The state of Indiana is one of many across the U.S. working to temper the shortage. Senate Bill 132, which makes it easier for nurses from other countries to obtain licenses to work in the state, went into effect on July 1.
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Susie Talevski’s father was the catalyst behind the decision in Health and Hospital Corporation of Marion County, et al. v. Talevski, which held that the Federal Nursing Home Reform Act creates individually enforceable rights.
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To Indiana medical marijuana supporters, it seems like popular opinion is on their side. Whatever public support exists, however, it didn’t result in the passage of any new bills in 2023.
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In hindsight, attorneys say, the footnote in the brief to the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals filed by the Health & Hospital Corporation of Marion County provided the clue for what has since come.
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The justices’ decision, not expected for several months, could affect similar laws enacted by Indiana and 24 other states, as well as a range of other efforts to regulate the lives of transgender people, including which sports competitions they can join and which bathrooms they can use.
Chase Strangio will be the first openly transgender attorney to argue before the nation’s highest court, representing families who say Tennessee’s ban on health care for transgender minors leaves their children terrified about the future.
At stake are billions of dollars in bonuses that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services awards to insurers that achieve a certain star rating on their Medicare Advantage scores.
Are elected officials entitled to health insurance regardless of the number of hours they work? That question is before the Indiana Supreme Court, who heard arguments in a Perry County case Thursday that could have statewide implications for local officials.
A review of five years of data from the state’s major pharmacy benefit managers cataloged more than 63 million claims and nearly $6.7 billion paid to the entities across state-sponsored plans — including Medicaid and the health plan for state employees, according to an analysis presented before lawmakers on Tuesday.
A complaint filed last week with the Indiana Department of Insurance alleges gross violations of care at an Indianapolis behavioral health facility.
Walgreens has agreed to pay $106 million to settle lawsuits that alleged the pharmacy chain submitted false payment claims with government health care programs for prescriptions that were never dispensed.
A Marion County judge on Tuesday dismissed a case that sought to overturn a state agency’s decision to exempt terminated pregnancy reports from public record — though an appeal in the case is almost certainly guaranteed.
A Marion County judge on Friday heard attorneys wrestle over the definition of a medical record as he prepared to either dismiss an abortion records lawsuit or let it move forward.
The last two parents of medically fragile children receiving state payments for attendant care will transition to Structured Family Caregiving with everyone else following a Friday court ruling. But the federal judge presiding over the attendant care lawsuit ruled that FSSA must “arrange” for families to receive in-home skilled nursing services on top of that program.
Responding to pressure, state officials are considering whether or not they can tap into a pool of federal dollars to provide relief for a narrow subset of Hoosiers on Medicaid waiver waitlists. Indiana Medicaid Director Cora Steinmetz described the process during a two-hour Medicaid Oversight Committee Tuesday alongside updates on various Medicaid initiatives.
Attorneys trying to preserve attendant care services for two Hoosier families appeared before U.S. District Court Judge Tanya Walton Pratt on Tuesday, urging her to order an injunction that would halt their transition to structured family care.
Even as the Biden administration has publicly warned hospitals to treat pregnant patients in emergencies, facilities continue to violate the federal law. More than 100 pregnant women in medical distress who sought help from emergency rooms were turned away or negligently treated since 2022, an Associated Press analysis of federal hospital investigations has found.
Fifteen states, including Indiana, filed a federal lawsuit Thursday against the Biden administration over a rule that is expected to allow 100,000 immigrants brought to the U.S. illegally as children to enroll next year in the federal Affordable Care Act’s health insurance.
Patrick Lopez couldn’t breathe. He had dealt with asthma since childhood, but this was different. He felt like he was drowning. A doctor at Community Hospital in Munster confirmed it: his lungs were full of fluid and he would need to be admitted for COVID-19 complications. Lopez spent a week in the intensive care unit. […]
The 30-second ad features generic clips of doctors and patients inside hospitals. An off-camera narrator says Protect Patients Indiana “is committed to safeguarding our health care” by “reducing red tape, supporting local hospitals and their staff” and “ensuring access for all Hoosiers.”
In 2024, the legal landscape surrounding elder law is undergoing significant transformation, with legislative changes reshaping the framework within which lawyers and their clients operate in this field.
Relatively few Americans fully endorse the idea that a fertilized egg should have the same rights as a pregnant woman. But a significant share say it describes their views at least somewhat well, according to a new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.
The Family and Social Services Administration (FSSA) will stop enforcing collections of premium-like payments — the agency announced Monday, the same day it was set to restart the program. The action comes after a Thursday ruling from a federal judge striking contributions to POWER Accounts for Indiana’s Medicaid expansion enrollees.
An Indianapolis doctor is suing the parent of Franciscan Health, claiming the hospital system put him out of business by directing patients away from his practice, terminating his office lease and failing to meet its financial obligations on two joint medical ventures.