Such oversight provides the coordinated and integrated coverage that the taxpayers expect and deserve ("Kansas health policy," 2010). This is especially the case in managing and coordinating care for the aged and disabled population in the state of Kansas. This is now that is as follows, which now includes these components:

Additional managed care options for Kansans in the disabled and aged populations could be put in place but would require policy and RFP development. This would most likely entail new and up-front funding to implement.

Waiver consolidation that would require more stakeholder input, design, CMS review and approval.

Apart from program reductions, this option appears reformers to offer the greatest potential for long-term savings in Medicaid medical costs, such as more comprehensive programs linking medical care with behavioral health and/or long-term care would merit a more comprehensive review (ibid, pp. 49-50).

With regard to the feasible Short-Term Options which will be implemented within one year, the following options are the most likely to generate increased financial savings in the short-term. This is based upon the ease of implementation. Also key is the initial investment of funds that are required. The report concluded that the speed with which savings can be achieved. These options do not constitute recommendations by KHPA. Implications for each option are describe...

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The integration of human services is completely critical to the efforts of the state of Kansas in its ongoing attempts to integrate services for elderly people needing long-term care. Without the savings of size and scale, this would be impossible. What the author has shown in this short study is that careful oversight in managed health care is the key. Especially in out of office, out patient care settings and in community outreach types of situations and events. This also includes the provision that the contractors for these programs that are outsourced are well managed and that area accountable to the state. This accountability and oversight as well as the more efficient and sensible integration of Kansas state human services produces the results that necessary for more efficient and yet better social services.

Works Cited

Kansas department of social and rehabilitation services. Retrieved from http://www.srs.ks.gov/services/Pages/default.aspx

Kansas department on aging. Retrieved from http://www.srs.ks.gov/agency/Pages/AgencyInformation.aspx

Kansas Health Policy Authority, (2010). Kansas health policy authority medicaid savings options. Topeka, Kansas: Kansas State Government.

Remaking kansas medicaid proposals. (2011). Retrieved from media.khi.org/news/../Remaking_Kansas_Medicaid_Proposalslistsum.pdf