Indiana health insurance


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Indiana state health insurance exchange

What progress is being made in setting up its federally-mandated Indiana state health insurance exchange?"

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How did Indiana officials vote on health reform?


H.R.2: Repealing the Health Care Bill

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Date of Vote: 1/19/2011 Status: House passed 245-189, 1 not voting

HOUSE|SENATE

1/19/2011--Passed House amended. Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act - Repeals the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, effective as of its enactment. Restores provisions of law amended by such Act. Repeals the health care provisions of the Health Care and Education and Reconciliation Act of 2010, effective as of the Act's enactment. Restores provisions of law amended by the Act's health care provisions. [more]



health insurance plans comparedhow healthy is living in Indiana?

Indiana has dropped two rankings from last year, when it was ranked 36th healthiest state to live in, and is now 38th, according to the 2010 America's Health Rankings® by the United Health Foundation.

The good news:

  • Indiana has a low incidence of infectious disease (14th among the states)
  • It also shows a low geographic disparity in outcomes and economically within the state, without major pockets of problems (ranks 11th and 12th respectively)

The bad news:

  • Smoking. Only five states have higher percentages of smokers in their populations.
  • Air pollution. Indiana has the next-to-worst air pollution in the nation.
  • Mental health. Cancer deaths. Heart attacks and disease. High cholestrol. Indiana is in the bottom ten for all these measurements.
  • While Indiana ranks well for economic geographic disparity (above) it's also in the bottom 10 for per capita income and unemployment.

more details

  • See the United Health Foundation's latest findings on Indiana.
  • Trust for America's Health ia another source for key Indiana health quality findings. In addition, 2010's federal health reform, the Affordable Care Act (ACA), included the creation of a prevention fund to provide more than $16 billion over the next 10 years to invest in effective, proven prevention efforts, like childhood obesity prevention and tobacco cessation, and the site has a report on how it impacts Indiana here.

get local health results

State snapshot too large? Get county-by-county health rankings for Indiana, from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Population Health Institute at the University of Wisconsin.


does Indiana have a health insurance high risk pool?

Thumbs up on offering a risk pool.; Indiana Comprehensive Health Association (click "guest" for access, then choose "ICHIA")
Toll-free 1-800-552-7921 or (317) 614-2000

health-insurance risk poolsIMPORTANT UPDATE: Starting in 2010, Indiana started offering health care insurance coverage to residents through the federally established temporary high-risk pool program. To find out more about Indiana's participation, click here.

Risk pools are state-sponsored programs to help people with a history of medical problems in their family to purchase coverage. These pools are for people who can afford to buy health insurance, but are not able to get underwritten in the private market because of a pre-existing health condition. These programs can vary significantly from state to state in price, benefits and number of people served. Often insurance companies doing business in the state are required to contribute to the pool to keep it in the black. In the best cases, they allow people to be able to switch jobs or become self-employed without the fear of losing their health insurance coverage. Read more about risk pools here.


how to find health insurance in Indiana

Find health insurance in Indiana Cover The Uninsured is a national effort to highlight the fact that too many Americans are living without health insurance and to demand solutions from our nation's leaders. Read more information on its efforts. It is a project of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.


Georgetown's Indiana health insurance guide

Georgetown health insurance guidesGeorgetown University's Health Policy Institute has researched and written state-by-state guides for finding and keeping health insurance. It updates these guides as federal and state policies change. A number of non-profit organizations help fund its research. Learn more about the Health Policy Institute.

Review Georgetown's guide for Indiana.

Health insurance plan report cards for Indiana

NCQA logo The National Committee for Quality Assurance is a private, non-profit organization that, among other things, provides health care plan report cards for consumers.

Go here to search for Indiana health insurance plan report cards.

Indiana government health insurance resources

Indiana State Seal.;

Indiana Insurance Department – The health insurance section of the official state site.

Consumers Guide to Health Insurance – Resolving disputes with health insurance companies

Federal Government sites with specific Indiana Information

Indiana Mental Health Resources – Noting above that Indianans take a disproportionate number of mental health days, here the National Mental Health Information Centers lists Indiana Mental Health Resources published by the United States Department of Health and Human Services.





Special Section:

How Indiana Congressional delegations voted on health care legislation

repeal the health reform law?
how it would affect Indiana

repeal The GOP's proposal to repeal the Affordable Care Act could wipe out critical consumer protections, cost savings, benefits for seniors (including preventive services and reduced prescription drug costs), and – hugely important – access to coverage for folks with pre-existing conditions. Find out how repeal of the Affordable Care Act would affect Indiana consumers.

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IN health insurance news

Health insurance exchange could snag 1.1 million Hoosiers, survey says

Indianapolis Economic Digest – An Indiana task force estimates that 1.1 million Indiana residents – or one out of every six Hoosiers under 65 – could get health insurance through an Indiana state health insurance exchange.

REPORT: WellPoint Raising Premium Rates By Double Digits In At Least 11 States

Think Progress – If Democrats move to pass health care reform after tomorrow’s summit, their newfound momentum can be at least partly attributed to WellPoint’s decision to drastically increase premiums in California’s individual health insurance market. The rate increases highlighted the broken health care system and pressured lawmakers to drastically reform the individual health insurance [...]

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IN health insurance companies

Health insurance companies in Indiana.
Get health insurance quotes for these companies. Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield
Celtic Ins. Co.
Golden Rule
Humana
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana, Inc.
UNICARE

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doctor directory for Indiana

Find licensed physicians near you. Each state is home to organizations that can help you find and research physicians, offering online information about a physician's license, schooling, practice information and more.

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Indiana State Medical Association

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Resources for those individuals seeking health care insurance in Indiana. If you are looking for Indiana Medicare, visit our site for health insurance over 65.