Cost caps central to Medicaid long-term care bill clearing Indiana Legislature

By: Casey Smith

Outlets: Indiana Capital Chronicle

Published: February 27, 2026

Words: 366

Last Updated: 1 week, 5 days ago

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A Medicaid bill reshaping parts of Indiana’s long-term care system cleared the legislature a final time Friday and now heads to Gov. Mike Braun.

House Bill 1277 passed the House 96-0 and the Senate 46-4.

Author Rep. Brad Barrett, R-Richmond, said the final version reflects months of negotiations over costs, services and the state’s rollout of its PathWays for Aging program.

“We were trying to, really, at the end of the day, do two …

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