KDHE Medicaid Training Courses
KDHE Division of Health Care Finance is offering six Medicaid Training courses beginning March 27, 2018. Due to limitations on our presenters' time this spring, they will not be offering their regular 4-week Medicaid...
KMAP System Upgrade Complete
Kansas Medical Assistance Program (KMAP) is pleased to announce that the Kansas Modular Medicaid System (KMMS) for Provider Enrollment (PE) and Automated Voice Response System (AVRS) is now available and ready starting today, Monday,...
KDADS CARE Training
KDADS is offering a CARE Manual and training to go over requirements for the CARE Assessments and PASRR. There are three trainings left covering the same information so you can pick one of the...
KanCare All MCO Spring 2018 Training
KanCare will be hosting their Spring 2018 Training Sessions again. This is a great opportunity to train new billing staff and a refresher for current staff. It’s also a way to make personal connections...
UHC Dual Special Needs Plan Training
United Healthcare sent out an invitation for their Dual Special Needs Plan Meeting scheduled for March 22 at 10 AM CST. This is a Medicare Advantage plan for Dual Eligible members. UHC would like...
KDHE/KDADS Small Groups Meetings Update
KDHE and KDADS have been having meetings during the first quarter of 2018 with associations and advocacy groups regarding KanCare issues. These meetings provide an opportunity for the agencies to update the groups on...
Payroll-Based Journal (PBJ) Staffing Measures in Five Star Rating
CMS will begin to transition to Payroll-Based Journal (PBJ) Staffing Measures on the Nursing Home Compare tool on Medicare.gov and the Five Star Quality Rating System. This transition will include:
Transition to Payroll-Based...
Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) PEPPER Available
The Q4FY17 release of the Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Program for Evaluating Payment Patterns Electronic Report (PEPPER) with statistics through September 2017 is now available for download through the PEPPER Resources Portal.
The SNF PEPPER will...
Medicare Cost Report e-Filing System Webcast — May 1st
CMS will host a Webcast on Tuesday, May 1st from 1:00 to 2:30 PM ET about their new Medicare Cost Report e-Filing System.
During this webcast, learn how to use the Medicare Cost Report e-Filing...
Did Medicaid Pending Impact Your Medicaid Cost Report?
A staff member at another association recently pointed out that one of their members had experienced a change in their Provider Assessment as a result of a decrease in their Medicaid days. Upon further...
Skilled Nursing Facility: Proposed FY 2019 Payment and Policy Changes
CMS issued a proposed rule outlining proposed FY 2019 Medicare payment updates and proposed quality program changes for Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNFs).
Proposed Rule Details:
Advancing My HealthEData: Request for Information from stakeholders
Modernizing the...
Hospice: Proposed Updates to the Wage Index and Payment Rates for FY 2019
On April 27, CMS issued a proposed rule that would update FY 2019 Medicare payment rates and the wage index for hospices serving Medicare beneficiaries. This rule also proposes changes to the Hospice Quality...