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Congress should reconsider the ACA to make quality health insurance affordable
1+ hour, 37+ min ago (630+ words) Already, Indiana hospitals are reporting a double-digit increase in the percentage of emergency department visits since the beginning of 2025. That rate is expected to climb as more Hoosiers forgo health insurance or opt for high-deductible plans to offset soaring premiums....
New state law will undercut medical cost control efforts
1+ week, 6+ day ago (573+ words) In a recent Quinnipiac poll about personal financial concerns, voters cited health care costs as No. 1. And when those same voters were asked to rank how difficult it would be to pay an unexpected bill of $1, 000 immediately, half of voters…...
Indiana unveils Medicaid overhaul aimed at pressuring hospitals to lower prices
3+ week, 5+ day ago (1204+ words) Indiana will begin using Medicaid payments as leverage against high hospital prices under a newly approved financing model. Indiana officials on Friday rolled out what they described as a first-in-the-nation Medicaid financing overhaul designed to pressure hospitals to lower commercial…...
Lawmakers working to ensure that insurance works for patients
4+ week, 2+ day ago (552+ words) Indiana lawmakers have taken bold steps to put patients ahead of harmful insurance practices. Hoosier patients, not insurance giants, should start benefiting at the pharmacy counter. Recently, multiple patient-first laws have gone into effect that ensure Hoosiers receive financial assistance…...
Talk of fraud clouds effort at reining in state benefits
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (581+ words) It's all about the errors. Indiana lawmakers fear a heavy financial blow if they don't reduce errors in the state's food and health care assistance programs. That's why they recently passed legislation with more eligibility checks and other regulatory requirements....
New analysis shows Parkview Health's commercial prices dropping
4+ mon, 12+ hour ago (205+ words) A state-required study shows that Parkview Health's commercial prices have consistently dropped over three years, the Fort Wayne-based network announced today." The 2025 Milliman Hospital Price Benchmarking Analysis was issued by the Indiana Department of Insurance after it was required by…...
Help is available navigating Medicare options
4+ mon, 5+ day ago (413+ words) Our teams often sit down with patients who are trying to make sense of changes to their insurance coverage. Many are older adults who have seen the same doctors for years " decades, even " and suddenly find themselves unsure whether they…...
ACA enrollment plummets in Indiana; Congress must extend tax credits
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (279+ words) The loss of those credits could lead to 4. 8 million Americans losing health insurance while millions more are facing soaring premium costs. But the suffering won't end with the massive increase in the uninsured population. "This is a wake-up call for…...
Indiana hospitals warn of cuts, closures without lawmaker intervention
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (735+ words) Leslie Bonilla Mu'iz | Indiana Capital Chronicle Indiana Hospital Association President Scott Tittle speaks during a virtual news conference about Indiana hospital finances on Tuesday. Greene County General Hospital CEO Brenda Reetz speaks Tuesday during a virtual news conference about Indiana…...
Parkview forgives $64 million of medical debt for almost 36, 000 patients
4+ mon, 4+ week ago (715+ words) Almost 36, 000 Parkview Health patients will have their debt forgiven, unpaid medical bills that total more than $64 million. Parkview on Monday announced its partnership with Undue Medical Debt, a national nonprofit. The organization acquires portfolios of past-due medical debt belonging to…...