Appeals court allows Trump administration to block Medicaid funds to Planned Parenthood
Planned Parenthood said Thursday’s ruling means that more than 1.1 million patients can’t use their Medicaid insurance at its health centers.
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State agency plans aggressive new budget method to control growing Medicaid costs
Over the course of a decade, Indiana’s per-enrollee costs for certain Medicaid recipients are expected to surge by 43% and 72% for lower-income and elderly Hoosiers, respectively.
Medicare, Medicaid plans to experiment with covering weight loss drugs
Trump administration officials have offered mixed messages about GLP-1s and whether they should be relied upon for weight loss by obese and overweight Americans.
Judge blocks Trump administration’s efforts to defund Planned Parenthood
In its lawsuit, Planned Parenthood had argued that it would be at risk of closing nearly 200 clinics in 24 states if it were cut off from Medicaid funds.
Senate Republicans seek support for Trump’s big bill in overnight session
Republican leaders are buying time as they search for ways to secure support for President Donald Trump’s big bill of tax breaks and spending cuts, but the endgame wasn’t immediatley in sight early Tuesday morning.
States can cut off Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood, Supreme Court rules
While Medicaid law allows people to choose their own provider, it doesn’t make that a right enforceable in court, the justices found.
FSSA secretary: Braun administration ‘inherited a mess’
Mitch Roob is taking his second turn leading the Family and Social Services Administration, which has the single largest budget due to its federal funding. Previously, he led the agency under former Gov. Mitch Daniels.
Indiana senators send Medicaid work requirements to governor’s desk
Hoosiers getting insurance under the Healthy Indiana Plan would need to log at least 20 work or volunteer hours a week with the state, a move that supporters hope will curb the program’s enrollment numbers.
RFK Jr., Dr. Oz to join Braun to launch ‘Make Indiana Healthy Again’ campaign
Gov. Mike Braun’s new initiative borrows from Kennedy’s “Make America Healthy Again” slogan, which Kennedy, the U.S. health secretary, borrowed from President Donald Trump’s campaign.
Indiana Senate leaders release their latest state budget proposal. Here’s what’s in and what’s out.
Senate fiscal leaders presented a conservative state budget plan Thursday morning that drops universal school choice and extraneous spending.
Indiana House GOP overwhelmingly votes to impose Medicaid work requirements
Under Senate Bill 2, those enrolled in the Healthy Indiana Plan will need to either work or volunteer for 20 hours each week, with several exceptions for caregivers, disabled beneficiaries and more.
Skyrocketing cost of weight-loss drugs has state Medicaid programs looking for solution
At least 14 states already cover the cost of GLP-1 medications for obesity treatment for patients on Medicaid. Indiana is not one of them.
State leaders say potential federal funding cuts unlikely to cause special session
The Trump administration is considering cuts or changes to spending on Medicaid, education and other programs that could impact the state budget.
Following $1B Medicaid shortfall, state poised to drop firm that produced forecast
From fiscal years 2023 to 2024, the state’s Medicaid burden grew by 53.7%, from $2.6 billion to $4.1 billion.
Department of Health and Human Services to lay off 10,000 workers in major restructuring
The plan means cuts at the Food and Drug Administration, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Institutes of Health, and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
‘Not a deadbeat’: House amends out cap on Medicaid plan, keeps work requirements
In Tuesday’s committee hearing, conservative lawmakers defended the plan to add red tape and bureaucracy to the program against Hoosiers who were worried they’d lose their health coverage.
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.
Republicans once maligned Medicaid. Now some see a program too big to touch.
President Donald Trump, too, made his position on Medicaid clear: “We’re not going to touch it.”
Senate Republicans approve limiting health insurance program for Hoosiers
Senate Republicans unanimously greenlit a bill imposing certain provisions to the Healthy Indiana Plan, including adding a cap to the program—meaning hundreds of thousands of Hoosiers could lose coverage.
Advocates warn of wide-ranging impact of proposed HIP changes
Senate Bill 2 would introduce restrictions on the Healthy Indiana Plan, a Medicaid program that pays for the health care needs of more than 750,000 Hoosiers.