Indiana lawmakers say Medicaid will be a major health policy concern heading into the legislative session. The leader of the House health committee said the theme for the Medicaid program this year is “change.”
Medicaid costs have been a major focus since officials announced the $1 billion forecasting error in 2023. The state put a series of cost-containment strategies in place that generated $348 million in savings.
However, the state did underestimate how many people would remain in the Medicaid program after the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency, which meant the net savings to the state budget was about $85 million…