Family Voices Indiana

Family Voices Indiana provided testimony today at the Healthy Indiana Plan hearing. Comments on Indiana’s HIP 2.0 1115 Waiver Application for submission to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services by Rylin Rodgers: Family Voices Indiana serves Indiana families who are raising children who have disabilities and special health care needs. As our state’s federally funded Family to Family Health Information Center we help families navigate the complex world of Health Care Financing. Today I am here to speak about how the Healthy Indiana Plan 2.0 (HIP) impacts the families we serve. Thankfully, the overwhelming majority of children we serve have pathways to coverage. But in truth that is not enough; what happens to their parents matters. Several studies have concluded that parental coverage improves the continuity of coverage and access to care for children, and reduces the likelihood of breaks in children’s coverage. We have found this to be true for the families we ser

Family Voices shares the following information about special enrollment periods for the ACA. Feel free to contact us for additional information: 317 944 8982 info@fvindiana.org Special Enrollment Periods for Consumers with "Medically Needy" or "Spend-Down" Medicaid The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) have provided guidance about when consumers participating in a "medically needy" or "spend-down" state program will be able to get a special enrollment period once their Medicaid coverage ends. These consumers will have  60 days  from the date Medicaid coverage ends to enroll in a health plan through the Marketplace. The consumer should answer "yes" to the question on the application that asks if he or she recently lost health coverage.  The consumer should not indicate on the application that he or she currently has Medicaid.  

Family Voices Indiana shares the following FSSA announcement regarding HIP: Notice of Public Comment Period The waiver approval process involves several steps. First, there will be a 30-day formal public notice and comment period during which the public can review the waiver and submit comments to the State in writing either by mail or email. A draft of the waiver and other related documents are posted on the Healthy Indiana Plan website at http://www.hip.in.gov/ . In addition, during the public comment period, the State will conduct two separate formal public hearings that can be attended in person or by phone or webcast. May 28, 2014, at 9:00 a.m. at the Indiana Government Center South, Conference Center Room B, located at 302 West Washington Street in Indianapolis May 29, 2014, at 1:00 p.m. at the Indiana Statehouse, Room 156-B, located at 200 West Washington Street in Indianapolis. Public entrances to the Statehouse are located on the east and west sides of the buildi