Kansas Healthy Choices

The Kansas Healthy Choices program is an extension of private health insurance to low-income families using a combination of federal, state and employer funds. The program was authorized by the Legislature and Governor in May 2007 with the signing of Senate Bill 11, and is slated for implementation in January 2009.

The basic goals of the program are to:

• Ensure access to affordable healthcare for families living in poverty by extending coverage to parents of Medicaid-eligible children
• Protect benefits currently offered to children
• Bring parents and children into the same private health plans
• Increase participation by eligible children
• Expand coverage solely through private health plans
• Put parental benefits on a par with privately-insured families
• Provide health plan choices for low-income families
• Prepare the way for further reforms
• Draw in Federal funds and takes advantage of Deficit Reduction Act (DRA) flexibilities
  
  

Featured Information

• Kansas Healthy Choices Talking Points
• Press Release - Kansas Health Policy Authority Announces the Program Design for the "Kansas Healthy Choices" Premium Assistance Program January 23, 2008
• Kansas Healthy Choices FAQs
• Senate Bill 11
• Kansas Healthy Choices Timeline
• Overview Presentation at KAMU Conference - November 2007

Kansas Healthy Choices Design Workgroup

UPCOMING MEETING DATES

No further meetings are planned

PREVIOUS MEETING INFORMATION

March 7, 2008

• Agenda
• RFI Matrix

November 9, 2007

• Agenda
• RFI Matrix

August 17, 2007

• Premium Assistance Workgroup Presentation by Dr. Andrew Allison, Deputy Director of the Kansas Health Policy Authority

July 18, 2007

• Premium Assistance Workgroup Presentation by Dr. Andrew Allison, Deputy Director of the Kansas Health Policy Authority