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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.
Gary, IN – Today, Rep. Frank J. Mrvan (IN-01) and Rep. Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) held a Workforce Roundtable through their roles with the New Democrat Coalition with Northwest Indiana representatives of organized labor, higher education institutions, and local nonprofit organizations to discuss the federal government’s role in strengthening the workforce through education and training initiatives.
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.
Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Frank J. Mrvan issued the statement below following the House approval of the Republican Majority Reconciliation Legislation. As the Senate has already approved this legislation, it is expected to be signed into law shortly by President Trump.
The ribbon is cut on the 11th Street Station building and parking structure, officially opening the facilities to South Shore Line riders.
The station building offers seating, restrooms, an historic exhibit tracing the South Shore Line’s milestones, model train display and vendor spaces. The parking garage includes 542 parking spaces, with 437 priority spots for NICTD passengers to utilize between 6 am and 2 pm Monday through Friday.
On June 18, Mayor Angie Nelson Deuitch, along with city, regional, and state partners, welcomed the public to the Grand Opening of the South Shore Line’s 11th Street Station and Parking Structure during a celebratory ribbon-cutting ceremony. The event marks a major milestone in the City’s ongoing revitalization efforts and in the broader Double Track Northwest Indiana Project.