A shortfall of $2.4 billion. That’s how much more analysts estimate Indiana would need to eliminate poorly rated local roads and bridges across the state over the next 10 years. ... Read More
The average Hoosier girl encounters more bullying and sexual dating violence than her male peers, meaning her caregivers need to better address mental health access barriers and reduce violence in communities, as shared in a new report.... Read More
Legislators on the state’s Medicaid Advisory Committee spent hours Wednesday 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.... Read More
Vicki Stanford loves the days when she gets to attend Still Waters Adult Day Center. At the Indianapolis facility, the 81-year-old paints, attends tea parties and presses flowers but, more importantly, she gets to socialize with “people just like me.”... Read More
Prior to May of 2021, James “Jim” Densmore lived alone and worked a full-time remote job in central Indiana as a quality systems data analyst. But when he stopped answering his phone, his family started to worry.... Read More
Attorneys trying to preserve attendant care services for two Hoosier families appeared before U.S. District Court Judge Tanya Walton Pratt on Tuesday, urging her to order an injunction that would halt their transition to structured family care. An injunction would apply only to the two families named in the suit, though it’s possible the injunction […]... Read More
The Office of the Indiana Attorney General this week argued a federal judge should dismiss a lawsuit led by university professors and the American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana challenging a state law requiring “intellectual diversity” in the classroom. The plaintiffs assert that Senate Enrolled Act 202 violates the First and Fourteenth Amendments of the U.S. Constitution. […]... Read More
The Indiana Department of Insurance has launched the Indiana All Payer Claims Database website, a highly anticipated legislative effort to provide transparency to health care costs and allow consumers to compare prices across multiple health systems.... Read More
Plaintiffs 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 More
Several nursing home operators in the state say they haven’t been paid for their work since the state transitioned to managed care for certain Medicaid services on July 1, marking two weeks in limbo for providers in the PathWays to Aging program. ... Read More
