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Major changes are coming to Hoosier families who depend on the state's Medicaid program for services for medically-complex children and support for aging family members.. The changes to ...
But starting in late 2017, state Medicaid officials began "bowing to political pressure exerted by the health insurers’ and the hospitals’ lobby" and "improperly directed the Program Integrity ...
State Rep. Heath VanNatter, R-Kokomo, talks with Anastasia Davis and her son Alexander Davis, on Monday, Jan. 22, 2024, at the Indiana Statehouse.
In the United States, Medicaid is a government program that provides health insurance for adults and children with limited income and resources. The program is partially funded and primarily managed by state governments, which also have wide latitude in determining eligibility and benefits, but the federal government sets baseline standards for state Medicaid programs and provides a ...
A Katie Beckett waiver or TEFRA waiver is a Medicaid waiver concerning the income eligibility for home-based Medicaid services for children under the age of nineteen. Prior to the Katie Beckett waiver, if a child with significant medical needs received treatment at home, the child's income would be deemed to include the parents' entire ...
Medicaid Fraud Control Unit - The Medicaid Fraud Control Unit investigates fraud involving healthcare providers that intentionally defraud the state's Medicaid program through fraudulent practices. The unit also investigates allegations of prescription drug diversion, patient abuse, neglect, and exploitation in facilities receiving payments ...
Indiana's initial estimate for Medicaid expenses is nearly $1 billion short of its now-predicted need, state lawmakers learned in a report that ignited concern over the state's budget and access ...
The Health Insurance Premium Payment Program (HIPP) is a Medicaid program that allows a recipient to receive free private health insurance paid for entirely by their state's Medicaid program. A Medicaid recipient must be deemed 'cost effective' by the HIPP program of their state. Ultimately, the program was made optional, and its use is minimal ...