Neighborhood Health: Potential Medicaid change would threaten access to medications, care

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) – Neighborhood Health is sharing concerns about a proposal they say could “significantly reduce resources” it uses to provide care, medications and services to low-income and uninsured patients.

The Indiana Family and Social Services Administration proposal could eliminate providers’ ability to generate savings through a federal drug pricing program for Medicaid managed care patients.

Neighborhood Health, one of the largest safety-net providers in Fort Wayne, serves more than 25,000 patients a year, about 1 in 10 residents. They provide primary care, dental care, chiropractic, vision, behavioral health services, pharmacy services, and preventive care…

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