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Families warn of new waiver wait lists; KDADS, KDHE say community support waiver and monitoring aim to reduce pressure
Summary
Families and advocates urged the committee to prevent new wait lists for the TA, brain-injury and frail‑elder waivers; KDADS and KDHE said they are pursuing a community support waiver, workforce supports, and automation efforts to reduce administrative backlogs and waiting.
Multiple families, advocates and agency officials spoke to the Bethell committee about home- and community-based services waivers and the risk of new waiting lists for several Medicaid waiver programs.
Several parents and advocacy groups — including Little Lobbyists, Disability Rights Center Kansas, Interhab and others — urged the committee to fully fund the TA (technology-assisted), brain-injury and frail-elderly waivers and to accelerate elimination of the IDD waiting list. Family testimony described the TA waiver as life-sustaining for medically fragile children who would otherwise need inpatient care, and several witnesses urged lawmakers to avoid…
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