Controversial language targeting homeless Hoosiers, regulating marijuana-like products and cracking down on illicit massage parlors perished late Thursday — even as Indiana lawmakers crammed changes to a new property tax reform package into an unrelated agency bill to end the session.
Read MoreThe 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 MoreThe insurance coverage of hundreds of thousands of Hoosiers could be at risk should the federal government seek to reduce its share of Medicaid costs under the incoming Trump administration.
Read MoreLegislators on the state’s Medicaid Advisory Committee spent hours Wednesday, Aug. 21, questioning state officials about Indiana’s ongoing lawsuit over provisions of the Healthy Indiana Plan as well as progress reports on the state’s transition to managed care, otherwise known as PathWays.
Read MorePlaintiffs rejected a state motion to reinstate its authority to impose premium-like charges on Medicaid beneficiaries under the Healthy Indiana Plan late Friday, urging the court to reject the state’s arguments.
Read MoreA program providing hundreds of thousands of Hoosiers health insurance could be in jeopardy after a Washington D.C. judge on Thursday vacated a federal approval for the Healthy Indiana Plan.
Read MoreFor the first time in years, certain Indiana Medicaid beneficiaries will start paying premiums again — a concern for advocates who say that enrollees are unprepared and point to federal concerns about the rule’s effectiveness.
Read MoreThousands of Hoosiers who got their health coverage through Medicaid during the COVID-19 outbreak risk losing it now that the pandemic has ended.
Read MoreStarting Monday, Indiana officials will blanket the state with an broad advertising campaign to build awareness of the new Healthy Indiana Plan or “HIP 2.0” – targeting the hundreds of thousands of Hoosiers who qualify for the plan.
Read MoreThe state has launched a new program for those enrolled in the Healthy Indiana Plan (HIP) called the Gateway to Work. The program assists HIP enrollees with finding a career path that will hopefully lead to gainful employment or a better job in a new industry. Gateway to … Read More
The State of Indiana announced that the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services have approved renewal of the Healthy Indiana Plan. News of the approval came Friday evening. “This decision by the federal government to renew our current Healthy Indiana Plan is welcome news and will bring certainty … Read More
Through the combined efforts of the governor, legislators, state agencies, education providers, and specialists in the healthcare and insurance industries, the Indiana Department of Insurance established the Indiana Navigator program to provide healthcare coverage application assistance for all Hoosiers. Indiana Navigators serve as knowledgeable resources for Hoosiers wanting … Read More
Governor Mike Pence has submitted the Healthy Indiana Plan (HIP) 2.0 waiver application to the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. Through this waiver, the state seeks to expand the consumer-driven Healthy Indiana Plan to 350,000 uninsured Hoosiers. The waiver to extend the current Healthy Indiana Plan, … Read More
INDIANAPOLIS — Gov. Mike Pence announced today that the administration has negotiated an agreement with the federal government to continue the Healthy Indiana Plan through Dec. 31, 2014. “Securing a waiver to continue the Healthy Indiana Plan is a victory for Hoosiers enrolled in this innovative program and … Read More
After two years of waiting for a response, the state has learned it may be forced to close enrollment for the 42,000-plus people in the Healthy Indiana Plan beginning next year. Family and Social Services Administration Secretary Michael Gargano recently received notification from the Centers for Medicare & … Read More
