House committee revives Medicaid bill blocking changes

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A bill locking the state’s Medicaid program in place until after the next election for governor advanced out of a House committee late Monday afternoon.

Just days after the bill stalled, the House heath committee revived the legislation that bars the state health department fromΒ  making any β€œsubstantive or material change” to the $4 billion-a-year KanCare program until Jan. 1, 2025.

The bill directs the state health department to negotiate and extend contracts with the three managed care organizations that administer the program through . . .

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