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Kim Dodson, CEO of the Arc of Indiana, also said there are a lot of resources and groups available to lend support so families don’t have to go through this alone.

For the 12,000 on Medicaid waitlists, advocate says keep and track consistent contact with FSSA

Abigail Ruhman

More than 12,000 Hoosiers are still on waitlists for the Pathways and the Health and Wellness waivers. Indiana implemented the waitlists as a part of its response to the $1 billion Medicaid forecasting error in 2023.

If the program fills up completely, the Family and Social Services Administration says it would not be able to invite people off the waitlist until July 2025.

FSSA says it may not have Medicaid waiver slots for everyone on waitlists, shares more on dashboard

Abigail Ruhman

The Family and Social Services Administration says it’s added new information to its dashboard that could help people understand where they are on the list.

The original complaint will continue to move through the court system.

FSSA increases monthly Medicaid waiver waitlist invitations. Some Hoosiers will still wait months

Abigail Ruhman

It will take some members almost seven and a half months to move off the Pathways Waiver waitlist and more than nine months for the Health and Wellness waitlist. However, the number of people on the waitlist may grow as new people join.