Kansas Medicaid Monthly Update: August 2025 | News List

Important Updates:

KanCare members may receive a call or letter to confirm their address. Members must respond promptly to avoid losing coverage. Tell us your current address or phone number by clicking the red chat box in the lower right corner of your screen, going to ApplyForKanCare.ks.gov, or calling 1-800-792-4884.

1095-B Form Update:

The KanCare program will no longer automatically mail out 1095-B forms because they are no longer required for filing income tax returns. To request a form copy be mailed to you, email KSXIX-MC-UNIT@GainwellTechnologies.com or call 1-866-305-5147. Frequently asked questions may be found on the KMAP Public Portal.

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Kansas Medicaid Monthly Update: August 2025

Post Date:08/28/2025

Grant Updates

The Kansas School-Based Services grant has been very active this month. A survey was distributed to parents across the state of Kansas to gain valuable insight into what types of services their children receive at school. With nearly 4,450 responses, the program plans to use the data to continue to advance the goals of the grant. In addition, with support of Gainwell, the grant program successfully conducted the second training for Local Education Agencies (LEAs) about KMAP billing.

The grants now have a designated page on the KanCare website. More information can be found at this link.

System Updates

The Kansas Medical Assistance Program (KMAP) is implementing updates to the Kansas Modular Medicaid System (KMMS) beginning August 29, 2025. Updates will include enhancements to improve user experience and system functionality. KMMS will be unavailable during the updates which begin at 6:00 p.m. on August 29, 2025, and run until 6:00 a.m. on September 2, 2025.

In addition to the updates to KMMS, KMAP will also begin servicing Electronic Data Interface (EDI) transactions effective October 15, 2025. Users currently accessing Provider Electronic Solutions (PES) will no longer have access to PES software due to the end of Microsoft support for Windows 10.

Gainwell Technologies and the KMAP team will be hosting two webinars in September for PES discontinuation to provide additional details about sunsetting the software, web options available on KMAP, use of roster billing, upcoming template enhancements and Q&A opportunities with subject matter experts. Learn more about the trainings and register.

Leadership Updates

Christine Osterlund, KDHE deputy secretary of agency integration and state Medicaid director, has been selected to participate in the Center for Health Care Strategies (CHCS) prestigious Medicaid Leadership Institute (MLI).

During the 10-month-long program, fellows in the program gain skills in critical areas, including individual leadership development, communication skills, relationship-building, strategic thinking and team development. For more information, visit the MLI website.

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