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Columns

Health Reform in Kansas - An Investment in Our Future
by Rob Kaplan, Professor of Management Practice at the Harvard Business School and KHPA Board Member

Containing Health Care Costs – Benefits of Health Reform in Kansas
by Ray Davis, PhD, Professor in the Department of Public Administration at the University of Kansas and KHPA Board Member - November 27, 2007

Health Reform in Kansas – It’s in Our Hands
by Dr. Marcia Nielsen, KHPA Executive Director - November 7, 2007

Kansas Health Reform to Focus on Those Most in Need
by Arneatha Martin, MSN, ARNP - KHPA Board Member - October 24, 2007

Rural Communities Feel the Strain of ER Overuse
by Susan Page, KHPA Board Member - October 2, 2007

Preventive Health Care Over A Lifetime
by Dr. Vernon Mills, Pediatrician - KHPA Board Member - September 12, 2007

Prevention Among Elderly Can Yield Financial Savings
by Garen Cox, KHPA Board Member - August 28, 2007

Rising Health Care Costs Attributed to Unhealthy Living
by Joe Tilghman, KHPA Board Member - August 14, 2007

System Changes Enhance Quality of Health Care in Kansas
by Connie Hubbell, Chair of the Kansas Health Policy Authority Board - July 31, 2007

Why Kansas Needs Health Reform
by Dr. Marcia Nielsen, KHPA Executive Director - July 17, 2007

Health Reform Column: Kansas-Specific Solutions for Health Reform
by Dr. Marcia Nielsen, KHPA Executive Director - May 16, 2007

Health Reform Starts Now!
by Dr. Marcia Nielsen, KHPA Executive Director - April 18, 2007

Working together with you: Educate federally funded medical beneficiaries on citizenship requirement
by Dr. Marcia Nielsen, KHPA Executive Director - September 7, 2006

Statements

KHPA Statement on the Passage of Senate Bill 11
by Dr. Marcia Nielsen, KHPA Executive Director - April 2, 2007

KHPA Encouraged by House Plan for Health Reform
by Dr. Marcia Nielsen, KHPA Executive Director - March 5, 2007

Kansas Health Policy Authority Looking to the Future for Health Reform
by Dr. Marcia Nielsen, KHPA Executive Director - February 8, 2007

KHPA seeks help for those applying for federally funded medical benefits
by Connie Hubbell, Chair of the Kansas Health Policy Authority Board - December 11, 2006

KHPA: Unicare's receipt of license is good news for Kansans
by Dr. Marcia Nielsen, KHPA Executive Director - November 1, 2006

KHPA releases statement on Medicaid Managed Care Court Ruling
by Dr. Marcia Nielsen, KHPA Executive Director - October 31, 2006

People Served by Kansas Medical Assistance Programs

 

September (FY 2010)

Total FY 2009*

Total FY 2008*

Medicaid

265,787

321,550

311,833

SCHIP

38,683

67,682

64,652

MediKan

1,865

5,344

5,474

Total

308,663

394,576

381,959

* Total of all unduplicated persons served during the fiscal year.

 

KHPA Budget 

SGF

 

FY 2009 Approved*

FY 2010 Approved*

State Operations

$20,995,543

$19,346,661

Inspector General

$107,274

$99,503

Other Medical Assistance

$403,512,500

$341,376,000

SCHIP

$17,651,804

$19,465,822

DMIE Assistance

$531,275

$536,656

Subtotal SGF

$442,798,396

$380,824,642

 

 

 

Non-SGF

Medicaid

$775,434,327

$806,356,755

ARRA (Stimulus) **

$45,538,947

$110,715,788

SCHIP

$50,332,587

$55,159,633

Children's Initiatives Fund

$5,500,000

$0

Fee Funds

$86,584,087

$87,088,636

SEHBP

$11,613,345

$10,461,034

Workers Comp

$25,666,775

$28,947,628

Other Medical Assistance

$8,056,748

$6,694,828

Subtotal Non-SGF

$1,008,726,816

$1,105,424,302

Total

$1,451,525,212

$1,486,248,944

*Approved Budgets per KS Division of Budget, 406/410 Report, July 2009.  

**ARRA funds are not separated from the federal Medicaid share in the DOB reports.

The budget above does not include transfers.

 

Medicaid-Related Stimulus Act Funding

 

FY 2009

September FY 2010

Fiscal Year to Date

KHPA

$60,922,687

$9,603,975

$28,785,143

All State Agencies (KHPA, SRS, Aging, JJA)

$123,301,539

$20,027,499

$57,321,682

 

 

   

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