Advocates Urge Indiana to Help Counties Track Water Quality, Lawmakers Ask FSSA to Remove HIP Policy, The Impact of Natural Disasters on Community Health

Advocates say they hope the state will provide counties with funds to track their water quality. Several lawmakers want the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration to remove a policy from the Healthy Indiana Plan that has been linked to loss of coverage for Medicaid members. These natural disasters strike in a matter of minutes – even seconds, but they can have many long-lasting consequences on community health.