Indiana shows states how to stop the Medicaid abuse, protect the care

By: Thomas Savidge

Outlets: Indiana Capital Chronicle

Published: October 13, 2026

Words: 740

Last Updated: 4 days, 23 hours ago


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Medicaid dollars intended for vulnerable children and families are not a slush fund. Every dollar lost to fraud, waste, inflated billing, or care that was never properly delivered is a dollar taken from a child who genuinely needs help. And when government fails to protect those dollars, honest providers are undercut, taxpayers are forced to foot the bill, and the families Medicaid was created to serve are left with less.

Gov. Mike Braun has decided …

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