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County audit urges Medicaid data-sharing to boost WIC participation; health department begins coordination
Summary
An audit of Johnson County’s WIC program recommended using Medicaid-managed-care data to identify eligible participants. County health leaders said they are working with managed care organizations and the Kansas Department of Health and Environment to expand data sharing; staff agreed to report back to the board on lessons learned.
A county audit presented April 10 recommends that Johnson County increase WIC enrollment by sharing and matching Medicaid-managed-care data to identify eligible families and reach out to them. The board heard the audit, and Department of Health and Environment officials said they are already working with managed care organizations and state partners to implement data sharing.
Doug Jones, county auditor, summarized research showing WIC’s positive health and economic outcomes, noting that national estimates indicate about $3 in…
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