Medicaid & HealthWave

Beneficiary Information

If you receive medical services paid for by one of the Kansas Medical Assistance Programs or want information about applying for one of the programs, this web page has links to information about benefits, the managed care program, eligibility guidelines, and other topics.

Kansas Medical Assistance Program (KMAP) Medical Services booklet: Contains information about the Medicaid program and the Medical services covered by that program.

Medical Assistance Eligibility Guidelines :This page contains general information about eligibility for medical assistance.

KHPA Fair Hearings Process

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs):

Topics: Medicaid and The State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP)

FAQs -- Beneficiaries
FAQs -- Pregnant Women
FAQs -- Program and Benefits Information

Helpful Links

HealthWave is a managed care program that covers some Medicaid beneficiaries and all SCHIP beneficiaries through two managed care organizations (MCO): Children's Mercy Family Partners and UniCare Health Plan of Kansas, Inc.

HealthAssistance Partnership HAP addresses the needs of the nation's consumer health assistance programs that help people with health insurance problems.

HealthConnect is a Medicaid program in which beneficiaries have primary care doctors who manage their care.

The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) This is a federal agency that oversees the Medicaid programs in each state. This web page has information about both Medicaid and Medicare. It also has information about the new Medicaid Discount Drug cards.

The KMAP web siteThe KMAP site has a section for beneficiaries. On the beneficiary site, you can search for a doctor, link to the KMAP benefits book, find out about your rights to appeal a decision, and link to the FirstGuard member website.