The Indiana Family and Social Services Administration (FSSA) announced the federal approval of a Medicaid waiver that will pay for inpatient stays for Hoosiers diagnosed with serious mental illness.

Indiana was awarded $5.2 million to help pregnant and postpartum women with opioid addictions.

The Indiana Family and Social Services Administration has temporarily suspended work requirements for people on the Healthy Indiana Plan.

The Indiana Family and Social Services Administration says it won't enforce rules that require those not qualifying for exemptions to report 20 hours a month of work or related activity or face coverage loss after Dec. 31.

The lawsuit alleges the state agency has committed systemic violations of the civil rights of blind Indiana residents.

The state must provide what are known as direct-acting antiviral medications by July 1. It's part of an agreement between the state and the ACLU recently approved by a federal judge.

The Office of Early Childhood and Out-of-School Learning in the Family and Social Services Administration announced the grants Thursday.

The state's Family and Social Services Administration says the U.S. Department of Agriculture informed it that those benefits must be distributed Wednesday as a one-time early benefit due to the ongoing government shutdown.

Indiana is getting millions of dollars in federal funding for early childhood education, and officials say it will help the state strategize to improve early learning programs and access

The USDA will use money from a continuing resolution to pay for February food assistance.