Status:
January 15, 2013: Governor Mike Pence (R) has rejected federal funding to provide health coverage for the uninsured. With Republican majorities in the legislature, there is much work to do, but a group of Democratic Senators have introduced a bill to accept this federal funding.
Ways to Get Involved:
- To help lobby Gov. Pence and Indiana legislators, please email Sr. Mary Ellen at melacy@networklobby.org [1]
Indiana
- One page fact-sheet on eligibility, enrollment, and cost: http://www.cbpp.org/files/healthtoolkit2012/Indiana.pdf [2]
- Accepting this funding is good for Indiana hospitals: http://www.courierpress.com/news/2012/dec/09/expansion-of-medicaid-good-for-both-hoosiers/ [3]