Under Senate Bill 2, Hoosiers getting their health insurance under the Healthy Indiana Plan would need to log at least 20 work or volunteer hours a week with the overseeing state agency, a move that supporters hope will curb the program’s enrollment numbers.... Read More
A movement to invite counties from Illinois trying to secede from their state passed the Senate on Tuesday, with the Indiana-Illinois Boundary Adjustment Commission getting a nod from 36 senators. Three Republicans joined all ten Democrats to oppose the move, debating the motion for just over 30 minutes. “We all have our own opinions of how […]... Read More
A somewhat obscure federal program designed to reduce drug prices for health providers is getting scrutiny from Indiana lawmakers this year, with many questioning whether those savings are being used effectively for underserved patients. ... Read More
The Republican supermajority voting bloc in the Indiana House approved Medicaid work requirements on Tuesday, though such a program change will require federal approval before it can go into effect. It moved on a 66-28 vote, mostly along party lines.... Read More
A bill that would prohibit transgender female athletes from playing on college teams that align with their gender identity passed the Indiana Senate on Thursday with bipartisan support on a 42-6 vote. It now goes to Gov. Mike Braun for his signature.... Read More
Several voting rights groups sent a “notice of violation” to the Indiana Secretary of State’s Office and the Indiana Election Division on Wednesday, alleging that a new state law violates the National Voter Registration Act. ... Read More
A bill that would tighten Medicaid eligibility and add work requirements for certain programs was amended and passed out of the Ways and Means Committee in just under an hour on Wednesday, moving on a party-line vote.... Read More
A Thursday press release from the office emphasized, in bold, that the ten-day trip was privately funded and that “no agency or taxpayer funds were used.” The release didn’t include dates, saying only that Morales had “recently concluded” the visit. ... Read More
In a tight budget year when state-funded entities have been told that a flat appropriation is a win, Health First Indiana came off relatively well with only a modest $25 million cut over the next two-year budget cycle. ... Read More
A House committee opted on Tuesday to remove an explicit cap on the Healthy Indiana Plan that would restrict enrollment to 500,000 people but kept the controversial work requirements, passing Senate Bill 2 on an 8-4 vote along party lines.... Read More
