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Lawmakers working to ensure that insurance works for patients
6+ hour, 56+ min 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
1+ 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
3+ mon, 1+ day 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
3+ mon, 6+ 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
3+ 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
3+ mon, 2+ 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
3+ 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…...
Northeast Indiana communities brace for Senate Enrolled Act 1's future
6+ mon, 4+ day 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…...
Annual enrollment tips: Selecting the best financial benefits for you
6+ mon, 3+ 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…...
Without congressional action, millions could lose affordable health coverage
6+ mon, 2+ 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…...