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By James Carlson
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Rx for Change? A Mix of Elixirs
When the 2007 Legislature passed a health care reform plan, sitting at the top of the 36-page to-do list was Medicaid.
The provision directed the Kansas Health Policy Authority to consider various Medicaid changes as part of the broader recommendations the agency would make to the state."Such Medicaid reforms should result in improved health outcomes for Medicaid recipients, long-term cost controls, and encourage primary and preventive care, which will result in cost savings for the state," Senate Bill 11 reads.Even as legislators wait for the upcoming announcement from KHPA, new programs that affect Medicaid, directly or indirectly, are taking shape. Those in the Statehouse also can find plenty of study mat...See the full content of this document
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