State officials have submitted their first quarterly update on KanCare to the federal government.
The federal waiver that gives Kansas the authority to experiment with its Medicaid program by privatizing the entire system requires a progress report four times a year.
The first report covers the period from January 1 through March 31.
It shows that a total of more than 344,000 Kansans enrolled in KanCare during the first three months. At the end of March, however, there were fewer than 324,000, a drop of more than 20,000 people.
The report also shows that the three private companies now operating the program provided almost $2 million dollars in services that were not offered in the former Medicaid program. That includes more than $265,000 in dental care to adults.