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 Appropriations Committee, 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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Providing access to health care for Michigan City residents was a key point in deciding to build a new HealthLinc facility at 200 Alfred Ave.
“This grassroots construction project will firmly plant HealthLinc’s roots as a permanent provider of quality affordable health care to the people of Michigan City,” said Michigan City Mayor Duane Parry in a press release.
The $15 million facility will sit behind Ivy Tech Community College, just a bus ride away.
HealthLinc has started construction on a new 39,000-square-foot state-of-the-art healthcare facility in Michigan City, IN. The new clinic, located at 200 Alfred Avenue, is scheduled to be completed in early 2024.
Services at the new location will include medical, dental, behavioral health, optometry, chiropractic, podiatry, obstetrics, and a full-service pharmacy. Also included will be addiction services, a medical-legal partnership, health insurance enrollment assistance and a community outreach team.
Officials on Monday celebrated the start of a project that will bring a new HealthLinc medical clinic to the community that will be more than three times larger than the current facility.
Construction of the 39,000 square foot outpatient clinic is in response to growing demand for affordable medical care from uninsured and underinsured people, said HealthLinc CEO Beth Wrobel.
HealthLinc has 12 clinics for low- to moderate-income people in Lake, Porter, Starke and St. Joseph counties.
Hoosier women whose pregnancy care or delivery is covered by Medicaid are now permitted to remain enrolled in the federal-state health program, regardless of their family income, for up to one year after giving birth.
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services recently approved the request of Indiana's Family and Social Services Administration to extend postpartum Medicaid coverage for a full year, instead of the prior limit of 60 days.
Washington, DC – Earlier this week, Rep. Frank J. Mrvan joined senior administration officials, including Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Wally Adeyemo, in announcing federal investments in broadband technology for Indiana under the American Rescue Plan (ARP).
Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Frank J. Mrvan voted in support of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022.
Washington, DC - Today, Rep. Frank J. Mrvan, released the following statement on the draft Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.
"I am a staunch supporter of women’s rights, and that includes the rights to access medical treatment, to have autonomy over their own bodies, and the ability to make their own life decisions.
Washington, DC - Today, Rep. Frank J. Mrvan released the following statement in response to House passage of budget reconciliation legislation.
Washington, DC - Today, Rep. Frank J. Mrvan, along with co-leads Rep. Sánchez (D-CA, and Rep. Butterfield (D-NC), introduced the COBRA Subsidy Extension for Workers and Families Act. This legislation will help laid off workers maintain affordable health care coverage during the ongoing pandemic.
Washington, DC - Today, Congressman Frank J. Mrvan and City of Gary Mayor Jerome Prince released the statements below following the announcement of a mass vaccination site in the City of Gary by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the State of Indiana.