State of Kansas Selects UnitedHealthcare to Serve Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program Beneficiaries
23 5월 2024 - 9:00PM
Business Wire
Kansas residents eligible for Medicaid and
Children’s Health Insurance Program coverage will continue to have
access to UnitedHealthcare’s comprehensive care, preventive health
and wellness programs
UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of Kansas has been selected by
the State of Kansas as one of three managed care organizations to
administer KanCare, the statewide Medicaid and Children’s Health
Insurance Program, effective Jan. 1, 2025.
UnitedHealthcare was already serving KanCare beneficiaries, and
will continue to work closely with the state, providers and
community-based organizations to expand access to care and address
social drivers of health. The collective goal is to support KanCare
members in achieving health, wellness and independence for a
healthier Kansas.
“We are honored to continue our work with the state to build a
program that provides high-quality, equitable care,” said Kevin
Sparks, chief executive officer, UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of
Kansas. “We will continue to leverage data, deploy innovative
initiatives and expand capacity for our partners through community
investments to increase access to care and reduce health
disparities throughout the state.”
UnitedHealthcare has over 10 years of experience serving KanCare
members. Along with its parent company UnitedHealth Group, it
currently employs more than 2,100 people in Kansas. It works with
local organizations and nonprofits across the state to improve
access to vital health care and community resources that help
people live healthier lives.
Over the last 18 months, UnitedHealthcare has invested more than
$1.5 million in grants to community-based organizations for
programs that raise standards of care, improve health outcomes and
help the members of the most underserved communities, including
those living in rural and frontier parts of the state.
UnitedHealthcare currently serves more than 570,000 people in
Kansas enrolled in employer-sponsored, individual, Medicare and
Medicaid benefit plans, with a network of 150 hospitals and over
22,000 physicians and other care providers statewide.
About UnitedHealthcare
UnitedHealthcare 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 1.6 million physicians and care professionals, and 8,000
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 at www.uhc.com or follow
UnitedHealthcare on LinkedIn.
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