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Indiana leaders downplay concerns of possible federal Medicaid cuts
As the federal government considers ways to reduce Medicaid spending to help finance the extension of tax cuts, Indiana government leaders are not yet sounding the alarm over the potential of losing billions of dollars for its ever-growing entitlement program.
What is in the just-passed House Republican budget bill? What to know
The House advanced President Donald Trump's legislative agenda with big tax cuts. Democrats warn it might lead to cutting Medicaid.
Indiana shows how to repeal and replace Medicaid expansion
By moving to pass this legislation, Indiana is responding to a perfect storm of fiscal crisis and legal chaos. The state’s Medicaid program has been in dire financial straits, w
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Experts, advocates challenge misinformation from lawmakers on Medicaid, HIP overhaul bill
Indiana lawmakers want to address Medicaid spending by overhauling the states Medicaid expansion program. However, testimony and discussion so far has included misinformation and misleading information on the Healthy Indiana Plan,
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Potential changes to federal funding, Medicaid worry FQHCs about their ability to provide care
Federally Qualified Health Centers serve an estimated 700,000 people in Indiana, most earn low incomes and half are on Medicaid. Now, those centers say they face uncertainty as potential changes to federal funding and Medicaid loom large.
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State leaders downplay concerns of possible federal Medicaid cuts
Health policy nonprofit KFF estimates Indiana could miss out on billions of dollars in funding if the federal government enacts a per-capita cap to reduce spending on Medicaid.
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Where do federal funding cuts leave Indiana?
Federal funding cuts coming from Washington could threaten Indiana's finances, especially for Medicaid and education.
As Congress debates spending cuts, half a million Hoosiers could join ranks of the uninsured
The big question of whether and how much Congress may cut Medicaid could have a significant impact in Indiana as lawmakers debate the next budget.
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Braun signs executive order addressing ABA therapy costs
Gov. Mike Braun signed an executive order aimed at addressing rising Medicaid costs for Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) therapy in Indiana.
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Indiana leaders downplay concerns of possible federal Medicaid cuts
As the federal government considers ways to reduce Medicaid spending to help finance the extension of tax cuts, Indiana government leaders are not yet sounding the alarm over the potential of losing billions of dollars for its ever-growing entitlement program.
Proposed Medicaid cap, work requirements in Indiana bill a cause for concern, researchers say
The cap on enrollment and work requirements are the two most concerning parts of a Medicaid bill that the Indiana legislature is considering, said two public health researchers. At the federal level,
Indiana shows how to repeal and replace Medicaid expansion
Fifteen years after Obamacare’s passage, Indiana may finally fix that broken law’s signature policy. Lawmakers are moving to repeal and replace the state’s Medicaid expansion, transforming it into a more sustainable program that moves hundreds of thousands of able-bodied adults from welfare to work.