Tuesday, August 4, 2009

Pilot project shows promise for cutting Medicaid costs

A Kansas telehealth program has helped to reduce participants' hospitalizations by 70% and the state's Medicaid cost by an estimated $1.5 million, according to officials. The two-year pilot program is scheduled to end in October, but officials are hoping to expand it. Kansas Health Institute News.

http://www.khi.org/s/index.cfm?aid=2337

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