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Subcommittee backs multiple home‑and nursing‑care additions aimed at keeping Kansans in homes and stabilizing facilities
Summary
The committee approved several provisos and adds for long‑term and home‑based care: $600,000 for a 'Nursing Home Without Walls' remote-monitoring pilot, $29.3 million SGF in Medicaid capacity payments for nursing facilities, and $19 million SGF for HCBS fee waiver overages and a formal wait list. Sponsors argued the investments reduce higher-cost nursing placements.
The Ways and Means subcommittee approved several related items intended to keep older Kansans and people with disabilities in community settings and to shore up facility capacity.
Nursing Home Without Walls: Senators approved a $600,000 one‑time add to expand a nursing‑home‑in‑the‑home pilot that funds remote monitoring, telehealth and supports intended to keep participants at home. Supporters said replacing nursing‑home days with…
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