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Gov. Sam Brownback took a step Tuesday toward formation of a managed-care system for all Kansans on Medicaid that emphasizes coordination of services to improve health outcomes and cut costs by more than $850 million over a five-year period.
Brownback said the cornerstone of the overhaul was an integrated care system -- to be called KanCare -- intended to improve the lives of 350,000 disabled, elderly and low-income Kansas. KanCare would take effect in January 2013 and begin to bend the cost curve of Medicaid down by engaging new partnerships with the state's Medicaid provider community.See the full content of this document
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Brownback Seeks $850m in Medicaid Savings
"Our reform plan is based on three criteria -- improving quality of care of Kansans receiving Medicaid, controlling costs of the program, and long-lasting reforms that improve the quality of health and wellness of Kansans," Brownback said.
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