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More Hoosiers go uninsured, resulting in higher emergency department usage
8+ hour, 57+ min ago (959+ words) Indiana hospitals are reporting a double-digit increase in the percentage of emergency department visits since the start of 2025 " a rate that is expected to climb as more Hoosiers go without health insurance or opt for high-deductible plans to offset surging…...
Greene County hospital issues second breach notice to Anthem
3+ week, 3+ day ago (228+ words) LINTON, Ind. (WTHI) - Greene County General Hospital has issued a second breach notice to Anthem after months of trying to figure out why certain claims weren't being paid correctly. The hospital previously issued a breach notice related to Anthem claim…...
FSSA hiring 400 employees to monitor Medicaid eligibility ahead of work requirements
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (928+ words) The state agency overseeing Medicaid is hiring 400 employees to check the eligibility of the 560, 000 low-income Hoosiers getting their health insurance through the Healthy Indiana Plan. Fifty of those have been onboarded as state employees since the effort began last month,…...
Indiana finds systemic fraud in attendant care provider audits
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (91+ words) Audits of five attendant care providers in Indiana uncovered nearly $200 million in improper payments and widespread compliance failures. The Indiana Family and Social Services Administration said the audits covered claims from Jan. 1, 2022, through March 31. Officials said nearly all reviewed claims…...
Indiana hospital systems meet benchmark on direct-to-employer health care deals
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (474+ words) The statutorily required direct-to-employer health care arrangements offered by five Indiana nonprofit hospital systems collectively cleared a 260% of Medicare pricing maximum last year, according to a'report'released Wednesday by the Indiana Department of Health. The model allows employers to establish contracts…...
Greene County General fights Anthem over underpaid claims
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (575+ words) LINTON, Ind. (WTHI) - Greene County General Hospital filed a breach notice with Anthem on April 14 after months of failed efforts to resolve a significant payment issue. The breach notice sets in motion a 30-day window for Anthem to clear the…...
Rural Indiana hospital serves Anthem breach notice over payment issues
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (56+ words) WTHI-TV Greene County General Hospital has served Anthem with a breach notice after months of failed efforts to resolve what the hospital calls significant payment and adjudication issues. Currently in Terre Haute Do you have a hard time paying your…...
State agency plans aggressive new budget method to control growing Medicaid costs
10+ mon, 14+ hour ago (1247+ words) Mitch Roob, Secretary of the Family and Social Services Administration, discusses the agencies finances, including Medicaid costs, and upcoming challenges on Aug. 6, 2025 in Indianapolis. (Whitney Downard/Indiana Capital Chronicle) Over the course of a decade, Indiana's per-enrollee costs for certain…...
Local part-time elected officials can lose health insurance, Indiana Supreme Court rules
10+ mon, 2+ week ago (560+ words) Indiana Supreme Court Justices question defendants in a case between the Indiana Attorney General's Office and the owners of Tik Tok. (Screenshot from oral arguments) The Indiana Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that local units of government across the state…...