The Community and Home Options to Institutional Care for the Elderly and Disabled (CHOICE) provides case management services, assessment, and in-home and community services to individuals who are at least 60 years of age or people of any age who have a disability due to a mental or physical impairment and who are found to be at risk of losing their independence. CHOICE funds may only be utilized after an applicant has been determined and documented ineligible for Medicaid; or, if currently eligible for Medicaid, after a determination that the requested service is not available from Medicaid.

The Family and Social Services Administration (FSSA) was established by the General Assembly in 1991 to consolidate and better integrate the delivery of human services by state government. FSSA is led by the secretary, who is appointed by the governor and is a member of the governor's cabinet. FSSA is a health care and social service funding agency. Ninety-four percent of the agency's total budget is paid to thousands of service providers ranging from major medical centers to individual therapists. The five care divisions within the FSSA administer services to more than one million Indiana citizens.

Indiana Rx Info is a Partnership for Prescription Assistance (PPA) program that connects qualifying, low-income Indiana citizens with discount prescription medicines, direct from the pharmaceutical manufacturers. PPA programs bring together America’s pharmaceutical companies, doctors and health care providers, patient advocacy organizations and community groups to help qualifying patients who lack prescription coverage get the medications they need through public or private programs.

The Indiana Long-Term Care Partnership Program is an innovative partnership between the state of Indiana and private long-term care insurance companies. Indiana has taken the lead in helping residents protect their hard-earned savings from the high cost of long-term care.

The Indiana Department of Insurance (IDOI) protects Indiana's insurance consumers by monitoring and regulating the financial strengths and market conduct activities of insurance companies and agents. The IDOI also oversees the administration of several dedicated funds entrusted to the department by the Indiana General Assembly. The department issues reports and consumer alerts so that Indiana consumers are well-informed about the latest concerns in the insurance marketplace. The department monitors insurance companies and agents for compliance with state laws to protect consumers and to offer them the best array of insurance products available. It regulates approximately 1,780 insurance companies operating in Indiana and licenses more than 100,000 producers (agents and brokers). It also assists Indiana citizens with insurance questions and provides guidance in understanding how insurance policies work.

Consumer Services accepts complaints and compiles reports so that the public can evaluate the companies and agents who conduct insurance business in Indiana. Once the complaint information has been collected, Consumer Services thoroughly investigates all circumstances and takes appropriate action to prosecute or fine a company or person if found to be at fault.

The Division of Aging was created as Indiana’s State Unit on Aging in accordance with the Older Americans Act (OAA). By Indiana statute, the division is granted the legal authority to establish and monitor programs that serve the needs of Indiana seniors. In addition, the division proactively carries out a wide range of functions designed to enhance comprehensive and coordinated community-based systems serving areas throughout Indiana.

The Indiana State Department of Health supports Indiana's economic prosperity and quality of life by promoting, protecting and providing for the health of Indiana citizens in their communities.

The Office of the Indiana Attorney General helps protect the rights, freedoms and safety enjoyed by citizens of the Hoosier state. The attorney general is dedicated to meeting the state's legal needs, as well as the needs and interests of its citizens.

HoosierRx, Indiana’s State Pharmaceutical Assistance Program, can help pay the monthly Medicare Prescription Drug Plans (Part D) premium for members enrolled in a Part D Plan working with HoosierRx. HoosierRx is for low-income seniors.

The mission of the Producer and Agency Licensing Division is to ensure that producers and agencies are properly educated and licensed to sell insurance in Indiana. As part of its mission, the division approves prelicensing education materials and schools, including approving course content, texts, instructors, and program directors. The division contracts with a test provider to develop, maintain and validate examinations. Examinations are conducted at Ivy Tech College locations throughout the state. Licenses are issued when candidates meet the requirements for licensure. Insurance licenses for life, health, life & health, property & casualty, consultants, public adjusters, title, limited lines such as credit life, prearranged funeral, and crop are issued to residents, nonresidents and business entities.

AARP, formerly the American Association of Retired Persons, is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization with a membership that advocates for people ages 50 and older. Since 1958, AARP has lobbied for senior issues, including the passage of Medicare in 1965. AARP offers support from staffed offices in all 50 states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

The Indiana Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (IAHSA) assists members to provide the highest quality of life for those they serve. IAHSA is an association representing not-for-profit services and facilities for the elderly. IAHSA members are nonprofit organizations that provide high-quality health care, services and housing for more than 25,000 seniors throughout Indiana. IAHSA members are sponsored by or affiliated with religious, fraternal, governmental and community organizations.

Indiana Legal Services/Indiana Justice Center provides free legal services to the low-income and elderly population of Indiana.

The Indiana Health Care Association (IHCA) is Indiana's largest trade association and advocate representing proprietary, not-for-profit and hospital-based nursing home and assisted living communities, adult foster care and adult day services. IHCA's 226 member facilities care for more than 25,000 of Indiana's geriatric and developmentally disabled citizens, the majority of whom are low-income Medicaid recipients.

The Gray Panthers – Indiana provides information on the Gray Panthers organization and relays information regarding Gray Panthers activities. Depending on a group's location, Gray Panthers – Indiana may be able to do a presentation and/or meet in person to discuss common issues and goals.

Since 1979, United Senior Action has been uniting older Indiana citizens into a powerful voice to impact policies affecting Indiana lives and communities.

Quality Improvement Organizations (QIOs) are private, mostly not-for-profit organizations, staffed by doctors and other health care professionals, who are trained to review medical care, to help beneficiaries with complaints about the quality of care and to implement improvements in the quality of care available throughout the spectrum of care. QIOs are required under Sections 1152-1154 of the Social Security Act.

The Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP) program helps Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries avoid, detect and prevent health care fraud. The goal is to protect older people and to preserve the integrity of the Medicare and Medicaid programs. The federal program was created in 1996 by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and amended in 2006 by Titles II and IV of the Older Americans Act.

The State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP) is a national program that offers counseling and assistance to people with Medicare and to their families. Coordinators provide counseling on Medicare benefits, Medicare Prescription Drug Plans (Part D), Social Security, Medicaid and veterans' benefits. SHIP, formerly the Information, Counseling and Assistance (ICA) grants program, was created under section 4360 of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990. This act authorized the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to make grants to states for health advisory services programs for people with Medicare.

Long-term care ombudsmen are advocates for residents of nursing homes and assisted living facilities. They resolve complaints and educate seniors and long-term care providers about their rights and good care practices. They also provide information to the public on nursing homes and other long-term care facilities and services, residents' rights, and legislative and policy issues. In 1978, an amendment to the federal Older Americans Act required every state to have an ombudsman program that addresses complaints and advocates for improvements in the long-term care system. The ombudsman program is administered by the Administration on Aging (AoA).

The Indiana Association Area Agencies on Aging (IAAAA) were established under the Older Americans Act (OAA) Comprehensive Services Amendments in 1973 to respond to the needs of Americans 60 and older in every local community. The amendments added a new Title V, which authorized grants to local community agencies in every state. The AAAs provide a range of options that allow older adults to choose the home- and community-based services and living arrangements that suit them best. IAAAA members include Indiana's 16 Area Agencies on Aging and Associate Members.

Daniel F. Evans Jr. has served as president and CEO of Indiana University Health (formerly Clarian Health) since November 2002. Previously, he was a partner with the law firm Baker & Daniels. Evans is a member of the bars of Indiana, the 7th Circuit and the U.S. Supreme Court. He received his J.D. from the Indiana University School of Law.

As CEO of Wishard Health Services, Lisa E. Harris oversees a network that includes more than 1,000 physicians and serves as America’s third-largest health care safety net system. Since she became CEO in 2004, Harris has focused on building new hospital facilities and a new primary care site to offer diagnostic testing and physical therapy. She received her medical degree from the Indiana University School of Medicine.

Before serving as CEO of St. Vincent Health, Vincent C. Caponi was the president and CEO of St. Vincent’s Hospital in Birmingham, Ala. His professional experience also includes serving as: administrator, president and CEO of St. Joseph Hospital in Augusta, Ga.; CEO of United Memorial Hospital in Greenville, Mich.; and assistant administrator of The Memorial Hospital in Owosso, Mich. In his current position, he leads an integrated health care network that includes St. Vincent and St. Joseph Hospital in Kokomo.

Before becoming president and CEO of Indiana University Health North Hospital, Jonathan Goble served as CEO and president of Indiana University Health La Porte Hospital. He also held the position of executive vice president and chief operating officer for La Porte. He earned his MBA at the University of Iowa.

Before joining Franciscan St. Francis Health, Robert J. Brody served as the director of the managed care division of VHA Consulting Services in Texas, assistant administrator at Ochsner Clinic in New Orleans, and vice president for ambulatory programs at Madison Health Associates in New Jersey. He is a board member of the Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce, the Indiana Health Information Exchange and the Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library Foundation. He earned his master’s degree in health administration from Duke University.

This Senate committee vets and considers bills governing health and provider services for the upper house in Indiana.

This Senate subcommittee vets and considers bills governing provider services for the upper house in Indiana.

This Senate subcommittee vets and considers bills governing public health for the upper house in Indiana.

This Senate subcommittee vets and considers bills governing insurance for the upper house in Indiana.

This House committee considers matters pertaining to public health in Indiana before they come to the full house.

This House committee considers matters pertaining to the regulation of the insurance industry in Indiana.

This Senate committee vets and considers bills governing insurance and financial institutions for the upper house in Indiana.