Indiana Primary Health Care Association

05/23/2025

Marketplace 2025 Open Enrollment Report
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the Marketplace 2025 Open Enrollment Report. There were 24.3 million consumers enrolled, which is 68% more consumers enrolled compared to 2022.

05/23/2025

MarketPlace SEP Verification

Beginning today, Friday, May 23, 2025 Hoosiers who experience a loss of minimum essential coverage that the Marketplace cannot verify electronically will be required to submit documentation to be eligible for a special enrollment period (SEP). After selecting a plan, they will have 30 days to submit documentation. They will not be able to use their coverage until the Marketplace confirms eligibility and they have paid their first premium.

Special enrollment opportunities Before you can start using your coverage, learn how to send documents to confirm your Special Enrollment Period

05/23/2025

Share your knowledge and expertise at IPHCA Conference 2025!

The conference brings together professionals from across Indiana passionate about improving access to and quality of primary care. This year’s event will focus on the people and practices that keep communities healthy, emphasizing collaboration, excellence, and sustainable care models.

We invite you to share your knowledge, highlight innovative practices, evidence-based models, and impactful stories from the field. We welcome your expertise in clinical integration, behavioral health, value-based drivers of health, clinical operations, workforce development, policy, or other areas that advance primary care.

Speaker proposals are being accepted now!

Find out more here: https://www.indianapca.org/iphca-conference/speaker-call/

05/23/2025

IPHCA Annual Conference - The Heart of Healthcare

We proudly invite you to the 2025 Annual Conference, October 7–8, at the Terre Haute Convention Center. This year’s theme, “The Heart of Health Care,” celebrates the central role that community health centers and frontline providers play in delivering compassionate, comprehensive care to Hoosiers across the state.

The conference brings together professionals from across Indiana passionate about improving access to and quality of primary care. This year’s event will focus on the people and practices that keep communities healthy, emphasizing collaboration, excellence, and sustainable care models.

“The Heart of Health Care” will serve as a unifying theme throughout the event, highlighting the essential role of community health centers and the dedicated individuals who serve as the foundation of patient care.

Find out more at:
https://www.indianapca.org/iphca-conference/

02/27/2025

Indiana FQHCs face uncertainty in continuing to provide care for all Hoosiers as federal funding for Medicaid faces potential changes.

Thanks to HealthNet, Inc., Indiana Health Centers, and the Clinically Integrated Network of Indiana for sharing your thoughts.

Federally Qualified Health Centers serve an estimated 700,000 people in Indiana, most earn low incomes and half are on Medicaid. Now, those centers say they face uncertainty as potential changes to federal funding and Medicaid loom large.

02/14/2025

Are you an Indiana Navigator needing to complete your Continuing Education?

Are you a Certified Community Health Worker, SHIP Counselor, or Certified Application Counselor eager to learn about policy, social determinants of health (SDoH) barriers, and referrals? Want to connect with others and discover best practices?

Join us for a full day of learning and networking on May 5, 2025, at the Founders Lodge Event and Conference Center, Indianapolis!

Find out more at: https://www.indianapca.org/event/navigator-monday-2025/

or contact Jenny Walden https://www.indianapca.org/people/jenny-walden/

01/29/2025

The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has issued guidance temporarily pausing all federal grants and certain funding streams pending further review. Community Health Centers (CHCs) rely on multiple federal grant programs to provide primary and preventive care services to over 32.5 million patients, or 1 in 10 people nationwide.
NACHC is proactively engaging with the Administration and congressional leaders, in partnership with Primary Care Associations, to gather additional information and provide guidance for CHCs. NACHC’s priority is to ensure CHCs have the resources needed to provide affordable, effective, comprehensive primary and preventive care to patients in need – including 32.5 million patients nationwide, 10 million rural residents, and 9.4 million children in nearly all congressional districts.

NACHC is assessing the specific impact of the OMB directive on CHCs and will share updates as we learn more.”

Read NACHC’s full statement:
https://www.nachc.org/important-message-from-nachc-on-omb-guidance/

01/27/2025

Indiana Community Health Centers Save the State of Indiana $940 Million in Medicaid Costs in 2023

A new analysis of 2023 data conducted by the Indiana Primary Health Care Association (IPHCA) and Capital Link, highlights the transformative impact Community Health Centers have on Indiana’s health and economic well-being.

Key Highlights from the Report:

Indiana’s Community Health Centers are essential in providing access to high-quality, comprehensive primary care to Hoosiers. By providing comprehensive and affordable services, they not only strengthen the health of individuals but drive economic and systemic efficiencies that benefit all Hoosiers. A new analysis of 2023 data conducted by the Indiana Primary Health Care Association (IPHCA) and Capital Link, demonstrates this impact.
In 2023 Community Health Centers provided comprehensive primary services to 731,729 Hoosiers, 85% of whom are classified as low-income (below 200% of the Federal Poverty Level), and over 50% of whom are covered by Indiana’s Medicaid program.

Through these services, Community Health Centers provided significant savings to Indiana’s Medicaid program. Based on recent research, patients of Community Health Centers covered by Medicaid incurred 24% lower costs compared to patients in other settings, resulting in an estimated $943.7 million in Medicaid savings in 2023. Additionally, Community Health Centers saved Indiana’s overall health system an estimated $1.4 billion by reducing emergency room visits through preventative services and excelling in managing chronic diseases.

“Community Health Centers are the backbone of Indiana’s healthcare system, ensuring access to care for all Hoosiers while generating tremendous cost savings for the State,” said [Ben Harvey, CEO of IPHCA]. “At a time of critical debate on how to address Indiana’s growing Medicaid costs, this report underscores the value of investment in primary health care as both a public health and economic strategy.”
For more information on the Indiana Primary Health Care Association and to view the full report, visithttps://www.indianapca.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/2023-Value-Impact-of-Indiana-Primary-Health-Care-Association.pdf

01/06/2025

Stay warm, stay safe. Call 2-1-1 to find warming centers open in your community. community navigators are available and can provide you with updated locations and hours of warming centers in your area or click here: https://on.in.gov/k3ne4

12/23/2024

The staff at IPHCA would like to wish you Happy Holidays and a Happy New Year.