Free Special Needs, Parents’ Night Out At Legacy Christian Church 13715 W. 151st St., Olathe, KS or 10150 Antioch Road, OP, KS Monthly, 1st Saturday 5:30-8:30 p.m. Respite Care for parents of kids (ages 3 and up) with special needs Quarterly sibling workshops Parents can drop off their special needs children for a fun evening of 1-on-1 care. Specially […]
January 7, 2013 January 1st ushered in a brand new year as well as a brand new Medicaid program. Just like 2013, KanCare has now gone “live.” I’m curious as to how KanCare is working for you. Are you happy with your experience so far? Are qualified providers available? Was there a seamless transition from […]
December 17, 2010 Your Monday Morning Update: I am so darn full that I think I’m going to burst! Why? Because I had to eat my words! After all of the hearings, complaints, and feedback regarding KanCare, I said time and time again that there was no way that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid […]
December 3, 2012 Your Monday Morning Update: I know it appears that I’ve been quite the “slacker” since you haven’t heard from me for the past couple of weeks. The truth is that I’ve had absolutely nothing to say (quite a rare thing, but let’s count our blessings since this is the season of Thanks!) Before […]
Your Monday Morning Update: November 12, 2012 Do you have the “election blues” or a “winner’s high”? Makes no difference…as my wise and wonderful 91-year old Dad says, “It is what it is, now go and do your best.” This is also the man who likes to eat a raw onion like an apple, so you might […]
Below is a link to the Kansas Commission on Disability Concerns (KCDC) website. It provides disability-related information to the people of Kansas. Many of the key resources people access are listed on this site, such as Disability Service Maps, Resources, ADA Information, Legislative Information and more. In addition, it offers a wealth of information on topics to assist […]
State officials today released a side-by-side comparison of the “value-added” packages being offered by the KanCare managed care companies. The two-page chart also has been posted on the KanCare website.
KDHE, KUMC Launch New Website for Young Adults with Disabilities TOPEKA, Kan. – The Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs (CYSHCN) program at the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) and the Center for Child Health and Development at KU Medical Center collaborated to develop a website to assist Kansas parents and professionals […]
We will be here for you to help you work through Managed Care! Here’s some important information for you: Parents who were affiliated with the CDDO in the past to provide Supportive Home Care are being contacted by the Managed Care Organizations (MCOs). It appears this is occurring because the State of Kansas required the […]
September 10, 2012 Just in case you missed it, I’ve attached a link to Steve Rose’s editorial from Thursday’s Kansas City Star. I hope you find it as interesting and informative as I did. The one clarification that I’d add to the editorial is that folks with intellectual and developmental disabilities (/DD) are indeed being […]
The State of Kansas has launched a new website that is designed to answer questions regarding the state’s effort to remake the Kansas Medicaid program. The website http://www.kancare.ks.gov/ is designed to help both providers and beneficiaries. Within the website there is a link meant to help providers sign up with each of the three managed care companies. […]