Indiana Governor on Medicaid Reforms and Fighting Fraud

Indiana's Medicaid Savings

• 💰 Governor Mike Braun highlights Indiana's success in reforming Medicaid, projecting savings of approximately $1.4 billion over two years.
• 💡 This approach is contrasted with Minnesota's $9 billion welfare fraud, emphasizing Indiana's focus on common sense and business-like management.
• 🎯 Reforms include identifying individuals eligible for Medicare but still on Medicaid, and preventing double-dipping across different states.

Combating Healthcare Fraud

• 🔍 Indiana is targeting fraud within the 340B drug pricing program, where pharmacies buy drugs at a discount and sell them at high margins.
• ⚠️ The governor points to a US Attorney's quote describing Minnesota's fraud as