INDIANAPOLIS — Thousands of disabled Hoosiers could spend months, if not years, on a waitlist to receive Medicaid waivers.
These include the Pathways Waiver (for Hoosiers over 60 who require nursing-level care), or the Health & Wellness Waiver (for Hoosiers under 60 who require nursing-level care), according to lawmakers on the Medicaid Advisory Committee and affected families.
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The Family and Social Services Administration (FSSA) launched both waivers on July 1 of this year to replace the Aged & Disabled Waiver. According to concerned parent Tessa Taylor, if her two disabled twin girls don’t get off the Health & Wellness Waiver waitlist soon, her family faces financial ruin. Her fraternal twins, Jillian and Jadelyn, suffer from Cerebral Palsy and chronic kidney issues respectively.
”They just told me whenever their names came to the top of the list that they would get ahold of me,” said Taylor. “It’s frustrating that they’re not, they’re not, considering you know, what it’s doing to families like mine.”…