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Read. Follow. Verify.Kansas bill requires managed care organizations to provide benefit explanations and training to healthcare providers
Last action · April 10, 2026: Died in Committee
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What This Bill Proposed
Beginning January 1, 2028, managed care organizations in Kansas must provide digital or mailed explanations of benefits to and enrollees. The measure requires insurers to furnish detailed claim denial reasons, conduct quarterly provider training, and adhere to uniform standards for , prior authorizations, and provider appeals.
and enrollees gain direct visibility into healthcare billing and payments, while participating providers receive standardized denial documentation, mandatory claim audits, and protection against pharmacy discrimination.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
KanCare and CHIP enrollees
Participating healthcare providers
Providers receive patient encounter data, detailed claim denial explanations, quarterly training, and standardized credentialing and appeal processes.
Managed care organizations
Insurers must issue explanations of benefits, provide denial documentation, host quarterly training, comply with uniform standards, and pay for annual independent audits.
Nursing facilities
Nursing facilities receive 100% of the state-established per diem rate for current medicaid residents during re-credentialing caused by ownership changes.
Licensed pharmacies and pharmacists
Pharmacies and pharmacists are protected from discrimination by managed care organizations if they meet program conditions and accept reasonable contract terms.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died in committee.
Procedural history
3 actions- Apr 10, 2026HouseDied in Committee
- Feb 5, 2026HouseIntroducedIntroduced
- Feb 5, 2026HouseCommitteeReferred to House Committee on Health and Human Services
Version history
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Sources
www.kslegislature.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 65)
- Controversy40Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz25Current news / social attention level
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