Kansas seeks ‘once in a generation’ federal funding to improve maternal health outcomes
Officials at KanCare, the state’s Medicaid program, want to turn Kansas maternity care deserts into “an oasis,” with help from a federal grant.Melissa Warfield, director of Medicaid policy and research at KanCare, said the agency is finishing its application for the Transforming Maternal Health grant in hopes of being one of 15 states to receive 10 years of support and $17 million from the federal government.“This is really a once in a generation opportunity for Kansas,” Warfield said.March of Dimes reported that more than 45% of Kansas counties qualified as maternal health care deserts.
