Articles tagged as: Indiana Family and Social Services Administration
March 27, 2024
Here’s how to find child care in Indianapolis and beyond
A state website lets you search for providers based on many options, including weekend care.
Read MoreSeptember 1, 2023
Medicaid Navigators and clients point to errors costing eligible people their insurance
Procedural errors are confusing people and leaving some stunned with unexpected loss of Medicaid health insurance coverage.
Read MoreMarch 29, 2023
$10M available to expand child care programs in Indiana
Child care providers across Indiana can now apply for funding to help grow their business.
Read MoreJanuary 6, 2023
Federal grant could improve Indiana’s early childhood education landscape
A $42 million federal grant could help improve early childhood education access in Indiana.
Read MoreSeptember 9, 2022
Pregnant Hoosiers on Medicaid can stay insured a full year postpartum
Pregnant Hoosiers enrolled in Medicaid used to be at risk losing that coverage 60 days after giving birth. Indiana has now received federal approval to extend that coverage to a full year.
Read MoreJuly 14, 2022
Indiana officials: 988 crisis line partnerships, funding, will help plug gaps in mental health services
Hoosiers having a mental health crisis can call 988 to be connected with a trained specialist. People who need help with behavioral health issues, including substance use, can also receive help.
Read MoreJune 22, 2022
New survey aims to track addiction recovery resources in Indiana
The survey from the Family and Social Services Administration will measure a person’s overall well being and the resources available to a person in recovery from addiction, and help track the overall recovery capital of the state.
Read MoreJune 21, 2022
A new mental health number launches soon. Here’s how Indiana is preparing
The state’s goal is to get 90 percent of calls to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline from Indiana answered by in-state crisis counselors by 2023.
Read MoreApril 22, 2022
Hoosiers added to Medicaid during pandemic could be at risk of losing coverage
Thousands of Hoosiers could be at risk of losing health insurance if and when the public health emergency ends.
Read MoreFebruary 14, 2022
FSSA says a proposed bill could hinder its effort to reform long-term care
In Indiana, only about half of elderly Hoosiers eligible for Medicaid are aging at home. FSSA has been working to help increase that, but the state agency is worried its plan could be disrupted by a bill that’s making its way through the legislative process.
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