Medicaid RACs
KMS, in partnership with several other organizations, hosted an educational webinar designed to better inform member physicians about the Medicaid Recovery Audit Contractor program; below you'll find PDFs of the material as it was shared with attendees. Members who have questions about the program or the presentations may contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , KMS Director of Health Care Finance.
Medicaid reform unveiled
After nearly a year of study and numerous meetings with stakeholders and the public, Governor Sam Brownback and Lt. Governor Jeff Colyer, MD, announced the administration's plan to reform the state's $2.5 billion Medicaid program. The Governor emphasized that their plans were guided by a several key principles: improving outcomes and quality, integrating and better coordinating care for the whole person using the health home concept, stabilizing the safety net, encouraging personal responsibility, making Medicaid more economically rational and sustainable over the long term, and doing all of the above while preserving benefits and eligibility, and safeguarding reimbursement for providers.
