Thousands of people are still waiting for home- and community-based health services as Indiana processes people on waitlists for Medicaid waivers. The Indiana Family and Social Services Administration launched a dashboard to provide updates on the waitlists.

Several lawmakers want the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration to remove a policy from the Healthy Indiana Plan, or HIP, that has been linked to loss of coverage for Medicaid members. The calls to reevaluate POWER account contributions come as the state continues to appeal a federal ruling against the policy.

A federal judge has granted a motion that will allow Healthy Indiana Plan, or HIP, members to maintain their HIP Plus coverage while the state appeals a federal ruling. The program’s approval was vacated by the judge in June, but the state has been working to appeal the ruling.

Advocates say many Medicaid members are confused about how their coverage has been affected by a ruling that vacated the federal approval of the Healthy Indiana Plan, or HIP. The ruling highlighted several policies that act as barriers to coverage including monthly payments required for the version of HIP with better coverage, HIP plus.

The state made its first public arguments in a legal challenge to recent changes to Indiana’s attendant care program. The program provides services for people considered medically complex. Attorneys for the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration said parents aren’t allowed to provide this type of care under the state’s Medicaid program.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.