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Hoosiers for Safe Meds has come together to establish guardrails around mandatory white bagging practices to preserve quality and patient safety and ensure care is not delayed for Hoosiers.
Advocating for Solutions
The Indiana legislature validated concerns associated with white bagging by passing a bill into law this session requiring the Indiana Department of Health, in consultation with the Indiana Board of Pharmacy, the Indiana Department of Insurance, and the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration, to examine and report to the legislature on the safety of these policies by July 1, 2021.
Insurance companies have represented that these measures will reduce costs, but when it comes to patient safety, no cost saving measure is worth the risk. Not only will these policies result in delayed patient care and wasted drug costs, but they will add administrative costs to the health care system due to rescheduling critically ill patients.
“These aren’t just hypothetical situations, but patients’ lives are actually being impacted by this practice”
Given the rapid expansion of these policies, Hoosiers for Safe Meds applauds the Indiana legislature for moving quickly to establish guardrails to protect the growing number of Hoosiers caught in the line of fire.
Delayed care has real consequences and should not be the result of insurance company mandates like white bagging that trade safety for short-term savings. Through collaboration, we can find ways to reduce health care costs without sacrificing quality.
We’re committed to protecting patients.
Hoosiers for Safe Meds has come together to establish guardrails around mandatory white bagging practices to preserve quality and patient safety and ensure care is not delayed for Hoosiers.
We serve patients across the state.
Make your voice heard today.
Has your care been delayed due to mandatory white bagging? Share your story with us. Contact your elected officials and make your voice heard as the State considers the safety implications of these practices. Together we can create real change.