public health emergency

The federal COVID-19 public health declaration ends on Thursday May 11, 2023. This means the federal government will not buy tests, vaccines and treatments to distribute for free.

With the end of the federal public health emergency, some Medicaid recipients may no longer be eligible for continued coverage.

Considering the countrys divided Congress, Americans shouldnt hold their breath for major health reform legislation this year. On the other hand, 2023 is shaping up to see some incredibly consequential health policy changes that could impact millions.

Gov. Eric Holcomb joined 24 other state governors in signing an open letter to President Biden asking him to end the federal public health emergency in April 2023. The public health emergency was first declared in 2020 after the COVID-19 pandemic hit.

When the public health emergency ends, nearly a quarter of Indiana residents on Medicaid could be at risk of losing their coverage. Here’s what the state is doing to mitigate coverage gaps and the steps you need to take now.

Under the Federal Public Health Emergency, some Medicaid programs including traditional Medicaid, the Children's Health Insurance Program, and the Healthy Indiana plan have put a hold on typical rules such as having updated paperwork and documentation. As the emergency nears an end, some listeners were curious about continued coverage once these changes go into effect.

Enhanced federal benefits for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, SNAP, have been in place since the start of the pandemic. They will end on June 1.

Indiana surpasses 22,000 dead, as the rate of new deaths slows. Gov. Eric Holcomb signs the General Assembly’s less restrictive COVID-19 vaccine mandate bill. And he ended the state’s public health emergency, which had been in place since March 2020.

Gov. Eric Holcomb signed an executive order Thursday ending the emergency declaration that's been in place since March 2020.

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.