If a federal health care initiative does come to pass, the Kansas Health Policy Authority will be ready. One of the assignments for the Authority is to dovetail state health care functions with the new federal programs, whatever they may be.
Under either the House or Senate version, Kansas could save money while serving more people better.
Medicaid is the main health care program managed by the states. Medicaid is a jointly funded federal mandate. Under current law, the states pay about 40 percent and the feds, 60 percent. The federal share was increased to 69 percent temporarily…
Kansas will save under both plans
