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FSSA dismisses lawmaker’s demand to pause Medicaid waiver denials, boasts of budget surplus | 13 Investigates

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By Cierra Putman Verified
| WTHR-TV (Indianapolis, IN) Verified
INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana’s Family and Social Services Administration says it will not pause Medicaid waiver denials despite concerns raised by special needs families and advocates. The message came a day after a state representative demanded FSSA pause denials as a result of seeing a 13 Investigates report. This story continues below.
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Lawmaker demands FSSA pause Medicaid waiver denials after seeing 13 Investigates report Original

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By Cierra Putman Verified
| WTHR-TV (Indianapolis, IN) Verified
At the end of July, 13 Investigates reported on a spike in Medicaid waiver denials following the state’s implementation of new assessments. 13 Investigates learned the state’s old assessment denied just 1% of people assessed, but the new tools saw the denial rate increase to 5% with data showing it could go as high as 16%. This story continues below.
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Nearly 2,500 Hoosiers with special needs face cuts to their care as denials of Indiana Medicaid waivers spike Original

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By Cierra Putman Verified
| WTHR-TV (Indianapolis, IN) Verified
INDIANAPOLIS — Thousands of Hoosiers with special needs may soon be cut off from critical therapies and supports. 13 Investigates confirmed Indiana denied more than 700 people who are already enrolled in or applying for the Medicaid waiver program following the rollout of new enrollee assessments earlier this year. The state confirms about another 1,700 denials are under review. The Medicaid waiver program provides resources for people with intellectual or physical disabilities.
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