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ACA enrollment plummets in Indiana; Congress must extend tax credits
6+ hour, 18+ min 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
6+ day, 11+ hour 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
3+ week, 1+ day 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…...
Northeast Indiana communities brace for Senate Enrolled Act 1's future
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (1446+ words) Kids from the Village Table Co-Op home school group play Thursday afternoon at the Lancaster Park playground in Bluffton. Small cities like Bluffton and Woodburn might look different in the coming years as leaders determine how to grow with less…...
Without congressional action, millions could lose affordable health coverage
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (478+ words) Some 22 million Americans " including 295,772 Hoosiers " are set to lose health insurance subsidies by the end of the year if Congress allows the enhanced premium tax credits under the Affordable Care Act to expire. The loss of those credits would lead…...
Annual enrollment tips: Selecting the best financial benefits for you
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (443+ words) Here are major benefit categories to consider. Sorting through health insurance plans can seem overwhelming. It may be tempting to simply choose whatever option is closest to what you already have. But if you have a new employer, if anything…...
Health care is set to hit budgets of Hoosiers hard
3+ mon, 4+ week ago (441+ words) Many hard-working Hoosiers will be in for sticker shock when they start shopping for next year's health coverage in the individual marketplace. For the past several years, thousands of Hoosiers have been able to afford coverage thanks to a temporary…...
State agency plans aggressive new budget method to control growing Medicaid costs
5+ mon, 4+ week ago (1234+ words) 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 Wednesday…...
CEO of Lutheran Health's parent company to retire
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (528+ words) The CEO of Lutheran Health Network's parent company will retire as of Sept. 30, according to a Wednesday filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The CEO of Lutheran Health Network's parent company will retire as of Sept. 30, according to a…...
Parkview, Anthem reach agreement to continue coverage through 2029
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (484+ words) Parkview Health and Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Indiana have reached an agreement that allows Parkview to remain a provider in the insurer's networks, officials announced Thursday in a joint statement. The contract, which runs through 2029, doesn't include…...