REMINDER: KanCare All MCO HCBS Training
The managed care organizations (MCOs) are providing collaborative sessions to train Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) providers in September 2017. For information on these sessions, reference HCBS Bulletin 17179. Preregistration is required. Currently,...
KanCare Issues – Your Input is Needed
LeadingAge Kansas has received input on KanCare issues from several members over the last week regarding issues with the KanCare Clearinghouse. In preparation for meeting with them we would like to hear from even...
KanCare All MCO Training
KanCare is hosting their Fall all managed care organization (MCO) collaborative session providing training for all providers. In addition to the training, each MCO will be available in breakout sessions all day.
Topics include:...
New Medicare Card Design Revealed by CMS
Have you noticed the new advertisement from Medicare on TV? Titled “Guard Your Card,” the ad features seniors emphasizing the need to guard their Medicare card and number. It also references the new Medicare...
KanCare Clearinghouse Update
Lisa Stuever and Rachel Monger from LeadingAge Kansas, along with KACE and KHCA, met with Chris Swartz, KDHE Deputy Director of the KanCare Clearinghouse to discuss continued issues LeadingAge Kansas members are experiencing with...
Medicaid Cost Report Audit Information
Lisa Stuever, LeadingAge Kansas Reimbursement Specialist, met with KDADS Medicaid Audit personnel to discuss the increase in Medicaid Cost Report Audits that have been reported by LeadingAge Kansas members. They indicated that the increase...
KanCare Renewal Comment Period
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) is offering opportunities to attend public meetings regarding the State’s proposed renewal of the KanCare program and to provide comments about the renewal request application.
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SNF Quality Reporting Program (IMPACT Act 2014)
On September 18, 2014, Congress passed the Improving Medicare Post-Acute Care Transformation Act of 2014 (the IMPACT Act). The Act requires the submission of standardized data by Long-Term Care Hospitals (LTCHs), Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNFs), Home...
Transition to New Medicare Numbers and Cards
CMS, through the Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs), recently mailed letters to all Medicare Fee-For-Service providers about their work to assign new numbers (known as Medicare Beneficiary Identifiers or MBIs) and issue new Medicare cards...
Post-Acute Care Quality Reporting Update
CMS recently notified Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) providers that all data for assessment-based measures required for the SNF Quality Reporting Program (QRP) in CY2017 would remain open to modifications until May 15, 2018, and...
United Healthcare New Provider Relations Advocate
Emily Ramsey has joined the Provider Relations Team at United Healthcare as the Advocate for the Western Region of Kansas. Emily lives in Fort Scott with her husband and two little girls. She came...
KanCare All MCO Training Materials
Were you unable to attend the KanCare All MCO Training this Fall? If so, KDADS has provided the training materials for providers to access.