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Minutes for HB2169 - Committee on Health and Human Services
Short Title
KanCare process and contract requirements.
Minutes Content for Tue, Feb 14, 2017
The Chairperson opened the hearing on HB2169.
Norm Furse, Revisor Emeritus, Office of the Revisor of the Revisor of Statutes, explained HB2169.
The following conferees appeared before or provided written testimony to the committee members:
Proponents:
Chad Austin, Senior Vice President, Government Relations, Kansas Hospital Association (Attachment 1);
Ryan Ulrich, ARJ Infusion Services, Inc. (Attachment 2);
Colin Thomasset, Associate Association of Comm Mental Health Centers of Kansas, Inc (Attachment 3);
Denise Cyzman, Executive Director, Kansas Association for the Medically Underserved (Attachment 4);
Rachelle Colombo, Director, Government Affairs, Kansas Medical Society (Attachment 5);
Rocky Nichols, Executive Director, Disability Rights Center of Kansas (Attachment 6).
Written proponents:
Aaron Dunkel, Executive Director, Kansas Pharmacists Association (Attachment 7);
William Marting, Senior Vice President, CFO, University of Kansas Health System (Attachment 8);
Sam Antonios, Chief Medical Officer, Via Christi Health (Attachment 9);
Carolyn Gaughan, Kansas Academy of Family Physicians (Attachment 10);
Cindy Luxem, Health Care Association (Attachment 11);
Rachel Monger, Vice President of Government Affairs, Leading Age Kansas (Attachment 12);
Sean Gatewood, KanCare Advocates Network (Attachment 13).
Opponents:
Shawn Sullivan, Director of the Budget (The Chairman waived the written testimony rule).
Neutral:
Mike Randol, Director, Division of HCF, State Medicaid Director, KDHE (Attachment14).
A period for questions and answers ensued after the conferees presented their testimony.
The Chairperson closed the hearing on HB2169.
