All MCO Training Scheduled
The KanCare MCO’s have scheduled another collaborative session with training for medical and institutional providers. The Topeka session is October 20th and the Wichita session is November 8th.
Some topics that will be covered include:
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KDHE Medicaid Backlog Update
Mike Randol and Christiane Swartz from KDHE hosted a meeting last week to update us on the progress they are making with the Medicaid backlog, advance payments, areas of improvement at the Clearinghouse, and...
Medicaid Application Changes
LeadingAge Kansas staff met with KDHE last week brought for updates regarding the Medicaid Elibgibility Backlog. They acknowledged that there are needed changes to the Medicaid Application for the Elderly. They are open to input...
Sunflower Hosting Regional Provider Workshops
Sunflower Health Plan is continuing their regional provider workshops to provide training for billing personnel. The next trainings are in Salina on November 14th and in Emporia on December 12th.
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Mental Health Provider Issue
We have had members report that their mental health counselor had received notice that they were no longer allowed by KanCare to provide these services in-house. LeadingAge Kansas contacted representatives at KanCare about this...
KanCare All MCO Training
The three KanCare MCOs hosted fall training sessions in October and November. These training sessions provide a great way to keep up with billing issues with KanCare. Some of the main issues they discussed...
Medicare Rate Calculator
CMS released the final fiscal year 2017 (FY17) payment and policy changes for Medicare Skilled Nursing Facilities in July 2016. To see your organization’s rates, download the 2017 SNF Medicare Rate Calculator.
Payroll Based Journaling
The first Mandatory Reporting Period for Payroll Based Journaling (PBJ) was November 14th. Hopefully everyone has met this deadline and has found their footing with the important requirement. Clifton Larson Allen gave a great presentation at...
New Web Portal for Resident Roster Report
The new web portal for retrieving and amending the Resident Roster Report and for retrieving the Rate Schedule is now functional. KDADS sent a letter to all providers November 10th with details. They also attached a...
Medicaid Cost Report Navigator 2015
The Medicaid Cost Report Navigator with 2015 data is now available for download on the LeadingAge Kansas website. This is a great tool to use for your organization. Data is available to compare your...
Latest Medicaid Rates Released
KDADS released the latest Medicaid rate schedules on Friday, December 16th. This was sent out through the new Myers and Stauffer web portal. If you do not have access to this web portal call (785)...
Resident Fund Accounts
Has your team reviewed its policies in regard to resident fund accounts lately? LeadingAge Kansas has had several questions from a number of members recently in regard to this, so we thought we would review...