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...
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Medicaid Rates
The impact from passing of the Provider Assessment bill and the subsequent cuts by the Governor is still being processed. The new rates generated by the rebasing specified in the Provider Assessment bill will be...
New Medicaid Cost Report Navigator Available
We have finished compiling the data from the most recent (2018) Medicaid Nursing Facility cost report and have updated our Medicaid Cost Report Navigator. This tool is extremely useful in comparing performance from region to...
Provider Enrollment Application Wizard Training
KDHE is implementing a new Provider Enrollment (PE) Wizard. It will be available for use on March 12, 2018. This solution will replace the existing online Provider Enrollment application for new provider applications and...
Cost Report Navigator Tool Available
Your business office is very likely buzzing with energy these days as you prepare for annual meetings, cost reports and quarterly reports that are due to various government entities. As a reminder PBJ for...
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...
New Medicare Card: When Will My Medicare Patients Receive Their Cards?
Starting April 2018, CMS will begin mailing new Medicare cards to all people with Medicare on a flow basis, based on geographic location and other factors. Learn more about the Mailing Strategy. Also starting...
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
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...
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.
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...