Abigail Ruhman

1 week ago | news.wnin.org | Abigail Ruhman

Parents of medically complex children say the changes made by the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration following the 2023 Medicaid forecasting error left families without critical services. A new state law requires the agency to present a public report on changes to Indiana's Medicaid waivers prior to seeking federal approval — and FSSA has started that process.

1 week ago | lakeshorepublicmedia.org | Abigail Ruhman

Pat Hustmyer’s home is bright and filled with things she and her family made with their hands, like crocheted blankets and small stained glass art. But while she's sitting on her couch, Hustmyer’s hands are focused on a page in a notebook with meticulously organized data about Medicaid spending. "I have to, every day, try to go, 'Is there anything I can do to try to change somebody's mind — to make them understand that I'm a person, that this could kill me?'" Hustmyer said.

2 weeks ago | wfyi.org | Abigail Ruhman

May 23, 2025Article origination IPB News Pharmaceutical drugmakers sometimes offer financial assistance for high-cost speciality drugs. But insurance companies aren't required to apply that assistance to a person's deductible or out-of-pocket maximum. A new Indiana law will soon change that for certain prescription drugs. If someone is filling a monthly $1,000 prescription, and they have a $4,000 coupon or drug card, the value of the manufacturer's coupon is applied for four months.

2 weeks ago | wfyi.org | Abigail Ruhman

May 20, 2025Article origination IPB News There are 12 exceptions to the new work reporting requirements for the Healthy Indiana Plan, or HIP. But federal lawmakers proposed their own version of the policy for Medicaid expansion programs. Medicaid experts said under that proposal, Indiana would no longer be allowed to provide several of those exceptions.

2 weeks ago | wvxu.org | Abigail Ruhman

There are 12 exceptions to the new work reporting requirements for the Healthy Indiana Plan, or HIP. But federal lawmakers proposed their own version of the policy for Medicaid expansion programs. Medicaid experts said under that proposal, Indiana would no longer be allowed to provide several of those exceptions. The federal proposal within the reconciliation bill includes some exceptions that overlap with Indiana’s law, but may not go as far.