According to a release from Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach, a performance audit conducted by Kansas Medicaid Inspector General Steven D. Anderson recently revealed the state of Kansas could save approximately $22.5 million each year, with a change to how schools are reimbursed through Medicaid for school-based healthcare services could save the state millions each year.
According to the audit, having Managed Care Organizations (MCOs) reimburse schools for healthcare services rather than the state of Kansas reimbursing schools for Medicaid services would net significant taxpayer savings.
“The state of Kansas is directly reimbursing schools for healthcare services provided to Medicaid beneficiaries, when that should be the responsibility of the MCOs,” Anderson said. “Kansans expect Medicaid services to be provided in the most cost-effective way, and the report’s recommendations would be a step in that direction.”
