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Overview of Kansas Legislative Bethell Committee
The KanCare Oversight Committee, often referred to as Bethell, met the first part of the day on Monday to cover all things Medicaid and picked up for a full second day with more presentations and provider comments. LeadingAge Kansas kept verbal comments short and focused on the delays in payments for providers and communication gaps that have contributed to prior authorization issues. Other testimony provided on Tuesday included comments from the Long-Term Care Ombudsman on “invalid admissions” and “illegal discharges or invalid discharges” and various recommendations they would be seeking legislative assistance to address in future sessions. You can read that presentation here and watch the 30 minute verbal testimony on YouTube here.
LeadingAge Kansas Submits Comments on Medicaid Provider Tax Proposed Rule
On Monday, LeadingAge Kansas submitted comments to CMS’s proposed Medicaid provider tax rule. The comments focused on rural states such as Kansas needing to retain flexibility in waivers for uniformity to ensure access to care. Recommendations were made on how to do this and a request for nursing homes to be exempt from the rule were included to align with National’s comments on the proposed rule. You can read more here.
