Phase one of the study, developed by Indiana University's Center for Aging Research and the Regenstrief Center, placed nurses in the state's nursing homes who were trained to recognize problems in geriatric patients before they turn into full-blown issues that require hospitalization.

The federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, or CMS, wants to evaluate whether Hoosiers are missing out on medical care because the state won't cover transportation costs for some types of appointments.

In the last few years, new medications have come on the market that can cure hepatitis C with a more than 90 percent success rate, but for some people on Medicaid, actually getting that cure can be difficult.

Gov. Mike Pence wants the Obama administration to halt an evaluation of the HIP 2.0 program, arguing that the contractor chosen by the federal government is biased against Indiana's healthcare program.