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Indiana To Bid $68 Billion In Medicaid Contracts This Summer
3+ hour, 33+ min ago (671+ words) A slide from the Jan. 30 FSSA quarterly financial presentation. INDIANAPOLIS " Indiana's social services agency plans to rebid $68 billion worth of health care contracts in August for vulnerable Hoosiers making up 20% of the state's population. Mitch Roob, secretary of the Family…...
Parkview Health To Eliminate Over $64M In Medical Debt
3+ week, 1+ day ago (374+ words) Parkview Health announced it has partnered with national non-profit Undue Medical Debt to abolish $64.13 million in debt for 35,694 patients. Screenshot from Google Maps. FORT WAYNE " Parkview Health announced Tuesday, Jan. 13 it has partnered with national non-profit Undue Medical Debt to…...
How To Save Money on Healthcare In The New Year
4+ week, 2+ day ago (529+ words) How To Save Money on Healthcare In The New Year'InkFreeNews.com Editor's Note: This article was published in the January issue of Glo, a publication of The Papers Inc. FORT WAYNE " It's no secret that Americans are spending record-setting amounts…...
Insurer Elevance Targets Out-Of-Network Care With Payment Cuts
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (219+ words) Beginning Jan. 1, a subsidiary of Indianapolis-based Elevance Health plans to reduce reimbursement by 10% on commercial insurance claims when care is delivered by out-of-network clinicians at in-network hospitals. Graphic from Elevance Health. The change targets situations in which hospitals rely on…...
Indiana Agencies Outline Spending Cuts In 5% Reserve Pursuit
5+ mon, 4+ week ago (762+ words) INDIANAPOLIS " Indiana's state agencies are slowly earning approval for their plans to save money after being hit with effective 10% spending cuts amid a tough budget cycle. A grim May'revenue forecast'prompted lawmakers to cut most agency appropriations by 5% in the latest…...
Indiana Plans Spending Cuts, Reforms Amid Soaring Medicaid Costs
5+ mon, 4+ week ago (945+ words) INDIANAPOLIS " Over the course of a decade, Indiana's per-enrollee costs for certain Medicaid recipients are expected to surge by 43% and 72% for lower-income and elderly Hoosiers, respectively. That's according to an analysis by the Family and Social Services Administration shared on…...
Hoosier Employers Turning To Self-Insured Plans To Trim Costs
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (1006+ words) INDIANAPOLIS " In the face of growing health care costs, many employers have turned to self-insured plans, where they assume the financial risks on the chance that they might save some money. And it's a popular option for Hoosiers. Even as…...
Parkview Health Welcomes New Director At Employer Solutions
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (233+ words) FORT WAYNE " Parkview Health has announced Jim McCann as the new director of Employer Solutions business development. Bringing more than 30 years of experience in the medical insurance industry, McCann offers a deep understanding of group health, dental, vision and life…...