On September 20th, Governor Kelly announced at a live press conference in Winfield that expanding KanCare will be her number one priority for the upcoming legislative session, and that she will be embarking on a statewide tour called “Healthy Workers, Healthy Economy.” At the United Methodist Health Ministry Fund, expanding Medicaid remains a top priority …
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KanCare Expansion – Healthy Workers, Healthy Economy
Nomination form – Kim Moore Visionary Leadership Award
In 2017, the United Methodist Health Ministry Fund Board of Directors voted to honor the organization’s founding president with the establishment of the Kim Moore Award for Visionary Leadership. Each year, the Fund solicits nominations in a chosen strategic field of work and honors one individual whose leadership has had a positive effect on the …
August is National Breastfeeding Month
August is National Breastfeeding month, which gives us an opportunity to celebrate the work being done in our state and through the great partnerships we have with so many organizations. For over a decade, we have supported breastfeeding initiatives because breastfeeding means healthier moms and babies. Doing all that we can to support efforts that …
As for Me and My Body
Candice McField is the founder of Candice McField Fitness and As for Me and My Body. She is a certified health coach, fitness educator and serves on the Kansas Governor’s Council on Fitness. McField is passionate about teaching wellness solutions that help her clients strengthen their relationship with Christ and instruct clients on practical ways …
Medicaid Renewals Webinar Series
The state’s KanCare program provides health coverage to approximately 400,000 Kansans, including children, low-income parents, and Kansans with disabilities. Ensuring Kansans – especially our most vulnerable – have access to health care means a better Kansas for everyone. Due to COVID-19, KanCare had been operating under special rules, including suspension of the prior annual renewal …
Preventing coverage loss through the Medicaid renewal process – Resource Page
In the Spring of 2023, Kansas resumed the Medicaid renewal process for the first time in three years. To prevent unnecessary coverage disenrollments, we are working with our partner organizations to spread the word and doing what we can to help enrollees navigate the process. Below is background on the process and resources available to partners. …
Kansas can leverage Medicaid managed care to improve health and advance health equity
This opinion piece by Health Fund President David Jordan originally appeared in the Kansas Reflector on June 28, 2023. Over the next 18 months, the state of Kansas will have an opportunity to improve the health of Kansans. Taking advantage of this opportunity will not require passing legislation. Instead, it will require the state embracing …
The Health Fund offers comments on reprocurement of KanCare 3.0
As Kansas begins the competitive reprocurement process for KanCare, its Medicaid managed care program, the Health Fund commends the state’s approach as it actively seeks stakeholder input and ideas to stimulate innovations to improve the program. As an organization committed to improving the health of all Kansans, the Health Fund recently submitted comments encouraging the …
Thank you to Michael Shockley and Dan Lord for your outstanding leadership
At the end of this month, we say goodbye to two amazing board members. Before they transition off of the board, we want to recognize the leadership of Michael Shockley and Dan Lord. Dan and Michael each served as board chair within the last three years, leading the organization in their unique ways. Their contributions …
Kansas Early Childhood Task Force – Summer 2023 Tour
Child care is important to a healthy start for kids and families as well as to our economy. To inform early childhood policies, recently Governor Kelly announced that the Kansas Early Childhood Transition Task Force is embarking on a statewide community engagement tour to discuss the challenges communities face in supporting children through their earliest years. The Task …