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TexasTowelie

(117,464 posts)
Sat Jun 23, 2018, 02:30 AM Jun 2018

New contracts shake up KanCare: One insurance company out and a new one in

The state of Kansas announced new contracts Friday for its $3 billion privatized Medicaid program, KanCare, jettisoning one of the three insurance companies that have run the program since former Gov. Sam Brownback started it five years ago.

The new contracts, which start Jan. 1, went to Aetna, UnitedHealthcare and Sunflower State Health Plan, a division of Centene.

Aetna will replace Amerigroup, which applied for another contract but didn't get one.

The 124,357 Kansans who are enrolled in an Amerigroup KanCare plan will stay with that plan until the end of the year. But during the open enrollment period, which begins in October, they will have to choose a new plan for 2019. Consumers with questions about the change can call 785-766-9012.

Read more: http://www.kansascity.com/news/business/health-care/article213655139.html

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New contracts shake up KanCare: One insurance company out and a new one in (Original Post) TexasTowelie Jun 2018 OP
Of course, If Kobach prevails, it will probably be completely replaced by.. aka-chmeee Jun 2018 #1
Aetna, UnitedHealthcare and Sunflower State Health Plan Maxheader Jun 2018 #2

aka-chmeee

(1,177 posts)
1. Of course, If Kobach prevails, it will probably be completely replaced by..
Sat Jun 23, 2018, 08:40 AM
Jun 2018

The only truly republican plan for health care "I don't really CARE, Do u?"

Maxheader

(4,399 posts)
2. Aetna, UnitedHealthcare and Sunflower State Health Plan
Sun Jun 24, 2018, 01:30 PM
Jun 2018

Aetna and UHC have been around...hesitate to say much
nice about any healthcare corp..imho, its all about the money
first and then...MAYBE some actual care for the people here.
Without all the delays and fuzzy fine print within the policy's...

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