{Frankfort, Kentucky}...The Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services now has Medicaid contracts with four managed care organizations that serve nearly 750,000 poor, elderly and disabled Kentuckians. State Auditor Adam Edelen says he created a special unit in the state auditor's office to monitor the long-term effectiveness of Kentucky's new Medicaid managed care programs after receiving widespread complaints from doctors and patients that claims for reimbursement were not being paid in a timely manner and that treatment was being delayed or denied. Edelen recommended Wednesday that the state consider removing mental-health services from its new Medicaid managed-care system. The recommendation is among 10 Edelen proposed to address problems with the system the state launched November 1st in an effort to save money.
