With Mike Braun now the governor-elect of Indiana local health care advocacy groups weigh in on his proposed health care plan.

Certified peer support professionals play an important role in Indiana’s substance use recovery infrastructure. Indiana is covering the training and certification costs for these professionals in an effort to build the peer support workforce.

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program — more commonly known as SNAP — is a federally funded program that provides food assistance to people and families with lower incomes, or no income.

A new state report shows most local governments in Indiana have not started spending their portion of opioid settlement dollars. The total settlement fund is split evenly between the state and local governments.

The Family and Social Services Administration said the launch of the new long-term care program for Medicaid members over 60 is going well. But several Pathways for Aging program providers are raising concerns about aspects of the implementation.