The changes are part of last week’s federal authorization, which allows Indiana to continue its Healthy Indiana Plan for another three years.

Alex Azar, head of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, announced the federal approval Friday in Indianapolis.

The federal government has granted a one-month extension to Indiana’s Medicaid program, known as the Healthy Indiana Plan, or HIP 2.0, which was set to expire this month.

On Friday, the Indiana Medicaid Drug Utilization Review Board agreed to remove prior authorizations for preferred versions of the addiction treatment medication buprenorphine.

A Kaiser Family Foundation analysis released this week shows Indiana would receive 3 percent less under the block grant system than it currently does under the Affordable Care Act.

Democrat Joe Donnelly has repeatedly voted against measures Senate Republicans have offered to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act.

When pressed again, Holcomb said the Senate bill was too much of a moving target to provide specific data.

The proposal would require members to work, train, study or volunteer for up to 20 hours per week, unless they can show they meet certain exemptions.

Gov. Eric Holcomb has previously evaded any commitment to releasing internal analysis of the impact federal health care legislation will have on Indiana.

The 30-day public comment period began May 24. The state submitted its proposal to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on May 25.