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Kansas Health Institute | Insurance exchange work groups to continue meeting
khi.org — “Work groups that have been planning and pulling together information for a Kansas health insurance exchange will continue meeting despite Gov. Sam Brownback's recent rejection of a federal planning grant.” View full resource at khi.org
Most Recently Shared on August 20, 2011 at 2:52 am By:
Hisham Rana, MD Doctor and Physician
News: Kansas insurance exchange work groups to continue meeting http://t.co/h4aIJkH - #health
Kansas Health Institute | Brownback officials host final Medicaid makeover forum
khi.org — “Ranking members of the Brownback administration hosted a fourth and final forum to collect suggestions from the public for a proposed Medicaid makeover. The event was marred by a bad sound system and weak response from those who attended. But officials said they had already collected more than "1,600 individual ideas," at three previous meetings and a resulting plan will be made public probably in October.” View full resource at khi.org
Most Recently Shared on August 19, 2011 at 4:15 am By:
Hisham Rana, MD Doctor and Physician
News: Brownback officials host final Medicaid makeover forum in Kansas http://t.co/kHza0Ga - #health
Kansas Health Institute | GOP delegates pass strong anti-reform resolution
khi.org — “The Kansas Republican Party on Saturday passed a resolution that called for an immediate halt to efforts underway to link the state’s Medicaid program with a health insurance exchange required by the federal health reform law.” View full resource at khi.org
Most Recently Shared on August 16, 2011 at 6:37 pm By:
Hisham Rana, MD Doctor and Physician
News: Kansas Republican Party delegates pass strong anti-#health care reform resolution http://t.co/hTu9a4u - #hcr
Kansas Health Institute | Grant giveback creates uncertainty about insurance exchange
khi.org — “No clarity on whether state will continue to move forward or allow federal government to operate online health insurance marketplace required by reform law” View full resource at khi.org
Most Recently Shared on August 11, 2011 at 5:16 pm By:
Hisham Rana, MD Doctor and Physician
News: Kansas grant giveback creates uncertainty about insurance exchange http://bit.ly/pn1iRf - #health #hcr
Kansas Health Institute | Kansas not pursuing federal prevention dollars
khi.org — “The federal government is poised to start spending $900 million nationwide over the next five years in an effort to battle costly chronic ailments such as obesity and diabetes. The initiative is considered the single largest push to date by the national government to encourage disease prevention. But Kansas likely won’t see a dollar of that money. Why not? Well, one big reason is that no one here asked.” View full resource at khi.org
Most Recently Shared on August 9, 2011 at 3:22 pm By:
Hisham Rana, MD Doctor and Physician
News: Kansas not pursuing federal prevention dollars for costly chronic ailments like obesity and diabetes http://bit.ly/peJjFk - #health
Kansas Health Institute | Dental association to urge members to accept Medicaid patients
khi.org — “The Kansas Dental Association announced today an initiative to get 140 more dentists enrolled in Medicaid and start accepting patients. In Kansas, children 18 and under are eligible for dental coverage under Medicaid. However, only 350 of the state's 1,425 dentists treated at least one Medicaid patient last year.” View full resource at khi.org
Most Recently Shared on August 3, 2011 at 12:07 am By:
Hisham Rana, MD Doctor and Physician
News: Dental association to urge members to accept U.S. #Medicaid patients http://bit.ly/nKUigC - #health
Kansas Health Institute | SRS will ask judges to slow referrals to state mental hospitals
khi.org — “A top official at the Kansas Department of Social of Rehabilitation Services says he will ask the state's district court judges to refrain from sending people to the state hospitals for the mentally ill when the hospitals are full.” View full resource at khi.org
Most Recently Shared on July 29, 2011 at 11:52 pm By:
Hisham Rana, MD Doctor and Physician
News: Kansas SRS will ask judges to slow referrals to state mental hospitals http://bit.ly/mVCY9X - #health
Kansas Health Institute | Kansas HIE board closer to making policy decisions
khi.org — “The board responsible for overseeing newly forming electronic health information exchanges in the state continues to inch toward making some basic decisions, despite pressure to act from doctors and hospital representatives on the board.” View full resource at khi.org
Most Recently Shared on July 14, 2011 at 7:30 pm By:
Hisham Rana, MD Doctor and Physician
News: Kansas #health information exchange board closer to making policy decisions http://bit.ly/mV8vZ1
Kansas Health Institute | Governor says he hopes clients are spared with coming Medicaid cuts
khi.org — “Gov. Sam Brownback said his administration will try to protect services to Medicaid beneficiaries while cutting the program's costs.” View full resource at khi.org
Most Recently Shared on July 7, 2011 at 4:07 pm By:
Hisham Rana, MD Doctor and Physician
News: Kansas governor says he hopes clients are spared with coming #Medicaid cuts http://bit.ly/nRLfTG - #health
Kansas Health Institute | The undoing of the Kansas Health Policy Authority
khi.org — “Kansas legislators liked the idea of the Kansas Health Policy Authority back in 2005, when the House and Senate each voted unanimously to create the new agency that came to control the majority of state government’s health care spending. But by the time Gov. Sam Brownback took office this past January, the health policy authority had no real allies left.” View full resource at khi.org
Most Recently Shared on June 21, 2011 at 7:30 pm By:
Hisham Rana, MD Doctor and Physician
News: The undoing of the Kansas #Health Policy Authority http://bit.ly/iHdNe3
Insurance exchange planning group will slacken pace
khi.org — “Insurance exchange planning group will slacken pace” View full resource at khi.org
Most Recently Shared on May 25, 2011 at 2:15 pm By:
Community Catalyst Health Organization
MT @sarahkliff: Keep an eye on Kansas - Early Innovator State - slowing down on #hcr at direction of Gov. Brownback. http://bit.ly/mcP6Qr
Kansas Health Institute | State Medicaid directors want flexibility to trim rolls, control costs
khi.org — “Governors seeking more flexibility from the federal officials to manage Medicaid costs have a new ally. The National Association of Medicaid Directors recently joined the governors in urging federal officials to --find more workable interpretations-- of federal rules that limit states--™ abilities to adjust eligibility requirements/” View full resource at khi.org
Most Recently Shared on May 17, 2011 at 3:32 pm By:
Community Catalyst Health Organization
RT @bkwebber: States' Medicaid Directors want flexibility to trim roles, benefits, etc http://ht.ly/4Wyjo
Kansas Health Institute | Rural health information network formed
khi.org — “A Rural Health Information Network has been formed to help rural medical providers begin exchanging digital health records.” View full resource at khi.org
Most Recently Shared on March 26, 2011 at 7:04 pm By:
Kansas Health Institute | Rural health information network formed: A Rural Health Information Network has been f... http://bit.ly/fgz4en
Kansas Health Institute | More than 120 ideas submitted for changing Kansas Medicaid
khi.org — “The Kansas Health Policy Authority is expected to publish on its website more than 120 proposals for curbing state Medicaid costs. The ideas were solicited by Lt. Gov. Jeff Colyer, who is leading a Brownback administration team tasked with remaking Kansas Medicaid.” View full resource at khi.org
Most Recently Shared on March 15, 2011 at 2:15 pm By:
Physicians Practice Medical Journal
Kansas Health Policy Authority is to publish 100+ proposals for curbing state #Medicaid costs. http://bit.ly/dSIGi9
Kansas Health Institute | Will ACOs work in rural areas?
khi.org — “Accountable Care Organizations need at least 5,000 people enrolled to be viable, experts say, which could make them difficult to put together in sparsely populated, rural Kansas.” View full resource at khi.org
Most Recently Shared on March 2, 2011 at 11:00 pm By:
Thanks to @thegr8chalupa Great article! Will #ACOs work in rural areas? | #HealthIT #CMS #ACO http://ow.ly/46pHT
