Aetna asks state appeals court to stop new KanCare contracts

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Aetna for Better Health is asking a state appeals court to stop Kansas from moving ahead with the new Medicaid program, a proposal Kansas officials say would jeopardize health care for nearly a half-million Kansans.

Aetna has not given up in its effort to secure a potentially $1 billion contract to administer the state's new Medicaid program after the start of the year.

Open enrollment for beneficiaries to sign up for a new plan offered by KanCare started Oct. 1. The program with three new providers - UnitedHealthcare, Sunflower Health Plan and Healthy Blue - is set to start Jan . . .

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