Stories tagged with "social services administration"

Indiana lawmakers to give early hearings to property tax cap, lobby reform by Mary Beth

The Indiana General Assembly will get a running start on the 2010 session, holding December hearings on some key issues. As lawmakers held their one-day organizational meeting... – Nov 17, 2009 at 3:09 PM in Politics & Government

State may have to shift gears by indystar

State government has been forced into the same tough spot that many private businesses have languished in for a year or more. It hurts without question, but it’s also... – Nov 12, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Editorial

Pain of budget cuts is hitting home by Mary Beth

Some predict drop in hospital care; prison guards lose automatic OT State budget cuts will begin to take a tangible toll on Hoosiers, from the pay in prison guards’ pockets... – Nov 11, 2009 at 8:40 AM in Politics & Government

Indiana trims Medicaid payments to hospitals by Mary Beth

Hospitals would get 5 percent less money from the state for caring for Medicaid patients under cuts announced today by the state. Gov. Mitch Daniels last week called for emergency... – Nov 10, 2009 at 3:16 PM in Politics & Government

Indiana AIDS infection rate higher among blacks in 2008 by indystar

State officials are urging black residents and other minorities to learn more about HIV and AIDS and get tested for the virus. The state Department of Health, the Indiana Family... – Nov 05, 2009 at 12:37 PM in Health Care & Pharma

HIV program Thursday to feature model-actor Boris Kodjoe by indystar

Model and actor Boris Kodjoe, a star of Showtime’s “Soul Food” who appears in “Surrogates” opposite Bruce Willis, will headline the Sixth Annual HIV... – Nov 04, 2009 at 12:27 PM in Communities

They won't quiet down yet by indystar

Private suffering, especially by the poor and the sick, does not often become a political issue. Usually, our powers-that-be are transfixed by property taxes, corporate concerns... – Nov 02, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Commentary

State must make welfare process faster by indystar

Federal judge in class-action case gives Indiana a year to meet 1st food stamp target A federal judge has ordered Indiana’s partially privatized welfare intake system to... – Oct 29, 2009 at 12:00 AM in News

A potential burden on taxpayers by indystar

Does Marion County really need a new hospital to replace the current Wishard Hospital, the construction of which is the subject of a vaguely worded ballot question now before... – Oct 25, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Voices

State has 'a lot to decide' on new welfare system by Mary Beth

New ‘hybrid’ system would let people apply for benefits in person once again BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Details on how Indiana will transition to a new welfare delivery... – Oct 24, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Politics & Government

Post-IBM welfare process cloudy by Mary Beth

Bloomington, Ind. — Secretary of State Anne Murphy had few answers for lawmakers today about how the state will transition to a new welfare delivery system now that the $1.34... – Oct 23, 2009 at 2:16 PM in Politics & Government

Legislators now worry about IBM partner by indystar

Some question whether welfare’s poor service was due to Texas firm Indiana welfare subcontractor Affiliated Computer Services will come under closer scrutiny now that Gov.... – Oct 21, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Communities

Daniels cancels $1.34B privatization contract by Mary Beth

Gov. Mitch Daniels said today that Indiana is canceling its contract with IBM for welfare services, calling it a mistake that didn’t work. The cancellation is a stunning turnaround... – Oct 15, 2009 at 5:02 PM in Communities

Contractor asked to use welfare info to screen staff by indystar

Indiana’s human services agency considered letting contractor Affiliated Computer Services Inc. use welfare data to screen potential employees until federal food stamp... – Oct 14, 2009 at 1:59 PM in Politics & Government

State welfare advocates press sweeping reform by indystar

A coalition of groups that advocate for the disabled and elderly today called on the state to scrap the $1.34 billion welfare privatization system and replace it with a system of... – Oct 13, 2009 at 1:16 PM in Communities

$1M stimulus grant will upgrade area church child-care facilities by Bill Mccleery

A $1 million economic stimulus grant from the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration will help expand a United Way program to improve child-care facilities at Central... – Oct 08, 2009 at 1:15 AM in News

Feds uneasy about food stamp project by indystar

Agency requests notice before the state continues rolling out automation program A federal food stamp administrator has told Indiana’s human services chief that his staff... – Sep 30, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Politics & Government

Conditions placed on Indiana welfare rollout by indystar

A federal food stamp administrator has told Indiana’s human services chief that his staff must be consulted before the state rolls out its troubled welfare automation program... – Sep 29, 2009 at 12:45 PM in Business

Too many errors in welfare trial by indystar

The Daniels administration has approximately two weeks before telling the world whether a welfare privatization experiment that’s been plagued with problems for nearly three... – Sep 29, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Editorial

FSSA chief discusses welfare woes with legislators by Mary Beth

Contract’s future still up in the air, legislators are told WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Too many errors and delays and too little face-to-face contact with clients are... – Sep 26, 2009 at 1:20 AM in Politics & Government