The federal officials are working to rebrand what have been known as ICHRAs, through which companies eliminate traditional health plans in favor of subsidies that help workers buy their own insurance.
An air ambulance company is suing Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield, accusing the Indianapolis-based health insurer of sitting on about $30 million in unpaid claims approved by an independent arbitrator.
Indiana is the third state in the nation to discontinue the practice as a temporary solution to hospital overcrowding
The White House said nine companies have agreed to lower prices on drugs that treat hemophilia, Parkinson’s disease, glaucoma and other conditions.
In the midst of another growth spurt, Fort Wayne-based Parkview is building facilities or connecting with providers in West Lafayette, Lebanon, Marion and Indy’s northern suburbs.
The biggest obstacles for the plan may be the unprecedented financial and logistical challenges it would impose on parents, health providers and drugmakers.
The mandate applies to Medicaid expansion adults ages 19 through 64, rather than every Healthy Indiana Plan member.
The administration’s report projects that the restrictions could reduce government health care spending by as much as 5% and help tamp down cost growth, including for people who have private health insurance.
If approved, the waiver would reintroduce cost-sharing — not to exceed 5% of a member’s family income — and implement flexible enrollment caps for HIP as needed.
Medical groups have warned that Trump’s changes could backfire by leaving children more exposed to diseases such as measles.
Beginning Jan. 1, 2027, Indiana will implement work requirements for new applicants and existing Medicaid members eligible under HIP, which provides health care coverage for the state’s Medicaid expansion population.
Until a recent federal disclosure rule, the effect of health care monopolies on pricing was often overlooked or harder to detect.
Medical experts hope mRNA vaccines make it easier to respond quicker to changes in the flu strain because they are faster to develop than traditional shots.
Indiana Family and Social Services Administration Secretary Mitch Roob warned the reversal does not mean the state has fixed its “unsustainable” Medicaid cost trajectory.
New work requirements, more frequent eligibility reviews and other policy changes will reshape Medicaid for many Hoosiers beginning in 2027.
Two independent investment analysts pushed for more oversight of the financial asset class at the state Interim Study Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance on Tuesday.
Three years after enrollment peaked during the pandemic, Indiana’s Medicaid rolls are continuing to fall as eligibility reviews reshape the program.
The current contract between Ascension St. Vincent and UHC expires Saturday, but network access is extended through Aug. 7 while a new deal is finalized.
Across the nation, a third of state Medicaid programs paid for GLP-1 drugs for weight loss as of mid-2025. That has shrunk this year to around one in five states, according to a review by The Washington Post.
Indianapolis-based Elevance Health reported a second-quarter profit of nearly $1.5 billion and raised its full-year earnings guidance, but its shares still sank more than 10% on Wednesday morning.
