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IN SR0048
Resolution
Status
2/24/2020
Primary Sponsor
Eddie Melton
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AI Summary
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Urges the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration (FSSA) to study accessibility of prenatal and postnatal care for Medicaid recipients in Lake County
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50% of babies born in Lake County from 2013-2017 were born to mothers on Medicaid, with 18.5% of insured residents covered through Medicaid
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Lake County has 15 hospitals but few provide neonatal care, and even fewer offer level IV neonatal care
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Lake County residents live approximately three hours from Riley Hospital for Children in Indianapolis, making Chicago hospitals closer and sometimes more convenient
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Follows a previous Interim Study Committee on Fiscal Policy review of Medicaid reimbursement for out-of-state hospitals prompted by bipartisan legislative request
Legislative Description
A SENATE RESOLUTION to urge the Family and Social Services Administration (FSSA) to study the accessibility of prenatal and postnatal care for Hoosiers on Medicaid living in Lake County.
Last Action
First reading: referred to Committee on Family and Children Services
2/24/2020