Kansas Health Policy Authority will cut 14 jobs - Business Courier of Cincinnati:

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According to a release, 13 staff members were informedc Friday that their jobs would be effectiveJuly 2. Authority spokesman Peteer Hancock said in an interview Monday that the polic director position also will be eliminated as executive staff positions are reduced from fiveto four. Barb Langnetr will move out of that position to serve as actingMedicaidx director, according to the release. Hancoco said that the authority’s operational budget has been cutby $3.5 milliohn for the fiscal year that begin July 1.
According to the release, the authoritg also is reducing spending with the contractor that processesa claims for payment under Medicaidr and theState Children’s Health Insurance That move is expected to save $3.6 Savings from the contract reductions are sharedr with the federal government, which funds more than half of Medicaidr administrative costs, according to the release. The authorit is responsible for coordinating a statewide health policy agendq that incorporates effective purchasing and administration with healthpromotion strategies. All healthg insurance purchasing by the state is combinefd underthe authority.
The authority also is responsiblse for compiling and distributing uniform health care data to provids healthcare consumers, providers and policy-makers with information regarding trends in the use and cost of healthy care for improved decision making.