Welcome to the KyHealth Choices Information Page
KyHealth Choices is the new name for Kentucky Medicaid. It represents a much improved Medicaid program for members and providers.
KyHealth Choices will help Kentucky stretch resources to best meet the needs of members and encourage Medicaid members to be personally responsible for their own health care.
More information about the new KyHealth Choices waiver can be found at the reference sites below.
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Important Announcements |
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Medicaid Member Handbook is now available in English and Spanish!
Friday, Nov. 30:
The Medicaid (KyHealth Choices) Member Handbook is now available on-line in English and Spanish. The handbook contains practical information about KyHealth Choices benefit plans, important telephone numbers and Web sites, prior authorization, how to get transportation services, choosing or changing your primary care provider (PCP), emergency room use, 24-hour nurse information line and other important topics useful for members, providers and case managers alike.
To view a copy of the handbook, click on one of the links listed below.
KyHealth Choices Member Handbook - English
KYHealth Choices Manual para Miembros - en espanol
To request a hard copy of the manual, contact the KyHealth Choices call center at (800) 635-2570 from 8:00 am to 6:00 pm (EST) Monday - Friday.
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Monthly Updates by the Commissioner |
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2008 Medicaid Updates
January - March 2008 Update
2007 Medicaid Updates and Public Forum Highlights
November/December 2007 Update
September 07 Update
June/July 2007 Update
April 2007 Update
February 2007 Update
January 2007 Forum Highlights
2006 Medicaid Updates and Public Forum Highlights
August 2006 Medicaid Update: The document covers a wide variety of topics, from the Public Forum with Commissioner Jennings (9/21/06), roll-out of Consumer Directed Options for those in the Home and Community-Based Services waiver-HCBS (9/30/06), Prior Authorizations, status of Optimum Choices, changes in dental benefits, monitoring of KCHIP enrollment, citizenship documentation, works in progress, and Frequently Asked Questions
Medicaid Update as of August 2006
DMS 6-30-06 regulations with ARRS
Update #3
MMQA Pilot Projects by County
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