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Indiana Disability Rights and the ACLU of Indiana filed a federal lawsuit in May to force the state to continue its hourly payment to family caretakers. Insurance companies taking over care management
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 ...
During 2019, the U.S. population was approximately 330 million, with 59 million people 65 years of age and over covered by the federal Medicare program. The 273 million non-institutionalized persons under age 65 either obtained their coverage from employer-based (159 million) or non-employer based (84 million) sources, or were uninsured (30 ...
[1] [2] Dual-eligibles make up 14% of Medicaid enrollment, yet they are responsible for approximately 36% of Medicaid expenditures. [3] Similarly, duals total 20% of Medicare enrollment, and spend 31% of Medicare dollars. [4] Dual-eligibles are often in poorer health and require more care compared with other Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries. [5]
QI offers Extra Help paying for prescription drugs. A person will pay no more than $12.15 in 2025 for each Medicare-covered branded drug and $4.90 for each generic drug.
Parents of two children with disabilities are suing an Indiana agency in federal court over changes to attendant care services they say violate the Americans with Disabilities Act and federal ...
[12] [13] Softening the eligibility requirements for Medicaid was a central goal of the ACA, [14] forming a two-pronged policy along with subsidized private insurance via health insurance marketplaces to expand health insurance coverage in the U.S. [15] [7] [3] The Medicaid expansion provision of the ACA allowed states to lower the income ...
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 ...