Having Trouble with Medicaid Application Cases?
Having trouble with Medicaid Application cases? You are not alone. Have the case number/s handy and contact Yvonne at Maximus.
Office phone: 785-338-4917.
Cell: 479-518-1672.
Email yvonnercase@maximus.com.
Please cc Rachel rachel@lwadingagekansas.org so we have a feel for volume and type of...
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...
2018-KDHE/DHCF Salina Medicaid Training Opportunity
KDHE Division of Health Care Finance is offering Medicaid Training courses in Salina, KS on October 19, 2018.
Registration is first-come, first served, and must be done using the attached registration form.
All training sessions will...
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...
Key Skilled Nursing Metrics to Watch as Providers Struggle to Collect
Skilled Nursing News featured a great article about the importance of analyzing your financial performance, especially when it comes to Accounts Receivable. Admissions and Business Office staff need to be up to date on...
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...
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...
Negotiating Medicare Advantage Contracts
Skilled Nursing News has a great article with tips for negotiating Medicare Advantage contracts. With the increase in Medicare Advantage plans being experienced, this is a good read for some ideas of how to...
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? ...
Video to Assist Providers to Help People Applying for Medicaid
KDHE has created this how-to video to help nursing home staff and families fill out an application for Medicaid coverage. It contains advice about what materials to include with the application to speed processing.
Aetna in Hot Water
In case you haven’t heard, there continues to be pressure on Aetna to perform better for Kansas providers. Read more here.
Reporting Changes in Ownership — Reminder
A 2016 Office of the Inspector General (OIG) report noted that providers may not be informing CMS of ownership changes. Providers must update their enrollment information to reflect changes in ownership within 30 days....