 2 Medicaid Eligibility Training
KDHE Division of Health Care Finance is offering Medicaid Eligibility Overview Training courses on
June 1 in Salina and June 2 in Wichita. Instructor: Russell Nittler, Senior Manager of Eligibility Topics that will be covered:...
MCOs to Implement New Behavioral Health Medication Clinical Criteria on June 1
New prior authorization clinical criteria for concurrent benzodiazepines (3 or more) and antipsychotic safety dosing limits will be effective June 1, 2016. The criteria were developed by the Kansas Mental Health Medication Advisory Committee...
HCBS Waiver Integration Postponed
Due to a Legislative directive in the newly passed budget agreement that prohibits the state from spending any money on HCBS Waiver Integration before July, 2018, KDHE and KDADS are suspending work on the...
KanCare Renewal Tour
Kansas is preparing to renew the KanCare Medicaid program and KDHE and KDADS need your input and ideas about the renewal, and about potential changes that are being considered.
You are invited to attend one...
LeadingAge Kansas Workforce Commission Meets
The LeadingAge Kansas Workforce Commission kicked off on Monday to begin work on our workforce challenges. The vision of the Commission is To create competent, abundant, stable and diverse workforce to serve aging Kansans....
Stories from the Front Lines: Presbyterian Manors of Mid-America
PMMA: With a little help from a Wichita area sign-maker, PMMA (Presbyterian Manors of Mid-America) has shown the love to their team members at all 16 of their communities (14 in Kansas and 4...
Nominate a Caregiver as a Hero in Aging
We would like to reprise our Heroes in Aging Stories by highlighting the heroes working in your communities during the pandemic. There has never been a better time to recognize the wonderful people working...
Help Us Spread 50 Good Stories
We want to hear and share about the many wonderful things that are going on with LeadingAge Kansas members in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis. Not only have you been at the frontline...
Coronavirus Spotlight Podcasts
The new podcast series, LeadingAge Coronavirus Spotlights, features presentations by guests on our live daily online updates. Listen to these brief but informative podcasts to learn more about how your colleagues are coping with the...
Aetna Better Health of Kansas Community E-Newsletter
May is Mental Health Awareness Month and Aetna has partnered with ABHKS for timely mental Health Tips. For more than 70 years, Americans have observed Mental Health Awareness during the month of May. This...
Generator Resources
During this time of "shelter in place", it is more important than ever that the emergency generator operate flawlessly. The Kansas Generator Operating Log is a primary tool in keeping the generator healthy. I...