The Indiana Health Coverage Programs (IHCP) posted the following important information to the provider website at in.gov/medicaid/providers on May 21, 2019 (unless alternate date is noted).

Provider Reference Modules
Hospital Assessment Fee

• Added a note about the upcoming HAF extension
• Updated tables in the Reimbursement Increases and Other Payment Changes section
• Removed the Managed Care Payment Increases section

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The Indiana Black Legislative Caucus (IBLC) will begin its annual series of town halls across the state with a stop in Indianapolis on Saturday, May 18 (Howey Politics Indiana). In all, IBLC members will visit seven locations across Indiana through the end of August, according to IBLC Chair Robin Shackleford (D-Indianapolis). “These events serve two valuable functions for the IBLC,” Shackleford said. “It affords our members the chance to review the work of the Indiana General Assembly during the 2019 session. In addition, even though we just finished our work for 2019, the planning already has started for the 2020 legislative session. We want to hear from the people of Indiana what they want to see lawmakers do next year.”

Schedule for the 2019 IBLC town halls:

• Indianapolis – May 18 Noon-2 PM EST, Julia M. Carson Government Center, 300 E. Fall Creek Parkway North Drive.
• Fort Wayne – June 15 Noon-2 PM EST, Turner Chapel AME Church, 836 E. Jefferson Blvd.
• Jeffersonville – June 29 Noon-2 PM EST, Community Action of Southern Indiana, 1613 E. 8th Street.
• Evansville – July 13 Noon-2 PM CST, Greater St. James Community Recreational Education Center, 484 S. Governor Street.
• South Bend – July 27- Noon-2 PM EST, UAW Local #5, 1426 S. Main Street.
• Terre Haute – August 3 Noon-2 PM EST, Spruce Street AME Church, 1660 Spruce Street.
• Hammond – August 17 Noon-2 PM CST, Ophelia Steen Family & Health Services Center, 5927 Columbia Ave.

Links to April 2019 employment data for Indiana counties, cities and MSA’s are listed below:
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Employment Report (LAUS)
Labor Force Estimates for U.S., Indiana, MSAs, Counties, Cities
Ranking of Indiana Counties by Unemployment Rate
Indiana County Map with Unemployment Rates
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​The Indiana Traumatic Brain Injury Advisory Board is interested in your participation in a survey on the Traumatic Brain Injury care-system in the state of Indiana.
 
In 2007, Indiana conducted its last statewide needs and resource assessment for Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) care. Over the last decade, these findings were the template for the planning and construction of more comprehensive care for Hoosiers recovering from a TBI. Due to the success of the previous survey, we find it paramount to reassess the current needs and resources throughout Indiana and provide all stakeholders with a consensus opinion on how we can better improve the continuum of care for TBI patients.