Johnson County leaders are critical of KanCare in new letter

A trio of Johnson County leaders have gone public with criticism about KanCare, the state’s privatized Medicaid program.

In a letter dated Wednesday, Ed Eilert, chairman of the Johnson County Board of Commissioners, signed on with two health leaders to list concerns about the program. The letter was also endorsed by the board, Eilert said.

“What we have seen is an underfunded system that is continuously being whittled away,” the letter says.

Earlier this year, cuts made by Gov. Sam Brownback to help balance the state’s budget took $56.4 million from Medicaid. That included a 4 percent payment cut to certain KanCare providers.

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