July 11, 2024
Healthy Indiana Plan lawsuit ruling just in time to prevent Medicaid loss, advocates say
A recent federal ruling stopped Indiana's plan to bring back monthly payments for Medicaid members on the Healthy Indiana Plan, or HIP. Advocates say people will be less likely to lose Medicaid coverage as a result.
Read MoreJuly 11, 2024
Is there an outbreak of Lyme disease this year? No, but tick diseases are on the rise.
We’re seeing more ticks as their habitat and food sources grow. As we develop land, people come in contact with ticks more often. Purdue experts say climate change could also create a better environment for ticks.
Read MoreJuly 3, 2024
How supporting caregivers could make a difference in dementia
Patients and their caregivers are often left to navigate the confusing world of dementia by themselves, but Medicare is launching a new program to change that.
Read MoreJuly 2, 2024
FDA approves a second Alzheimer's drug that can modestly slow disease
The approval of Eli Lilly's Kisunla provides a new option for patients in the early stages of the incurable, memory-destroying ailment.
Read MoreJuly 2, 2024
Marion County begins releasing quarterly reports of drug overdose deaths for the first time
Marion County officials are for the first time working together to release a quarterly report on suspected overdose deaths.
Read MoreJuly 1, 2024
Nearly 13,000 Hoosiers wait for Medicaid waiver services. FSSA plans to process about 900 per month
The Family and Social Services Administration provided updates on waitlists for home- and community-based services Monday. It also addressed the concerns from the families of medically complex children about its decisions to change how those services can be delivered.
Read MoreJuly 1, 2024
FSSA: HIP cost-sharing will remain paused after federal ruling vacated program approval
Medicaid members on the Healthy Indiana Plan will not have monthly payments for the foreseeable future. The Family and Social Services Administration made the announcement after a federal judge vacated the 2020 approval of an Indiana Medicaid program over a number of policies that act as barriers to coverage.
Read MoreJune 30, 2024
Families of medically complex children 'lost trust' in FSSA during attendant care transition
The Family and Social Services Administration is implementing a significant change July 1 to an important Medicaid program for medically complex children. Family caregivers said they’ve lost trust in the agency based on how it is handling this process.
Read MoreJune 28, 2024
Indiana can no longer charge monthly payments for HIP after federal ruling
Indiana will no longer be able to require monthly payments for one of its Medicaid programs after a 2020 approval was vacated by a federal judge.
Read MoreJune 26, 2024
Expert: SCOTUS decision on Tennessee gender-affirming care ban may ripple beyond trans youth
The U.S. Supreme Court announced it would hear a challenge on a gender-affirming care ban for transgender youth in Tennessee. The ripple effects of that decision could determine the future of Indiana’s ban.
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