As the federal government shutdown goes on, with congressional leaders nowhere near negotiating, state officials are beginning to raise concerns of potential cuts to nutrition assistance benefits that feed millions if the government isn’t reopened.Â
Read MoreAs the federal government shutdown enters its fourth week, hundreds of thousands of employees across the country are facing growing financial hardship and new uncertainty following a wave of layoffs announced by the Trump administration.
Read MoreNearly 30 people participated in a protest in favor of the Affordable Care Act and against the current government shut down in Warsaw on Monday, Oct. 6.
Read MoreAs Congress reviews budget slashes to health care in Pres.Donald Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” a new evaluation from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office projects 16 million Americans, including 1.8 million Medicaid and Healthy Indiana Plan recipients, would go without health insurance.
Read MoreThe state of Indiana receives more than $20 billion from the federal government annually, or 44% of its budget, and is the third-most reliant state — behind only Louisiana and Mississippi, according to an analysis from the left-leaning Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.
Read MoreA group of U.S. Senate Democrats is pressing the Biden administration to make it easier for the millions of Americans who sign up each year for health insurance through a federal website to register to vote.
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