Indiana Governor Mike Pence submitted a piece to the Fort Wayne (IN) News-Sentinel (7/7) in which he touts his Healthy Indiana Plan 2.0 (HIP 2.0) as a potential “model Medicaid plan for the whole country.” He believes HIP 2.0’s projected success comes from its “consumer-driven elements” and it’s …
Medicaid
Millions of Medicaid enrollments still unprocessed
Nearly 3 million Medicaid enrollments under Obamacare still haven’t been processed, a new report says.That’s mostly due to technical or bureaucratic snags — as well as a surge in applications — according to the analysis by Roll Call. Problems remain from the botched fall rollout of HealthCare.gov, …
4 things to know about Medicaid, long-term care
To understand the state of Medicaid today, it is important to understand the costs of the program and the expenses state legislatures face every year. In good economic times, there is generally enough revenue to fund the program and little or no budget alteration is needed. But when times are tough …