Articles tagged as: FSSA
July 21, 2025
Advocates, providers say FSSA proposed changes would hurt, isolate people with disabilities
Indiana has proposed changes to Medicaid waivers that provide home- and community-based services — including a significant cap on certain therapy services. Advocates and providers said the proposal from the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration would harm people with disabilities and isolate them from their communities.
Read MoreJuly 17, 2025
FSSA reopens Medicaid waiver slots, but only covers a fraction of Hoosiers on waitlists
Previously closed slots for Indiana's Medicaid waivers reopened on July 1. Indiana Those slots released by the state for the coming year will only cover about one-third of the 13,000 people still on the waitlist for home- and community-based health services.
Read MoreJuly 7, 2025
FSSA official: Indiana may not have enough funding to expand new behavioral care model
Indiana is in the process of transitioning to a new model to deliver behavioral health and crisis services. But the top Family and Social Services Administration official says the agency is concerned about having the necessary funding.
Read MoreJuly 3, 2025
New council to give Indiana Medicaid members, caregivers 'dedicated opportunities' to advise state
Hoosiers enrolled in Medicaid – and their family members or caregivers – may have a chance to directly contribute to policy and administrative discussions. The Family and Social Services Administration is accepting applications for the Beneficiary Advisory Council.
Read MoreJune 23, 2025
FSSA says changes to key eligibility assessment for Medicaid waiver services take effect July 1
Indiana is introducing new tools on July 1 to evaluate if children and infants qualify for home- and community-based services through Medicaid. The Indiana Family and Social Services Administration said the criteria hasn't changed, but some children may no longer qualify based on the new assessment tools.
Read MoreJune 20, 2025
FSSA asks federal policymakers for 'flexibility' on HIP eligibility under U.S. Senate proposal
The Indiana Family and Social Services Administration wants the federal government to give it the authority to roll back Medicaid eligibility for the state's expansion program. The agency's top official said it would need that authority in order to afford the program under recent changes proposed by the U.S. Senate.
Read MoreJune 17, 2025
FSSA: Proposal from U.S. Senate could require Indiana to 'roll back eligibility' in HIP
A recent proposal by the U.S. Senate could require Indiana to "roll back eligibility" in its Medicaid expansion program — the Healthy Indiana Plan, or HIP. That's according to the top official at the state Family and Social Services Administration.
Read MoreJune 12, 2025
'Or I die': HIP member says she lost coverage due to FSSA backlog — despite meeting deadline
An Indiana Medicaid member lost her coverage for almost two weeks despite submitting necessary paperwork to the state by its deadline. The member said she was only able to get her coverage back by involving her state lawmakers.
Read MoreJune 10, 2025
FSSA leader says he 'never' would have pursued Pathways, program more than $300 million over budget
The top official at the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration said the state's new long-term care program for Medicaid members over 60 hasn't met expectations. The statement contradicts claims the agency made under the previous administration, but aligns with concerns providers have raised.
Read MoreJune 3, 2025
FSSA 'races' for approval on new HIP 3.0 funding structure before CMS can deny it
Policy proposals in the federal reconciliation bill could put Indiana's new Medicaid expansion funding structure in jeopardy. The Family and Social Services Administration said it's trying to get federal approval on the new funding structure before that bill is signed into law.
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