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FSSA shares Medicaid work requirement rules
1+ week, 5+ day ago (185+ words) Terre Haute Tribune-Star Family and Social Services Agency Secretary Mitch Roobâs quarterly financial report on Tuesday, April 28, 2026, included this slide about upcoming work requirements for some Medicaid recipients. The Indiana Family and Social Services Administration is preparing to phase…...
Indiana takes on powerful hospitals
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (197+ words) Terre Haute Tribune-Star Under a law enacted last year, five of Indianaâs largest nonprofit hospital systems cannot charge patients covered by job-based health plans more than an established price cap. Tired of watching its employers struggle to afford the…...
Guest Column: Indiana’s next frontier for affordable health care
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (188+ words) Terre Haute Tribune-Star Indiana employers continue to face rising health care costs that are increasing faster than wages, mirroring national trends in employer-sponsored coverage. Recent national surveys show that annual premiums for employer health plans rose 6% to 7% in 2024â2025, outpacing typical…...
Indiana wants $200M back from attendant care providers
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (140+ words) Terre Haute Tribune-Star Mitch Roob, secretary of the Family and Social Services Administration, discusses the agencyâs finances, including Medicaid costs, and upcoming challenges on Aug. 6, 2025, in Indianapolis. The Indiana Family and Social Services Administration is seeking $200 million in improper…...
Greene County General Hospital, Anthem in dispute over insurance payments
3+ mon, 5+ day ago (162+ words) Terre Haute Tribune-Star Greene County General Hospital in Linton and insurer Anthem are in a dispute over insurance payments. The hospital on Tuesday announced it had served Anthem with a breach notice, or notification that the hospital alleges Anthem is…...
Indiana hospitals warn of cuts, closures without lawmaker intervention
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (176+ words) tribstar.com Indiana Hospital Association President Scott Tittle speaks during a virtual news conference about Indiana hospital finances on Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026. Hoosier hospitals say theyâre increasingly struggling to stay open as expenses rise faster than revenue, according to a…...
Union Health: Merger with Regional expected to close Dec. 12
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (180+ words) Union Health is projecting a closing date of Dec. 12 for its acquisition of Terre Haute Regional Hospital, yielding an effective date of Dec. 13. Union made that announcement in a news release on Wednesday afternoon. It said: Javascript is required for…...
Indiana agency plans new method to control Medicaid costs
11+ mon, 1+ week ago (236+ words) Over the course of a decade, Indianaâs per-enrollee costs for certain Medicaid recipients are expected to surge by 43% and 72% for lower-income and elderly Hoosiers, respectively. Mitch Roob, Secretary of the Family and Social Services Administration, discusses the agencies finances,…...