Articles tagged as: Medicaid
August 2, 2024
Indiana wants Medicaid members to pay premiums, again. A federal judge says it violates the law
Indiana fights to bring back some Medicaid premiums after judge strikes them down. State officials say the ruling puts Indiana's Medicaid expansion program at risk.
Read MoreJuly 23, 2024
Indiana ends fiscal year with $2.5 billion in reserves after covering part of Medicaid shortfall
Indiana closed the books on its fiscal year with more than $2.5 billion dollars in reserve, the lowest amount since the pandemic.
Read MoreJuly 17, 2024
Indiana family tries to navigate Medicaid waivers as FSSA slowly processes waitlist
Some Hoosiers are still unsure of where their access to home- and community-based services through Medicaid stands as Indiana starts working through its waitlist.
Read MoreJuly 14, 2024
Indiana FSSA asks court to suspend ruling, says state medicaid expansion at risk
The Indiana Family and Social Services Administration filed a motion to prevent a federal ruling from vacating the 2020 approval of the Healthy Indiana Plan or HIP.
Read MoreJuly 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 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 24, 2024
Lack of data fuels concerns as new slots for Medicaid waivers are set to open July 1
In April, the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration implemented a waitlist for services under an important Medicaid waiver in response to last year’s Medicaid shortfall. New waiver slots will open on July 1 — but there’s still some uncertainty around whether there will be enough slots to accommodate those on the waitlist.
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