WFHB Bloomington Community Radio
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It’s open enrollment season for healthcare, and the South Central Community Action Program is trying to help resource-constricted local residents navigate a system many find confusing. Kaley Smith is the agency’s health plan navigator. The recent government shutdown was a direct result of disagreement over the extension of Affordable Care Act tax credits, which are set to expire at the end of the year, so Kaley is worried about significant increases in the cost of healthcare on the federal marketplace. Kaley is especially concerned about the immigrant population who in some cases have no other option besides the emergency room. This is also the time of year when low-income Hoosiers enrolled in the Healthy Indiana Plan are able to switch their health insurance company. Around 300,000 Hoosiers will be forced to do that this season now that the state has cancelled its contract with MDwise, one of four managed care entities servicing Medicaid members in Indiana.
