Articles tagged as: Medicaid
March 14, 2022
How Medicaid enrollment can disrupt the cycle of incarceration
Research suggests access to public health insurance can help curb recidivism. Reentry organizations in Missouri are working to enroll people in Medicaid after they leave prison to keep them from coming back.
Read MoreFebruary 14, 2022
FSSA says a proposed bill could hinder its effort to reform long-term care
In Indiana, only about half of elderly Hoosiers eligible for Medicaid are aging at home. FSSA has been working to help increase that, but the state agency is worried its plan could be disrupted by a bill that’s making its way through the legislative process.
Read MoreFebruary 2, 2022
Indiana governor extends COVID-19 emergency amid debate
In extending the order for a 23rd time, Holcomb cited the state’s high rate of infection and pointed out that the vast majority of people being hospitalized with COVID-19 aren’t vaccinated.
Read MoreJanuary 12, 2022
Senate panel OKs bill smoothing path for governor to end public health emergency
Gov. Eric Holcomb could end the state’s public health emergency without jeopardizing millions in federal funding under a bill approved by a Senate committee Wednesday.
Read MoreJuly 28, 2021
Economists Ask: Do Medicaid Paperwork Hassles For Doctors Worsen Health Care Disparities?
Administrative burdens — like haggling with insurers over payments — cut into the already low reimbursement rates Medicaid provides doctors for services. This can disincentivize doctors from accepting Medicaid, according to a new working paper from the University of Chicago.
Read MoreJuly 21, 2021
Medicaid Growth Helps Insurer Anthem Beat Q2 Expectations
Indianapolis-based Anthem Inc. topped second-quarter expectations even though the health insurer's profit tumbled.
Read MoreJune 8, 2021
In Missouri, Medicaid Expansion Sparks A Fight
Medicaid expansion has been a contentious issue across the U.S., and in Missouri, battle lines are drawn at the highest levels of government.
Read MoreApril 19, 2021
Indiana Expanding Medicaid Coverage To New Mothers 12 Months Postpartum
Medicaid coverage for Hoosier women during their pregnancy typically lasts until 60 days after they give birth, but that was extended through the most recent federal COVID-19 relief package.
Read MoreFebruary 5, 2021
Indiana Lawmakers Propose Using Cigarette Tax For Medicaid
A House committee made significant changes Thursday to the way Indiana would spend proceeds from a proposal to hike the state's cigarette tax for the first time in more than a decade and impose a new state tax on vaping liquids.
Read MoreJanuary 21, 2021
Indiana Aims To Overhaul Care System For Aging Hoosiers
Indiana ranks as one of the worst states in the country for helping older people decide where they want to age -- at home or in a nursing facility.
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