Kansas Awards Contract to Serve People in State Medicaid Program to UnitedHealthcare
June 27 2018 - 4:16PM
Business Wire
Medicaid beneficiaries statewide have
continued access to UnitedHealthcare medical and prescription drug
plans, and preventive-health and wellness programs
The State of Kansas selected UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of
Kansas as one of three managed care organizations administering
KanCare, the statewide Medicaid program, effective Jan. 1,
2019.
UnitedHealthcare Community Plan will continue to offer health
benefit plans for adults and children who may qualify for KanCare,
including access to the plan’s care provider network and health and
wellness programs. UnitedHealthcare Community Plan offers
comprehensive health coverage – including preventive care, primary
care, hospitalization, prescriptions and other services – often at
low or no cost.
“Since 2013, we have been honored to work with the state of
Kansas to ensure Medicaid beneficiaries have access to
personalized, cost-effective health care that can enhance their
well-being and quality of life,” said Kevin Sparks, CEO,
UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of Kansas. “We appreciate the
state’s rigorous and fair proposal process and look forward to
continuing to serve the needs of our Medicaid plan participants
throughout Kansas.”
UnitedHealthcare serves more than 135,000 Medicaid beneficiaries
in Kansas and nearly 300,000 Kansans enrolled in
employer-sponsored, individual and Medicare health plans.
For more information, call 1-877-542-9238, TTY: 711 or visit
uhccommunityplan.com/ks.
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UnitedHealthcareUnitedHealthcare is dedicated to helping
people live healthier lives and making the health system work
better for everyone by simplifying the health care experience,
meeting consumer health and wellness needs, and sustaining trusted
relationships with care providers. In the United States,
UnitedHealthcare offers the full spectrum of health benefit
programs for individuals, employers, and Medicare and Medicaid
beneficiaries, and contracts directly with more than 1.2 million
physicians and care professionals, and 6,500 hospitals and other
care facilities nationwide. The company also provides health
benefits and delivers care to people through owned and operated
health care facilities in South America. UnitedHealthcare is one of
the businesses of UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH), a diversified
health care company. For more information, visit UnitedHealthcare
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