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- December 31, 1996 - SRS's Economic Assistance Specialists lead the nation with lowest Medicaid error rate
December 30, 1996 - Beneficiaries of cash assistance to see small drop in food stamp benefit level due to federal welfare reform
December 30, 1996 - Given a choice by federal welfare reform law, Kansas to continue providing public assistance to legal immigrants
December 24,1996 - Privatized Medicaid home and community services program begins operating January 1
December 19, 1996 - Medicaid managed care coming to south central Kansas
December 18, 1996 - Hospital closure must be based on "people first" philosophy
December 12, 1996 - State issues RFP for disposition of Topeka State and Winfield State Hospitals
December 12, 1996 - Nursing facility answers call for change; moves services outside its walls to provide for the aging in their homes
November 25, 1996 - Secretary Chronister to lead SRS Open Meeting on Thursday, December 5, in Chanute
November 19, 1996 - Grant funding for child care program development available
November 19, 1996 - Medicaid Managed Care coming to Brown, Jackson, Jefferson and Doniphan counties; program offers provider choice to beneficiaries
November 7, 1996 - Welfare reform initiative: Alcohol and drug abuse screening for KanWork clients begins as SRS works to get treatment to those in need
November 1, 1996 - Community forum set on Nov. 8 in Pittsburg to talk about major changes taking place in the state's child welfare system as privatization moves forward
November 1, 1996 - Community forum set on Nov. 8 in Olathe to talk about major changes taking place in the state's child welfare system as privatization moves forward
November 1996 - Managed care for the state's Medicaid beneficiaries bvegins move toward statewide coverage when Wyandotte County comes on line beginning December 1
October 31, 1996 - Community forum set on Nov. 6 in Salina to talk about major changes taking place in the state's child welfare system as privatization moves forward
October 29,1996 - BC&BS of Kansas takes over Nov.1 as Medicaid fiscal agent as upgraded information system goes on line
October 29, 1996 - Contract awarded private company to provide food service at youth centers in Topeka, Atchison, Beloit
October 23, 1996 - Forums set to talk about the privatization of child welfare in Kansas; reform means local communities to have more control, along with additional responsibilty
October 22, 1996 - SRS improves statewide child support enforcement services with privatization initiative
October 14, 1996 - Federal officals convene Topeka "listening session"
October 10, 1996 - Available quality child care is a major key to the sucess of welfare-to-work movement
October 7, 1996 - Private companies, agencies, asked to bid on foster and group care program for children in state custody
September 25,1996 - Wrapping community services around child with disabilities key to keeping family whole
September 23, 1996 - SRS submits changes in public assistance plan; move beings changes brought on by federal welfare reform
September 22, 1996 - Lutheran Social Services awarded contract to provide adoption services in Kansas
September 19, 1996 - Kansas Vision Card program set to begin in Kansas City, Olathe areas after successful pilot tests
September 18, 1996 - Private companies, agencies, asked to bid on state adoption services program
September 16, 1996 - Public meeting to explore changes in state's home and community-based system set in Topeka Sept. 24
September 13, 1996 - National philanthropic group to study work done in Kansas identifying risk factors for substance abuse
September 9, 1996 - Major change coming to Medicaid clients in Kansas; importent managed care informetion meeting set in Hutchinson September 18
September 5, 1996 - New fiscal agent to begin processing SRS Medicaid claims; medical providers not yet enrolled urged to sign up before September 27
September 5, 1996 - Public meeting to explore changes in state's home and community-based system set in Garden City Sept. 11
August 27, 1996 - Big changes in social service system will be topics during SRS's open meeting Wednesday in Lawrence
August 22, 1996 - Kansas CSE Most Wanted Poster goes world wire
August 20, 1996 - Kansas signs federal waivers; moves toward welfare reform
July 31, 1996 - Beginnings of movement toward home-based long term care comes as state faces major increase in need
July 1, 1996 - Sedgwick County Medicaid beneficiaries urged to attend meeting on HealthConnect, a new managed care program
June 27, 1996 - Managed care for Medicaid beneficiaries starts in Sedgwick County July 1 with 'HealthConnect' program
June 13,1996 - Developmental Disabilities Reform gives needed structure to community placement movement in Kansas
May 29, 1996 - Public input sought on SRS-administered programs
May 15, 1996 - Contractor to assist in recovery of federal funds
May 8, 1996 - Long term care system changes in 'LIFE' will allow Kansas to meet the growing needs of an aging population
May 2, 1996 - Clients respond positively to new resources available at SRS Topeka Area Office, including 'foster' grandparents
April 26, 1996 - Raytheon president says collaborative program helps both company and public assistance recipients
April 23, 1996 - Communities come together to prepare to 'wrap' services around children leaving Topeka State Hospital
April 19, 1996 - Budget amendment guarantees closure funding available
April 9, 1996 - SRS Secretary Chronister requests federal fundgovernment move on agency's welfare reform initiative
April 5, 1996 - KanWork clients look forward to better future as they prepare for job opportunity after specialized training
April 3, 1996 - Chronister to lead SRS Open Meeting in Wichita Tuesday
March 20, 1996 - SRS awards contracts to not-for-profit Kansas agencies to provide family preservation services
March 13, 1996 - Agencies gear up to accelerate community placement of persons choosing to leave state MR hospital
February 28, 1996 - Low-income families, families on public assistance, can get up to $2,528 through the Earned Income Credit
February 14, 1996 - Former 'waiting room' becomes 'activity room' as SRS employees transform Topeka Area Office
February 5, 1996 - System-wide quality management will increase healthy outcomes for Medicaid consumers and contain costs
January 19, 1996 - SRS awards PrimeCare Kansas managed care contract to HMO formed by the Kansas physicians
January 16, 1996 - Peer Education and Resource Council will help educate providers and Consumers of Medicaid managed care
January 10, 1996 - SRS to begin processing heating assistance applications
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