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Grant puts more money into Indiana’s Medicaid to help addicted expectant mothers

Prescription pain pills are seen dumped out on a table at Grissom Air Reserve Base, Ind. (U.S. Air Force photo illustration/Tech. Sgt. Mark R. W. Orders-Woempner)

Indiana Medicaid has been awarded a grant of more than five million dollars to address maternal opioid use.

The Indiana Family and Social Services Administration today announced it is receiving a $5.2 million grant to help coordinate clinical care and other services that are critical for maternal and child health.

It’s part of the Maternal Opioid Misuse Indiana initiative, a joint effort of the FSSA and U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The FSSA says opioid use disorder in pregnancy is a challenge for women with substance abuse issues, and navigating health care should not be an additional burden.

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