FSSA News Release
2017
- 12/18 Grants available for early education providers to help improve quality and increase availability of high-quality early childhood education in Indiana
- 11/14 Task Force for Assessment of Services & Supports for People with Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities to hold first meeting
- 11/06 FSSA names Allison Taylor Indiana Medicaid Director
- 10/18 Indiana to establish new health services initiative for enhanced lead testing and abatement
- 9/25 On My Way Pre-K applications are now available for families in 10 expansion counties for session beginning in January 2018
- 7/20 Finalized amendment to HIP waiver extension application transmitted to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
- 7/5 Indiana’s Family and Social Services Administration adds five new opioid treatment programs
- 7/3 Governor Holcomb to announce treatment expansion in battle against drug epidemic
- 6/7 Governor Holcomb announces 15 additional counties selected for FSSA's On My Way Pre-K program
- 3/27 On My Way Pre-K deadline to register for 2017/2018 school year is THIS FRIDAY March 31
- 3/8 - FSSA Secretary testifies in support of pre-kindergarten
- 1/31 - State seeks to continue the successful Healthy Indiana Plan for low-income Hoosiers
- 1/18 - On My Way Pre-K applications for 2017/2018 school year are now available for families in five pilot counties.
2016
- 9/20 - Indiana FSSA launches innovative new website to help families find quality child care
- 8/19 - Lt. Governor Holcomb joins FSSA Secretary John Wernert, Community Health Network Executives to Break Ground on new Neuro-Diagnostic Institute
- 8/8 - INARMS seeks mental health, substance abuse and criminal justice professionals to discuss solutions
- 7/27 - Healthy Indiana Plan 2.0 evaluation reveals Hoosier success
- 6/10 - FSSA announces managed care contractors selected to serve Healthy Indiana Plan and Hoosier Healthwise members
- 6/3 - Lt. Governor Holcomb and Dr. Wernert announce 2016 Golden Hoosier Award recipients
- 5/25 - Twelve Project SEARCH interns will graduate from service to the State of Indiana this Friday
- 3/31 - Lt. Governor Holcomb and FSSA now accepting 2016 Golden Hoosier Award Nominations
- 3/31 - FSSA announces 20 recipients of new 2-Year Early Education Matching Grants
- 3/28 - Public Notice Regarding the Addition of Psychosocial Rehabilitation Services offered in Accredited Clubhouse Settings under the Medicaid Rehabilitation Option
- 2/10 - FSSA Names Leadership Team to Oversee New Neuro-Diagnostic Institute
- 1/27 - Governor Pence Marks First Anniversary of HIP 2.0
- 1/26 - Family applications for August 2016 are now being accepted for On My Way Pre-K in five pilot counties
- 1/19 - Student Loan Repayment Assistance Now Available For Mental Health and Addiction Professionals
2015
- 12/15 - Governor Pence Announces Plan to Build a New State-of-the-Art Neuro-Diagnostic Institute
- 11/04 - FSSA launches "Recovery Works" to help address mental health and addiction crisis
- 09/02 - Hoosier Works Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) system will have a temporary outage on September 26 and 27
- 06/30 - Governor's Early Learning Advisory Committee Releases Initial Report
- 06/15 - State Launches HIP 2.0 Ad Campaign Aimed at Helping More Hoosiers Take Charge of Their Health
- 05/28 - FSSA announces 21 recipients of Early Education Matching Grants
- 05/04 - State Opens Gateway to Work for Healthy Indiana Plan Members
- 04/16 - Governor Pence announces $435,000 in capacity building grants for pre-K
- 03/05 - Family applications for August 2015 are now being accepted for On My Way Pre-K in five pilot counties
- 02/12 - Notice of Public Meeting - Hospital Assessment Fee Committee
- 01/27 - Indiana wins approval of plan to cover 350,000 uninsured
- 01/20 - Grants available to high-quality early education providers to help expand capacity of On My Way Pre-K
2014
- 12/18 - Strong Family Demand for On My Way Pre-K Pilot Program
- 12/10 - Deadline fast approaching for families to apply for On My Way Pre-K
- 11/26 - FSSA announces contractors selected for Hoosier Care Connect
- 11/19 - Family applications are now being accepted for On My Way Pre-K
- 11/17 - State Announces Renewal of Healthy Indiana Plan; Still Awaits Decision on HIP 2.0
- 11/12 - State begins accepting applications from early education providers to be among the first “On My Way Pre-K” providers
- 10/21 - Indiana's Vocational Rehabilitation launches #Work4LifeIN campaign
- 8/28 - Notice of Public Meeting Hospital Assessment Fee Committee (HAF)
- 8/4 - DDRS Indianapolis Office Relocating
- 7/24 - Current Healthy Indiana Plan Reaches Enrollment Capacity
- 7/22 - Governor Pence Announces Counties Selected for Pre-K Pilot Program
- 7/2 - Governor Pence Submits Healthy Indiana Plan 2.0 Waiver Application to Federal Government
- 6/25 - Governor Pence Names First Medical Doctor as Secretary of Indiana’s Family & Social Services Administration
- 05/15 - [FSSA] Governor Pence unveils HIP 2.0 plan to provide consumer-driven health care coverage for uninsured Hoosiers
- 05/05 - [FSSA] Indiana Medicaid to stop paying for early, elective childbirths
- 04/15 - [FSSA] Early Childhood Education Matching Grants
- 04/07 - [FSSA] CCDF Reimbursement Increase
- 03/20 - [FSSA] State disability office in Fort Wayne relocating
- 01/15 - [FSSA] Now Accepting Applications for Early Childhood Education Matching Grant
- 01/10 - [FSSA] Indiana to add all eligible Hoosiers on Healthy Indiana Plan waitlist to program for 2014
2013
- 12/26 - [FSSA] SNAP Delivery Date Change in January
- 12/10 - [FSSA] Indiana temporarily extends Healthy Indiana Plan for members having difficulty purchasing coverage on the federal health exchange
- 11/10 - [FSSA] Governor Pence Continues Push for Innovative Medicaid Expansion in Indiana
- 110/4 - [FSSA] Indiana invests additional $23 million in child care program for low-income Hoosiers
- 10/30 - [FSSA] Four Indiana state hospitals recognized
- 10/10 - [FSSA] New Indiana Medicaid Director Announced
- 09/03 - [FSSA] Governor Pence Announces Indiana Will Continue Healthy Indiana Plan
- 08/12 - [FSSA] Public Meeting Aged Blind & Disabled (ABD) Study Committee
- 07/31 - [FSSA} Releases Report Detailing Information Breach and Corrective Action
- 07/12 - [FSSA] Indiana FSSA Announces Progress on RCR Information Disclosure
- 07/01 - [FSSA] Indiana FSSA notifying clients of potential information breach
- 06/03 - [FSSA] FSSA’s Bureau of Child Care (BCC) Begins Outreach on Legislative Changes
- 02/13 - [FSSA] Little Angels Reach Agreement to Keep Child Care Open