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The Indiana Senate approved a bill Thursday to ban diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives in state government and public schools.
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Pharmacy benefits managers, or PBMs, are meant to act as a middleman between drug manufacturers and insurance companies, with the goal of lowering prices.
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A bill headed to the House would ban the use of student IDs to verify a person’s identity when voting.
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A controversial civics bill that would promote “fostering a national identity” by teaching some topics and prohibiting others received little support from a Senate committee Wednesday. The bill’s author said his goal is to instill in young Americans pride in their country. But the bill’s opponents say it will prevent teachers from educating students about some significant historic events.
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The measure applies what’s known as the “prudent layperson standard.” That standard requires insurance companies to provide coverage for emergency care based on symptoms, not the final diagnosis.
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A national assessment shows Indiana students have not made significant gains in math in recent years. The proposed interventions are similar to what lawmakers approved last year in an effort to boost low reading scores.
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Families who adopt children out of foster care in Indiana face potentially significant expenses that the state’s $2,000 adoption subsidy doesn’t cover.
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More than 10,000 Hoosiers are waiting for home- and community-based services through Medicaid waivers, including those waiting to go into assisted living facilities. A House committee approved a bill that aims to eliminate as many barriers to assisted living for older Hoosiers as possible.
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Last year, families of medically complex children found themselves at the center of the Family and Social Services Administration’s response to the 2023 Medicaid forecasting error. A House committee approved legislation that could provide more transparency as the agency makes changes to an important Medicaid waiver.
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Lawmakers, local government leaders and taxpayers all agreed that relief is sorely needed. However, government officials who oppose SB 1 said small units of government — especially school districts — will be forced to make drastic budget cuts if the current bill becomes law.