Gerald Williams was one of thousands of Hoosiers placed on a waitlist for services. This isnt the first time Indiana has implemented a waitlist for these services. In fact, advocates warn this could be the return to a decades-long wait for services and that wait is already having a human cost.
State Sen. Ryan Mishler, vice-chairperson of the Medicaid Oversight Committee and chair of the Indiana Senate Appropriations Committee, proposed Senate Bill 2 on Jan. 14, which would cap enrollment in HIP at 500,000, with all remaining users put on a waitlist.
Critics say Gov. Mike Braun’s steps to get a handle on Indiana’s ballooning Medicaid budget limits information for potential clients while increasing regulation on current enrollees. Medicaid is publicly-funded health insurance for people with low incomes.
Potential Medicaid cuts under President Donald Trump, amounting to more than $2.3 trillion over the span of a decade, are likely amid Republican
Indiana lawmakers heard two bills on Tuesday that aim to redefine nonprofit hospitals and make several changes to the health care landscape, but neither bill advanced as committee chairs opted to hold them for further consideration.
"We will further constrain Medicaid eligibility across all the different categories of eligibility," said Mitch Roob, Indiana FSSA secretary.
The bill’s author said many of these changes have been discussed for years, but this year they were “investigated and embraced” as a part of a larger Healthy Indiana Plan, or HIP, redesign.
The governor signed nine executive orders on Wednesday he said are aimed at improving the state’s healthcare system.
Gov. Mike Braun is clarifying his recent directive telling Medicaid providers to cease the purchase of advertising on radio and television. Braun signed several executive orders on Wednesday, one of which was the Medicaid directive.
A new analysis of 2023 data conducted by the Indiana Primary Health Care Association (IPHCA) and Capital Link, highlights the transformative impact Community Health Centers have on Indiana's health and economic well-being.
When Emily Munson started working for Indiana Disability Rights in 2015, 40 employers in the state were permitted to pay employees with disabilities less than the federal minimum wage. That number has since been cut to 17.
Kennedy believes the directive for the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration (FSSA) and Managed Care Entities (MCEs) to stop advertising Medicaid on television and radio could cause ...