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Dr. Virginia Kane warns of Medicaid cuts, urges prevention and vaccinations; public-health staff outline local programs
Summary
Dr. Virginia Kane gave a public-health briefing that warned of federal proposals to cut Medicaid funding, described potential impacts on hospitals and urged prevention and immunization; Marion County Public Health staff summarized local Healthy Homes, lead, asthma and bed-bug programs.
Dr. Virginia Kane, a public-health physician and guest speaker at the Marion County Alliance of Neighborhood Associations meeting on an unspecified date, warned that proposed federal budget changes and tariffs could sharply increase Indiana’s Medicaid costs and impair local health services.
Kane described a recent $1,000,000,000 Medicaid shortfall for Indiana and said tariffs and other pressures could increase the state’s Medicaid bill to roughly $2,300,000,000. She said congressional proposals under discussion could require states to make deep cuts and that one cited proposal would amount…
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