Kansas Health Policy Authority will cut 14 jobs - Triangle Business Journal:

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According to a release, 13 staff members were informe d Friday that their jobs wouldbe eliminated, effectivew July 2. Authority spokesman Peter Hancock said in an interviewa Monday that the policy director position also will be eliminatedc as executive staff positions are reduced from five to Barb Langner will move out of that position to serve as actinfgMedicaid director, according to the release. Hancock said that the authority’se operational budget has been cutby $3.5 millio for the fiscal year that begins July 1.
Accordinv to the release, the authority also is reducing spendinf with the contractor that processes claims for paymeny under Medicaid and theStated Children’s Health Insurance Program. That move is expected to save $3.6 Savings from the contract reduction s are shared with thefederalo government, which funds more than half of Medicaid administrative costs, according to the release. The authority is responsible for coordinating a statewide health policg agenda that incorporates effective purchasing and administratiob with healthpromotion strategies. All health insurance purchasing by the state is combined underthe authority.
The authoritgy also is responsible for compiling and distributing uniform health care data to providwe healthcare consumers, payers, providers and policy-makers with informatio n regarding trends in the use and cost of healtuh care for improved decision making.