Phase one of the study, developed by Indiana University's Center for Aging Research and the Regenstrief Center, placed nurses in the state's nursing homes who were trained to recognize problems in geriatric patients before they turn into full-blown issues that require hospitalization.

There are an estimated 5,500 undocumented immigrants in the United States who have been diagnosed with kidney failure.

The Affordable Care Act and Healthy Indiana Plan have helped provide hundreds of thousands of Hoosiers with health insurance.

Gov. Mike Pence's decisions about health and healthcare in Indiana have drawn attention from within and outside the state. And his record could be important in November, because his running mate doesn't have a legislative record at all. Here's a quick look at the governor's record on health policy in Indiana.

In May, the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration announced it was planning to lower the amount of money home health care workers would get through the Medicaid program - as much as 8 percent for registered nurses and 6 percent for home health aides. Now the state has decided to keep the 2016 rates intact.

Medicaid-eligible Indiana teenagers enroll at a rate of five percent less than eligible younger kids.

A state law that took effect last July required the Department of Correction to work with offenders about to be released to ensure they had healthcare coverage.

The waivers cover the costs of some services, but changes the state made to requirements meant some beneficiaries received less money for such services.

Under the Affordable Care Act, young adults can stay on their parents' insurance until their 26th birthday. Kids aging out of foster care can also stay on Medicaid. But having coverage is not the same thing as accessing health care, and without parents to guide them through the health care system, former foster kids can get lost.

A recent report from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services found that almost 80 percent of children on Medicaid were not receiving all required dental services and almost a third didn't visit a dentist at all.