Kansas

Kan Be Healthy - The Kansas Early Periodic Screening, Diagnosis & Treatment (EPSDT) Program

Promotes good health by finding and treating problems that could become handicaps, lead to illness, slow growth or affect school and work performance.

AARP in Kansas

Find out what AARP, a nonprofit organization dedicated to enhancing quality of life for all as they age, is working on in Kansas. Web site includes information on independent living, benefits, transportation and more.

Kansas Army Benefits

Contact information and locations for applying for benefits and entitlements for Regular Army, Army National Guard, Army Reserve, family members and retirees.

Kansas Benefits Counselors Network

Offers information about Work Incentive Planning and Assistance (WIPA) benefits for Social Security disability beneficiaries.

Kansas Commission on Disability Concerns

Offers a wide variety of programs and services for people with disabilities including resources that deal with employment, education, housing, transportation and personal care assistance.

Kansas Disability Determination Services (DDS)

Decides if a person is disabled according to Social Security regulations.

Kansas Medicaid - The Kansas Medical Assistance Program

Provides health and medical policy information to beneficiaries and providers, including information on transportation benefits.

Senior Health Insurance Counseling for Kansas (SHICK)

A free program offering older Kansans an opportunity to talk with trained, community volunteers to get answers to questions about Medicare and other insurance issues.

Kansas Health Wave

Works to provide health insurance access to children whose family income exceeds Medicaid guidelines.

Social Security Administration (SSA) Kansas City Region Office

Advises SSA customers in Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas and Missouri on how they may contact their local office to obtain information on Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI).

Kansas Work Incentive Planning & Assistance (WIPA)

If you receive disability benefits from the Social Security Administration and are interested in working or learning more about how working would affect your benefits, you can get help from a community organization known as a Work Incentive Planning and Assistance (WIPA) project.

Kansas Medicaid Benefits Specialists

Map on Web site shows the area offices and counties covered by the Specialist in each area, followed by each specialists' contact information.

Kansas Food Assistance & Nutrition Program

Helps low-income people and families buy the food they need for good health. You can apply for benefits by completing a state application form. Application is in .pdf format.

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