Kansas Builds Sustained Medicaid-Public Health Coordination Model

In a NAMD snapshot, the association profiles Kansas's approach to bridging Medicaid and public health agencies through sustained, structured collaboration rather than one-off, crisis-driven coordination. The model relies on monthly cross-agency meetings, shared data governance arrangements, and joint initiatives covering newborn screening, infectious disease response, and rural maternal and infant health. State Medicaid agencies and public health departments are the primary audience, as the profile is meant to offer a replicable framework for other states seeking to formalize interagency coordination. No specific effective date or regulatory action is described; the piece functions as a case study of institutional practice.

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