The stigma surrounding opioid addiction can factor into whether or not a person seeks treatment.

Five new opioid treatment programs are being added in the state's effort to combat the epidemic.

Some health policy experts argue the information presented by the state on its application to renew its Healthy Indiana Plan actually shows that the program is not working as well as it should.

The site includes state-licensed facilities, child care ministries and other providers that have registered with the state.

The new center aims to address the need for mental health services in Indiana.

In May, the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration announced it was planning to lower the amount of money home health care workers would get through the Medicaid program - as much as 8 percent for registered nurses and 6 percent for home health aides. Now the state has decided to keep the 2016 rates intact.

The waivers cover the costs of some services, but changes the state made to requirements meant some beneficiaries received less money for such services.

Indiana and other states face a shortage of doctors and other mental-health providers, particularly those who specialize in children's mental health. A state program, approved in 2014, provides loan repayments to eligible professionals as a way of easing their path into mental-health professions.

Indiana law, unlike many states, allows the courts to involuntarily commit people to a treatment facility for substance abuse, not just psychiatric disorders. But that power is rarely used because of a lack of resources.

The newest lawsuit is over Medicaid payments for Hepatitis C treatment.