Indiana Family Institute

Humana Healthy Horizons Recommended by Indiana Family and Social Services Administration to Serve Medicaid Beneficiaries

Retrieved on: 
Wednesday, March 8, 2023

Humana’s Medicaid division — Humana Healthy Horizons — expects to begin administering the coverage in 2024.

Key Points: 
  • Humana’s Medicaid division — Humana Healthy Horizons — expects to begin administering the coverage in 2024.
  • Building on our success improving health and delivering value, Humana Healthy Horizons will leverage its person-centered approach to improve the health and well-being of Indiana’s Medicaid MLTSS members.
  • “It’s our privilege to have been selected to serve Indiana Medicaid members,” said Humana Healthy Horizons President John Barger.
  • Humana’s participation in Indiana’s Medicaid program will allow the company to bring its services to more people across the state.

Molina Healthcare of Indiana Recommended for MLTSS Award

Retrieved on: 
Monday, March 6, 2023

Molina Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE: MOH) (“Molina”) today announced that the Indiana Department of Administration has recommended that contract negotiations begin with Molina’s Indiana health plan, Molina Healthcare of Indiana, Inc.

Key Points: 
  • Molina Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE: MOH) (“Molina”) today announced that the Indiana Department of Administration has recommended that contract negotiations begin with Molina’s Indiana health plan, Molina Healthcare of Indiana, Inc.
  • Under the proposed contract with the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration (FSSA), Molina Healthcare of Indiana is expected to provide risk-based managed care long term services and supports as part of the Indiana Pathways for Aging LTSS program pursuant to the request for proposal issued by FSSA on February 17, 2022.
  • The new contract for Molina’s Indiana health plan is expected to have a four-year term, with the potential for two one-year renewals.
  • Molina’s Indiana health plan will be one of four managed care organizations offering health care coverage to approximately 100,000 total Medicaid LTSS beneficiaries across the state.

CareSource Indiana Again Awarded Contract to Serve Members on Healthy Indiana Plan and Hoosier Healthwise

Retrieved on: 
Monday, March 7, 2022

Indianapolis, IN, March 07, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CareSource, a nationally recognized health plan, was again awarded the Healthy Indiana Plan (HIP) and Hoosier Healthwise (HHW) contract by the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration (FSSA).

Key Points: 
  • Indianapolis, IN, March 07, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CareSource, a nationally recognized health plan, was again awarded the Healthy Indiana Plan (HIP) and Hoosier Healthwise (HHW) contract by the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration (FSSA).
  • CareSource has served Hoosiers since 2016 with CareSource Marketplace and Medicare Advantage health plans and in 2017, CareSource was selected to serve HIP and HHW members.
  • Headquartered in Dayton, Ohio, CareSource serves 2 million members in Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio and West Virginia.
  • CareSource is also a partner in CareSource PASSE, which serves Arkansans with complex behavioral health and individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

SAVE RELEASES 2020 US SUICIDE DATA SHEET AND IS NEW HOST TO ANNUAL INFORMATION

Retrieved on: 
Monday, January 10, 2022

MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- SAVE (Suicide Awareness Voices of Education) released the US Suicide 2020 Data Sheet and announced that the organization has become home to the annually released national, state and regional summary data sheets and slides.

Key Points: 
  • MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- SAVE (Suicide Awareness Voices of Education) released the US Suicide 2020 Data Sheet and announced that the organization has become home to the annually released national, state and regional summary data sheets and slides.
  • As the annual suicide data becomes available each year from the National Center for Health Statistics, Drs McIntosh and Drapeau have created smart, easy to use data sheets and slide decks for use by the public, media and those involved in the suicide prevention community.
  • "The data sheets have become an integral and foundational component of every suicide prevention organization's work," said suicide prevention expert and Executive Director of SAVE Dr. Dan Reidenberg.
  • We are also excited that SAVE, with its outstanding reputation in suicide prevention and education, is providing a central location at which these data resources may be found."

Micah Beckwith Tapped as Indiana State Chair for U.S. Term Limits

Retrieved on: 
Friday, November 12, 2021

Term Limits announces that Micah Beckwith has agreed to be the Indiana State Chair for U.S.

Key Points: 
  • Term Limits announces that Micah Beckwith has agreed to be the Indiana State Chair for U.S.
  • He has seen first-hand the need for term limits at the federal level and will work tirelessly in his role as Indiana State Chair to see that Indiana adopts a resolution for term limits.
  • Term Limits is the largest grassroots term limits advocacy group in the country.
  • We connect term limits supporters with their legislators and work to pass term limits at all levels of government, particularly on the U.S. Congress.

The Columbus Organization Earns Coveted Spot Among Indiana Case Management Agencies

Retrieved on: 
Monday, October 4, 2021

Katie Sloan, Executive State Director - Indiana, commented, "Having provided case management services in Indiana for almost a decade, we see ourselves as part of the fabric that makes up the Indiana behavioral health and IDD community.

Key Points: 
  • Katie Sloan, Executive State Director - Indiana, commented, "Having provided case management services in Indiana for almost a decade, we see ourselves as part of the fabric that makes up the Indiana behavioral health and IDD community.
  • And as a leader in the state, we continue to revolutionize case management through innovative complex care models, language-specific services, and dedication to ongoing learning and development.
  • We are thrilled that BDDS has allowed us to continue our work and improve the lives of so many families in Indiana."
  • With currently over 64 Indiana case managers, 14 of whom speak Spanish, The Columbus Organization has built an infrastructure that can seamlessly scale to serve a majority of the state's IDD/behavioral health population.