If you’re looking for a deeper dive into the recently finalized rule: Ensuring Access to Medicaid Services, you’re in luck. Because of included payment adequacy provisions, this rule is more commonly referred to as the 80/20 rule; a reference to the provision requiring 80% of Medicaid payments for some home and community-based services to be passed on to workers through compensation. In this 20-minute QuickCast, you will learn about the highlights and various provisions included in the final CMS rule, including payment adequacy provisions for HCBS programs and the breadth of other state requirements. 

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Kylee Childs, MSW, is the Director of Government Affairs.Since joining the association in 2023, she continues to be a fierce and resourceful advocate for aging services in Kansas. Her professional focus has always been service to others through advocacy. Kylee has a master’s degree in social work from the University of Missouri-Columbia, a bachelor's degree in criminology with a minor in Conflict Analysis and Trauma studies from Kansas State University, and a certificate in Grant Proposal Writing from Fort Hays State University. With a professional background in law enforcement and child welfare, and a successful 2023 legislative practicum with the Children's Alliance of Kansas, she brings rich professional experience to her role as Director of Government Affairs, and a front-line perspective on the needs of health and human services providers in our state. When not working, she's spending time with her two daughters. You can reach Kylee directly at 785.670.8051.