Group ranks Indiana 45th among states for Medicaid

AP Wire:

"A consumer watchdog group's report on state Medicaid programs ranked Indiana last when it came to eligibility and 45th in its overall performance in the government health care plan for the needy.

The Public Citizen report, which gave extra emphasis to eligibility, criticized Indiana for excluding 'those made poor by extreme medical expenses.' Such people normally would not meet income requirements but are impoverished by medical expenses.

The state also received poor grades for 'very low cutoffs in terms of poverty level.'

Indiana ranked above average for quality of care at 16th. The report gave Indiana credit for nursing home care that exceeded many of its peers."