Groundbreaking alliance formed to bid Kansas Medicaid contract

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CareSource, a national nonprofit managed care organization, announced June 7 the first strategic alliance of its kind to compete in the upcoming procurement to serve KanCare members and transform the health care experience for vulnerable Kansans, according to an organization news release. The CareSource HealthAlliance uniquely combines CareSource — a national leader in nonprofit managed care with 30+ years of experience — with three prominent and well‐respected statewide organizations with deep Kansas roots, company officials stated. Interhab, the Children's Alliance, the Association of Community Mental Health Centers of Kansas and CareSource Kansas will collaborate to offer KanCare 3.0 recipients an innovative and unique Medicaid health plan option focused on the whole person. “We know that integrating the deep expertise of leading, influential organizations into the design and governance of Medicaid programs consistently improves health equity, member experience and health outcomes while managing the cost of care,” said Erhardt Preitauer, president and CEO of CareSource. “I'm confident that this alliance will reinvigorate health care in Kansas and become a national model.” To form the CareSource HealthAlliance, CareSource has partnered exclusively with: Interhab, a Topeka‐based nonprofit organization with over 50 years to enhancing the well‐being of individuals in Kansas who live with intellectual and developmental disabil‐ities; the Children's Alliance of Kansas, which spearheads the national preparation of kin, foster and adoptive parents through its development of certified trainers and leaders in the Model Approach to Partnerships in Parenting program; and the Association of Community Mental Health Centers of Kansas Inc., which advocates for the welfare of both community mental health centers and the individuals to whom they cater. The organization achieves this through legislative representation, providing leadership and professional education, and showcasing model practices and programs. All three organizations will collectively guide the CareSource HealthAlliance model of care, access to care, operational excellence and community reinvestment, while ensuring a high level of quality, transparency and accountability.