A high-ranking senator accused the state’s leading hospital lobbying organization of being “responsible for the gradual breakdown of trust” between lawmakers and hospital systems after the most recent legislative session, as documented in a four-page letter.... Read More
In a few short weeks, $150 million will be distributed to local public health departments in a second wave of funding from the Indiana Department of Health’s Health First Indiana program. For James Vest, who oversees the Howard County Health Department...... Read More
The federal agency responsible for overseeing how states administer entitlement programs like Medicaid approved Indiana’s proposed waivers and waiver amendments related to its managed care transition and relevant home- and community-based services.... Read More
Like the rest of Indiana’s Medicaid landscape, adult day services face a monumental change this summer when the state transitions to managed care. For providers, that means a Managed Care Entity will handle their claims and payments rather than the state.... Read More
Every county in Indiana seems to have signed onto a state effort to provide $150 million in enhanced funding for public health departments in the coming year in exchange for providing “core” public health services. The Indiana Capital Chronicle called...... Read More
Indiana saw the second-highest percentage decrease nationwide for overdose deaths in 2023 at nearly 18%, compared to 3% nationwide, according to provisional data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Health Statistics.... Read More
In the wake of a Medicaid budget snafu, in which a forecast missed the mark by nearly $1 billion, the Family and Social Services Administration has launched monthly Medicaid finance reports detailing expenditures, enrollment and funding of the program.... Read More
Two Statehouse incumbents lost their re-election bids, while several others appeared to hold on despite slim margins. In the House, 26 races were contested for the GOP and six for Democrats. Half of Indiana’s state senate seats were up for re-election.... Read More
Families of medically complex children cheered a move last week from the Family and Social Services Administration (FSSA) to address two concerns about the transition from attendant care services to Structured Family Caregiving.... Read More
In a politically charged and, at times, inflammatory Facebook event, Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita waded into a recent discussion on pronouns in the workplace. Earlier this week, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ruled that...... Read More
