Posted on March 9, 2017
Author Mary Perren, WKVI
U.S. Sen. Joe Donnelly says he can’t support the Republican alternative to the Affordable Care Act in its current form. He’s not opposed to improvements aimed at making health insurance more affordable but says he’s not going to vote for anything that takes healthcare away from those struggling with conditions like diabetes or heart disease who have finally gotten coverage.
Donnelly says the GOP plan slashes costs on the backs of his constituents by reducing or eliminating benefits for millions of people.
During a Wednesday appearance on WKVI’s “Grossman in the Morning” Donnelly said many of the people he represents have coverage for the first time thanks to the Affordable Care Act.
“If someone in San Pierre or in North Judson or in Knox has diabetes, I’m not going to stand by and let them lose their coverage because they struggle from a disease. They had no part in winding up with that situation. That’s just something that happens. I just want to make sure we keep the commitments we’ve made to folks.”
The proposed bill includes a broad Medicaid overhaul that could mean reductions in benefits. Vice President Mike Pence has called the measure a “framework for reform.”
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Thursday, March 9, 2017
Wednesday, January 28, 2015
Indiana Granted Approval for Health Reform Program
Published: January 28, 2015
By: Tyler Maffitt, WKVI
The state of Indiana received approval yesterday to use an updated version of the consumer-driven Healthy Indiana Plan instead of Medicaid.
The program is expected to offer healthcare to 350-thousand uninsured Hoosiers.
IU Health LaPorte Public Information Officer Stacey Kellogg says it affects their locations in a great way.
“This program will now enable those who kind of fell through the cracks, who are in that gap and kind of been waiting for this decision to happen, who may have lost their HIP coverage, to go back online, sign up, and get the coverage that they deserve and that they need,” says Kellogg.
IU Health says they simply need to update information they already have. The Family and Social Services Administration says they will be taking applications immediately with coverage beginning February 1st.
HIP 2.0 participants are required to contribute to a POWER account – which works similarly to a Health Savings Account – and are rewarded for using preventive care services.
Governor Mike Pence says the program is based on a similar program that has been used for the last seven years. Kellogg says they have a good relationship with the previous program.
“It’s a little too early to compare the two because the announcement has just been made, but for the most part, very responsive program and very successful for our patients,” says Kellogg.
The Healthy Indiana Plan also offers assistance to low-income residents to purchase private insurance through their employers.
Approval from the federal government effectively ends Medicaid for all non-disabled Indiana residents between 19 and 64.
By: Tyler Maffitt, WKVI
The state of Indiana received approval yesterday to use an updated version of the consumer-driven Healthy Indiana Plan instead of Medicaid.
The program is expected to offer healthcare to 350-thousand uninsured Hoosiers.
IU Health LaPorte Public Information Officer Stacey Kellogg says it affects their locations in a great way.
“This program will now enable those who kind of fell through the cracks, who are in that gap and kind of been waiting for this decision to happen, who may have lost their HIP coverage, to go back online, sign up, and get the coverage that they deserve and that they need,” says Kellogg.
IU Health says they simply need to update information they already have. The Family and Social Services Administration says they will be taking applications immediately with coverage beginning February 1st.
HIP 2.0 participants are required to contribute to a POWER account – which works similarly to a Health Savings Account – and are rewarded for using preventive care services.
Governor Mike Pence says the program is based on a similar program that has been used for the last seven years. Kellogg says they have a good relationship with the previous program.
“It’s a little too early to compare the two because the announcement has just been made, but for the most part, very responsive program and very successful for our patients,” says Kellogg.
The Healthy Indiana Plan also offers assistance to low-income residents to purchase private insurance through their employers.
Approval from the federal government effectively ends Medicaid for all non-disabled Indiana residents between 19 and 64.
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