A federal program could help Indiana increase mental health and substance use disorder resources for Hoosiers. Indiana is one of 10 states added to a Medicaid demonstration program focused on expanding access to care.

In the past five years, the Indiana Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program trained about 200 clinicians and 10,000 patients, family members and caregivers.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the United Network for Organ Sharing adopted the new policy based it on faulty assumptions, according to the suit filed Monday in federal court.

Joshua Christian will receive the Adoption Excellence Award in Washington D.C. this month.

Indiana's Family and Social Services Administration will use the funds to support services including treatment, prevention and recovery.

Indiana's funding announced Wednesday by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services was among more than $1 billion awarded to all 50 states to combat opioid abuse.

A group of about 50 people, with the disabled rights advocacy group ADAPT, recently protested in front of Health and Human Secretary Alex Azar's Indianapolis home. Indiana Public Broadcasting's Jill Sheridan spoke with ADAPT member Cal Montgomery about the group.

An advocacy group for disabled people called ADAPT says in a news release it organized the demonstration.

If confirmed, former Eli Lilly President Alex Azar will take over the nation's top health position. He served as the HHS deputy secretary under President George W. Bush.

The state's funding from the Health and Human Services is among $485 million the agency recently awarded to all 50 states and several U.S. territories.