A Kansas Medicaid System Update
The majority of the population in the state of Kansas is enrolled in a commercial health insurance plan (63%)—this is above the national average of 58%. About 10% of the population is enrolled in Medicaid, which is below the national average of 17% (to learn more about the state’s health care system, Elite OPEN MINDS Circle members can review Kansas Health Care System Landscape: An OPEN MINDS State Profile).
Medicaid Managed Care Overview
The majority of Kansas’ Medicaid population is enrolled in managed care. The Kansas’ Medicaid managed care program is called KanCare. The state contracts with three . . .