Recent reporting by WYFI highlighted the dramatic increases in individuals incompetent to stand trial for criminal offenses and their referral to the state hospital system for competency restoration. The result is a system under tremendous strain and one that is increasingly displacing people who need the highest level of psychiatric care for reasons unrelated to criminal activity. […]
The state plans to request a major disaster declaration to unlock additional federal funding for emergency response costs and damage.
AES Indiana filed a motion Wednesday asking the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission to hold off on a second look at a recent rate case during legal action over the firing of a commissioner by Gov. Mike Braun. Braun fired Andy Zay on Aug. 3 after he was one of three votes supporting a $71 million AES […]
Democratic lawmakers are calling for an independent audit of an assessment tool used by the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration amidst a surge in Medicaid disability waiver denials. The agency denied 6% of disability waivers this year following the rollout of interRAI in January — far higher than the previous sub-1% denial rate. The […]
As many as 300,000 low-income Hoosiers could be subject to Indiana’s new Medicaid work requirements, state officials estimated Tuesday. But key parts of the compliance and exemption process remain unfinished. The first deadline is less than two months away. Although the mandate takes effect Jan. 1, 2027, anyone applying for or renewing coverage that month […]
The pharmacist accused of stealing tens of thousands of doses of powerful opioids from IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital told state regulators Monday that he does not intend to practice again — then withdrew his license renewal application when the board split over whether to deny it. The withdrawal means Christopher Knoth’s Indiana pharmacist license […]
Able-bodied adults insured through the Healthy Indiana Plan may soon be required to make copayments. The Indiana Family and Social Services Administration intends to seek a five-year waiver through the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid to revive a modified version of the agency’s cost-sharing model under a new iteration of HIP, known as HIP 3.0. […]
From texts to town halls, the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration is rolling out a variety of tools to prepare Hoosies on the Healthy Indiana Plan for new work requirements. Beginning Jan. 1, 2027, Indiana will implement work requirements for new applicants and existing Medicaid members eligible under HIP, which provides healthcare coverage for […]
Separately, state regulators denied a $741 million, five-year transmission improvement plan NIPSCO submitted.
Gov. Mike Braun declined to elaborate on the firing of former Commissioner Andy Zay except to say he disapproved of Zay's approach to affordability.
