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| Medicaid proposal could save Kan. county jails millions |
| By hayspost.com - Dave Ranney |
| Published: 01/31/2014 |
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The Kansas Department of Corrections is working with local law enforcement officials on a plan that would help county jail keepers bill Medicaid for a portion of their inmates’ health care costs. The move could save Kansas jails between $1.2 million and $2.4 million a year, said Viola Riggin, director of health care services at the Kansas Department of Corrections. The state already has a system for billing Medicaid to cover the relatively few prisoners in state lock-ups who are eligible for the coverage. The plan would allow the counties to tap the state’s expertise in that area. “KDoC has access to Medicaid for a limited number of patients; those who are over 64 or under 19, those who are severely disabled, and for women, those who are pregnant,” Riggin said. Medicaid reimbursements for state prisoners cover about $750,000 of the department’s health care costs each year, she said. Most of the department’s health care costs are covered by the state’s $49.3 million contract with Correct Care Solutions, Inc., a Tennessee-based company that provides prison health services. Read More. |
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