Affordable Care Act Propels Dramatic Change in Indianapolis, State Proposes Medicaid Expansion Alternative

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Affordable Care Act Propels Dramatic Change in Indianapolis, State Proposes Medicaid Expansion Alternative

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The Indianapolis market is in a major transition as it implements key initiatives of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), including accountable care organizations and Medicaid eligibility expansion.

Indianapolis' largest ACOs, the Indiana Accountable Care Consortium (ACC), is being dissolved and the state proposes a Medicaid expansion alternative that would replace traditional Medicaid in Indiana for all non-disabled adults, according to the Decision Resources Group's findings.

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