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Jim McLean, KHI News

Kansas’ Great Hope: Managed Care Will Tame Medicaid Costs

By Jim McLean, KHI News and Bryan Thompson, KPR February 6, 2013 KFF Health News Original

Starting this year, the state — hoping to control costs and improve quality — has moved almost all of its Medicaid recipients into managed care plans.

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