The Republican supermajority voting bloc in the Indiana House approved Medicaid work requirements on Tuesday, April 8, though such a program change will require federal approval before it can go into effect.
Read MoreA bill that would tighten Medicaid eligibility and add work requirements for certain programs was amended and passed out of the Ways and Means Committee in just under an hour on Wednesday, April 2, moving on a party-line vote.
Read MoreHouse lawmakers on Tuesday passed several pieces of legislation that would curb some of the Medicaid savings measures advanced by the previous gubernatorial administration, eliminating waitlists and revisiting attendant care services for children with complex medical needs.
Read MoreThis fall, Warsaw Community Public Library is thrilled to announce that “Fun with Theatre for Senior Adults,” a creative program designed for adults ages 65 and older, will be offered thanks to a grant from the Indiana Arts Commission.
Read MoreFamilies of medically complex children cheered a move last week from the Family and Social Services Administration to address two concerns about the transition from attendant care services to Structured Family Caregiving.
Read MoreAs the final minutes ticked by for the 2024 legislative session, legislators walked back previous proposals to tighten oversight of the Family and Social Services Administration and increase payments to families caring for disabled children.
Read MoreLt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch asked the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration Monday to pause budget cuts that could punish Indiana’s “most vulnerable” residents.
Read MoreAn estimated 130,000 Hoosiers over the age of 60 using Medicaid will receive notices in early 2024 advising them to choose a Managed Care Entity to coordinate their health coverage under the state’s Pathways for Aging program.
Read MoreAs Indiana hits the halfway point for the Medicaid unwinding process, the rate of Hoosiers losing benefits seems to have slowed as the state reassesses the coverage of millions of beneficiaries following the expiration of pandemic protections.
Read MoreState budget regulators on Friday approved a request from Indiana’s Family and Social Services Administration to set new reimbursement rates for autism therapy services for Hoosier children with Medicaid.
Read MoreThe Family and Social Services Administration dropped one of four companies it previously recommended to operate as one of the state’s Managed Care Entities after determining that finalist Molina Healthcare didn’t meet its standards.
Read MoreAs Hoosiers are getting older and Indiana’s long-term care system evolves to embrace the needs of a more complicated population, state officials are finalizing a potential $15 billion worth of contracts pivoting to managed care.
Read MoreThe number of Hoosiers without health insurance decreased between 2021 and 2022, falling 0.6% to 7% uninsured, according to a release from the United States Census Bureau.
Read MoreA new state-funded service project aims to get diapers into the hands of impoverished parents. Advocates hope it will improve infant health and provide indirect financial aid to the state’s neediest.
Read MoreSome Indiana Medicaid members may have had their protected health information compromised in a recent security breach involving CareSource.
Read MoreGov. Eric J. Holcomb announced Monday, Aug. 28, the goal to expand Jobs for America’s Graduates to 250 programs in Indiana by the 2024-2025 school year.
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