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Mobile and specialty anesthesia groups ask KDHE for $1,900 case rate to keep dental sedation services in communities

Committee on Social Services Budget · January 22, 2026
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Summary

Mobile anesthesia providers told the committee they receive far less than hospital case payments for special‑needs dental patients and asked KDHE to direct MCOs to adopt a $1,900 case rate and to define qualifications for office‑based anesthesia providers.

Specialty anesthesia providers represented testimony asking the committee to direct KDHE and KanCare managed care organizations to adopt a case rate near $1,900 for office‑based (mobile) anesthesia for dental patients with special needs.

Jeremy Salisbury (Special Anesthesia Services) and Jeffrey Glasgow (advanced specialty anesthesia) described a…

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