CMS Letter Approving KanCare Medicaid 1115 Demonstration

December 7, 2012
On December 7, 2012, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) approved Kansas’ KanCare Medicaid 1115 waiver, which moves all Medicaid beneficiaries to managed care; enrollment will be mandatory for all Medicaid populations, including Medicaid-eligible children and pregnant women, CHIP eligible children, low income adults, and persons with disabilities. The KanCare program will begin January 1, 2013. However, non-medical disability support services for individuals with developmental disabilities will be temporarily carved-out from Medicaid managed care until January 2014.
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