Indianapolis-based MDwise, which said it has provided Indiana Medicaid services for more than 30 years, has already launched a court challenge to the state’s action.
The CEO who took charge last summer of the Indianapolis company that provides health insurance, food, career help and other services to low-income people acknowledges he has a big job ahead.
The not-for-profit that helps low-income Hoosiers get health care coverage and social services lost $60 million in 2016 and cut about 80 jobs last year.
Two Indianapolis-based health insurers are pulling out of Indiana’s insurance exchanges next year, citing growing uncertainty over the future of the Affordable Care Act. Together, they represent about 77,000 members who now must find other plans.
MDwise said it could not reach an agreement with the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration’s Office of Medicaid Policy and Planning over payment rates for the Hoosier Care Connect program.
MDwise Inc., a locally based not-for-profit health care provider mostly for low-income individuals, has acquired IU Health Plan from IU Health Inc. for an undisclosed amount. IU Health is a health care network commonly known as IU Medical Group Primary Care or IUMG. MDwise will assume IUHP’s HMO network and become a member of the […]
Indiana health officials are extending open enrollment for two major Medicaid programs, giving more time for hundreds of thousands of Hoosiers facing a forced plan change to select another option from the state’s managed care lineup.
If someone were suffering from heart disease or an ulcer, we wouldn’t shy away from acknowledging setbacks. We should have that same mindset for addiction.
Brooklyn-based Cityblock Health Inc. and Indianapolis-based health maintenance organization MDwise Inc. said their partnership would bring care to about 10,000 people in Indianapolis and Fort Wayne.
Jennifer Alvey leads the financial fortunes of the largest health care system in the state, which serves more than 1 million patients every year and employs 34,000.
The grant from the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will be used to improve the coordination of clinical care and the integration of other services that are critical for maternal and child health and recovery, officials said.
The company, which provides IT staffing and support, has thrived partly because of its strong relationships with Anthem Inc. and Merchants Bank of Indiana.
The Indiana Department of Insurance said it expects all 92 counties to be covered by the plans next year. The state has until Sept. 25 to approve them.
Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar, a former Eli Lilly and Co. executive who was hospitalized twice this week, has hired Jim Parker, president and CEO of MDwise and a former longtime executive at Anthem Inc.
