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Home‑health providers ask committee to raise Medicaid rates to 80% of Medicare to preserve rural access
Summary
Home‑health providers told the committee rates unchanged since 2002 leave many services paid at 20–25% of Medicare, pushing agencies to limit KanCare patients; they asked KDHE and the committee to fund rate increases to 80% of 2026 Medicare per‑visit rates and to produce fiscal notes.
Multiple home‑health providers and their trade association asked the Committee on Social Services Budget to include funds in the KDHE budget to raise Medicaid home‑health reimbursement rates to 80% of calendar year 2026 Medicare per‑visit rates.
Kristen Atta, executive director of the Kansas Home Care & Hospice Association, told the committee that some Kansas home‑health rates have…
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