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Indiana Secretary of Social Services Dr. Jennifer Walthall Discusses Health Care Transformation Thought Medicaid Expansion and Waivers

This week, hosts Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with Dr. Jennifer Walthall, Indiana’s Secretary of the Family and Social Services Administration, which oversees the state’s Medicaid program. She discusses their unique approach to expanding Medicaid to hundreds of thousands of residents, as well as the state’s comprehensive response to the spike in opioid and HIV cases.

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