Kansas House GOP health plan would overhaul Medicaid
The Kansas House GOP health proposal would shift Medicaid recipients toward private insurance rather than direct medical payments. Critics call the bill unclear and impractical, with advocates warning it could undermine the Medicaid program and delay universal coverage goals.
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Kansas House GOP plan aims to switch Medicaid toward private insurance
The plan shifts Kansas Medicaid toward private coverage by creating an insurance exchange, waiving state rules, and pilot programs. It calls for cost studies, plan options, health savings accounts, an electronic prescription system, fraud reduction, long term care incentives, and a 24 hour medical information line. It funds the trust with tobacco settlement money and would allow non profits to finance health care programs while limiting malpractice liability for charity providers unless gross negligence.
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