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.
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.
There's about 1,200 bills filed but only some of them will become law. Here, we're tracking the bills that actually progress in the legislature.
Potential Medicaid cuts under President Donald Trump, amounting to more than $2.3 trillion over the span of a decade, are likely amid Republican
A House committee approved a bill that would make several funding changes to Indianas Medicaid expansion program. House Bill 1586 was supported by key health care stakeholders, such as the Insurance Institute of Indiana and the Indiana Hospital Association.
"We will further constrain Medicaid eligibility across all the different categories of eligibility," said Mitch Roob, Indiana FSSA secretary.
The governor signed nine executive orders on Wednesday he said are aimed at improving the state’s healthcare system.
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.
Indiana Family and Social Services Administration instructs MCEs to halt all radio and TV advertising of Indiana Medicaid programs.
The most significant change involves how often the Family and Social Services Administration checks whether people are still eligible.