Kansas To Issue Permanent Medicaid Cards
Save Email Print
Kansas To Issue Permanent Medicaid Cards
The Kansas Health Policy Authority said it will issue the new cards beginning Sept. 1, as part of an effort to reduce the administrative costs in state health care.
Reporter: Associated Press
Email Address: news@kake.com
width:200 and height: 120 and picwidth: 200 and pciheight: 120
Font Size:

Beginning in September, Medicaid beneficiaries in Kansas will be issued permanent identification cards to replace the monthly paper cards they currently receive.

The Kansas Health Policy Authority said it will issue the new cards beginning Sept. 1, as part of an effort to reduce the administrative costs in state health care.

The health authority said the new plastic cards will have a magnetic stripe on the back that will allow providers instant access to the beneficiary's eligibility through the health authority's Medicaid Management Information System.

The state has about 275,000 Medicaid recipients.


National AP Video
Twitter News Feed
    Offbeat News Headlines
    PETA Offers Anti-Meat Trash Cans For Colo. Parks
    2 Comments
    The animal rights group PETA is offering to help the cash-strapped city of Colorado Springs by paying to put trash cans back in parks — on one condition. The cans have to carry an anti-meat slogan and a picture of a woman in a lettuce bikini. (Full Story)
    Smell In Colorado Census Office Was From Pot Next Door
    0 Comments
    Authorities say the strange odor seeping into a western Colorado Census Bureau office came from marijuana plants growing next door. (Full Story)
    Robber Holds Up 11 People, Gets $6
    2 Comments
    They say crime doesn't pay. For one robber in California, it did — but not much. (Full Story)
    eBay Item: Xbox That Brought Down Baltimore Mayor
    0 Comments
    Prosecutors in former Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon's perjury case are putting the spoils of their efforts on eBay. (Full Story)
    About 8,000 People Stop To Smell Stinky Plant In Missouri
    0 Comments
    About 8,000 people took the time to stop and smell a plant that bloomed at a garden center in Springfield, even though the plant stinks. (Full Story)
    Lawsuit: Bank Wrongly Repossessed Home, Took Bird
    2 Comments
    A Pittsburgh-area woman is suing Bank of America, claiming it wrongfully repossessed her home and saying that a bank contractor trashed the house and took her parrot. (Full Story)
    More Headlines
    Extras
    Travel Links
    Click here for flight information, road conditions and gas prices for your travel plans.
    Health Connect
    Click here for health resources from local medical providers
    KAKE DVD Collection
    Click here to order KAKE DVD's including the Christmas classic, "Santa's Workshop".
    Upickem Pigskin Payoff Contest
    Click here to go to our pro football season contest!
    First United Methodist Church of Wichita
    Click here to watch Sunday services live.
    Happy St. Patrick's Day!
    Your 2010 guide to recipes, customs and fun ideas for St. Patty's Day