The Senate Health & Welfare Committee today heard testimony from numerous Kentucky health care providers about their many concerns and issues relating to Kentucky's new to Medicaid managed care environment.

Denying and delaying prior authorizations for medications, a lack of transparency in the system, inadequate reimbursement rates, denial of claims and complications with multiple formularies were all cited as issues that the three new Medicaid Managed Care Organizations (MCOs)
must address. These issues have one common goal in that they threaten to restrict patient access to quality care.  If not addressed, these issues have the long term potential to hurt patients and drive up healthcare costs.

The patient/provider relationship must be protected in this process and patient access cannot be jeopardized in efforts to conserve costs.

Do you have a personal story about the new managed care system? Let us know by calling the Kentucky Medicaid Managed Care Story Bank Hotline at 1-888-825-5592 or by filling out the following form on the KVH website: http://kyvoicesforhealth.com/form_view.php?form_id=7&from_cms=true

You can also educate your legislators on these important issues by calling the Kentucky Legislative Hotline at: 1-800-372-7181

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