Appropriations committee delays managed care for developmentally disabled

Excerpt from The Wichita Eagle: (click for entire article)

Long-term services for people with developmental disabilities won’t be included in Gov. Sam Brownback’s managed care plan until 2014 under a move approved by the House Appropriations Committee this morning.

Approval of the budget proviso follows months of protest from organizations that provide services to people who have significant disabilities, such as autism. The organizations and people who have those disabilities worry that the insurance companies bidding to manage the state’s new KanCare system may not have enough experience with long-term care services.