Glitch in KDADS Web Apps for Reporting Data for Bed Tax is Back Up
The KDADS Web Apps have been down, and appears to be up again. Some of the bookmarks may no longer work. Go the KDADS website and then click on Web Apps to reset bookmarks. Questions? ...
CMS Update on Part B Rates
CMS has updated the rates from the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) as a result of the changes from the Consolidated Appropriations Act passed at the end of last year. This includes:
A 3.75% increase...
Aetna Better Health® Provider Town Hall Meeting – November 10th
Aetna Better Health of Kansas cordially invites providers to take part in their virtual Provider Town Hall on Tuesday, November 10, 2020 from 11 AM to 12:30 PM. Register here. Questions? Phone 1-855-221-5656 or email.
Provider Relief Funds Reporting Requirements
Kailey Riskowski, CPA, Bland & Associates
On September 19, HHS released more information regarding the reporting requirements for any healthcare provider that received more than $10,000 in distributions from the Provider Relief Fund (PRF). HHS...
Notes on State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2022 Budget (Starts July 1, 2021)
All state agencies send their recommendations for the next SFY budget to the Division of Budget each year in mid-September. Then a process of meetings, caseload estimating and state revenue estimating gets underway, which...
Billing SNF Services Under Current 1135 Waivers
There have been several questions recently about how to bill for SNF services relative to the benefit period waivers (commonly referred to as the "3-day stay" and "100 days" waivers). The Medicare Learning Network...
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...
HHS Payments to Medicaid Providers that Are Not Medicare Certified
HHS is working to make payments in the second tranche to providers who bill Medicaid but do not bill Medicare. The ultimate goal of these funds is to cover lost revenue and some expenditures. But...
Attn CFOs: Participate in the Ziegler CFO Poll
Ziegler is conducting a 5-minute online hotline poll of CFOs in nonprofit senior living. LeadingAge Kansas member CFOs are requested to take the poll this week. Ziegler is a premier business partner of LeadingAge Kansas and is...
New Provider Contacts for Sunflower
Laura Black-Johnson, Manager of LTSS and HCBS Provider Relations: Ph 620-212-8802 or email LBJohnson@sunflowerhealthplan.com
Customer Service Ph (877) 644-4623
LTSS/HCBS Provider Relations Territory Map
Want to Know More About the Cost Report Navigator?
Get a free, personalized tour from our reimbursement consultant, Josh Johnson. Email him at reimbursement@leadingagekansas.org.
We recently launched the updated version of the Kansas Medicaid Cost Report Navigator with data from 2018. Check it out or look at...
Update from Josh on EHRs
As skilled health care becomes increasingly dependent on the use of electronic health records, it brings to mind the need to be proficient – not just knowledgeable – with your EHR system. I was...