KHI staff Hina Shah (on screen) and Cynthia Snyder (foreground) are pictured at the Oct. 13, 2022, committee hearing as stakeholder input was presented.
Special Committee on Intellectual and Developmental Disability (I/DD) Waiver Modernization
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Oct 24, 2022
The Kansas Legislature’s Special Committee on Intellectual and Developmental Disability (I/DD) Waiver Modernization is reviewing and recommending options to modernize the I/DD waiver in the KanCare Medicaid managed care program. Key issues to be addressed include the I/DD waiver waitlist, assessments, services and workforce struggles.
As an independent third party, the Kansas Health Institute is facilitating roundtable discussions to inform deliberations at the special committee meetings . The first committee meeting was held at the Kansas Statehouse on September 28, 2022. KHI led a moderated discussion during the second committee meeting on October 13, 2022. A workgroup also met before the final committee meeting, which is set for November 1. Testimony is posted to the special committee web page.
About Kansas Health Institute
The Kansas Health Institute supports effective policymaking through nonpartisan research, education and engagement. KHI believes evidence-based information, objective analysis and civil dialogue enable policy leaders to be champions for a healthier Kansas. Established in 1995 with a multiyear grant from the Kansas Health Foundation, KHI is a nonprofit, nonpartisan educational organization based in Topeka.