Improving Access to Affordable Healthcare
One of the main priorities of Congressman Mrvan for Indiana’s First Congressional District is to improve access to affordable healthcare.
Rep. Mrvan understands the struggles of vulnerable individuals and families, including the elderly who have been in need of assistance paying for prescription drugs, pregnant women in need of care, children who have been victims of sexual exploitation, and veterans who have been in need of mental health services.
As a member of the House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on the Health, Rep. Mrvan will continue to build on his experience of advocating on behalf of people struggling to secure access to quality healthcare, pay their rent, keep the lights and heat on, and take care of basic health necessities.
For any individual in need of assistance obtaining healthcare services, please do not hesitate to contact the Merrillville office at 219-795-1844 to speak with a caseworker.
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Indiana wounded by last year's $1 billion shortfall in covering Medicaid costs
The future of Medicaid serving the health needs in northwest Indiana got a hearing from leaders of 8 community health centers in Lake, Porter, and LaPorte counties.
The outlook was grim from those healthcare executives in U.S. Rep. Frank Mrvan, Jr.’s First Congressional District who had gathered for a roundtable discussion at the Porter-Starke Health Center in Valparaiso.
Health care providers warned of dire consequences for patients, including those with commercial insurance, from Medicaid cuts enacted by Congress in what President Donald Trump refers to as his “big beautiful bill.”
Their remarks came from a Medicaid roundtable held Tuesday by U.S. Rep. Frank Mrvan at Porter-Starke Services in Valparaiso. Providers from across Northwest Indiana designated as community mental health centers or federally qualified health centers were represented.
Federal and state cuts to Medicaid and other public assistance programs set to take effect in the months ahead will have an "absolutely devastating" impact on Northwest Indiana's health care providers and all users of their services.
That's the message shared Tuesday with Congressman Frank J. Mrvan, D-Highland, by representatives of a number of community mental health centers and federally qualified health centers primarily serving clients in Lake, Porter and LaPorte counties.
Melissa Mitchell had a one-word response to a question posed by U.S. Rep. Frank J. Mrvan, a Democrat who represents Northwest Indiana.
“In your forecasting and with the uncertainty, what is your worst-case scenario?” Mrvan asked Mitchell, the chief executive of HealthLinc, a Valparaiso-based not-for-profit medical provider serving a five-county area in Northwest Indiana.
Northwest Indiana's representative in the U.S. House had no qualms about voting "no" Thursday on Republican President Donald Trump's tax and spending cut legislation.
U.S. Rep. Frank J. Mrvan, D-Highland, said the so-called One Big Beautiful Bill Act is anything but beautiful, with numerous provisions that actively harm middle-class families, senior citizens, students, children, women and other vulnerable populations throughout the Region.
Valparaiso, IN – Today, Rep. Frank J. Mrvan hosted a roundtable with Community Mental Health Centers (CMHCs) and Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) to discuss the impact of cuts to Medicaid. The roundtable included representatives from 219 Health Network, Community HealthNet, Edgewater Health, HealthLinc, NorthShore Health Centers, Porter-Starke Services / Marram Health Center, Regional Health Systems, and the Swanson Center.
Reconciliation legislation passed last week, calling the measure “immoral” and warning that it prioritizes tax breaks for the wealthy while endangering essential services for the most vulnerable Americans.
Patty Stovall has been breaking the silence and shattering the stigma that surrounds substance use for years now. Her effort took another meaningful step forward Saturday afternoon.
Sounds of Sarah organized its third rendition of the "We Fight Together" drug poisoning and overdose 3K walk and run in Highland's Wicker Park, drawing scores of people, many of whom have lost family members killed by drugs.
Washington, DC – Congressman Frank J. Mrvan released the following statement after opposing the House Republican Reconciliation Legislation this morning. Despite his opposition, the House approved the measure by a vote of 215-214. The measure has now been referred to the Senate, where it is currently pending consideration.
To Portage Mayor Austin Bonta, the Portage Recovery Association’s new home is a bigger deal than attracting a Target store.
“The Portage Recovery Association is essential to creating the kind of community we want to live in,” he said at Saturday’s ribbon cutting for PRA.
“There is no place in Indiana that alcoholism, addiction, is not a problem,” he said. But in Portage, the community is embracing efforts to address that problem rather than sweep it under the rug.