WARSAW — The Kosciusko Chamber of Commerce Health Care committee is hosting a series of Kosciusko Wellness Lunch and Learns sponsored by Parkview Warsaw. Health and wellness topics have been selected by the committee that will serve as educational tools for the Kosciusko County workforce. The public is invited to the next Kosciusko Wellness Lunch …read more.

By ANNE GREGORY Media Relations, Manchester University NORTH MANCHESTER — A nationally renowned expert on the U.S. healthcare system will speak at Manchester University. Karen Davis is director of the Roger C. Lipitz Center for Integrated Health Care at Johns Hopkins University. The center, which is part of the Bloomberg School of Public Health, explores …read more.

WARSAW — Kosciusko County has joined the Northeast Indiana Regional Partnership in what Mark Dobson and other local officials hope is a step toward obtaining project funding. Earlier this year, Indiana Governor Mike Pence signed the Regional Cities initiative in response to concerns about population stagnation in the state of Indiana. The idea behind the …read more.

Following the Supreme Court of the United States’ ruling on King v. Burwell, Governor Mike Pence issued the following statement. “The Supreme Court’s ruling in King v. Burwell is profoundly disappointing to me and every Hoosier who had hoped this ruling would give our nation the opportunity to start over on health care reform. “Today’s …read more.

The Supreme Court released its ruling in King v. Burwell, a case tied to the Affordable Care Act, today. The 6-3 ruling found tax credit subsidies, designed to help make health insurance more affordable, can be offered in all states, including those that use the federal exchange. “The Affordable Care Act (ACA) was written to …read more.

Yesterday two Indiana senators announced their support for bipartisan legislation reintroduced that would repeal the medical device tax. U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly, along with fellow Hoosier representative, Senator Dan Coats (R-Ind.), joined U.S. Senators Orrin Hatch (R-UT) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and seven other senators from both parties sponsoring the Medical Device Access and Innovation …read more.

If you’re uninsured, there’s still time to sign up for health insurance on the Health Insurance Marketplace and avoid the penalty. Under the Affordable Care Act, 2015 is the first year Americans must prove they had qualifying health insurance, or an approved exemption, for the previous year or they will face a tax penalty. As …read more.

By JOY LOHSE Marketing and Public Relations Director, Kosciusko Community Hospital As part of the Affordable Care Act, most U.S. citizens are required to have health insurance beginning in 2014. During the first enrollment wave, which began in October of 2013 and ended in March of this year, nearly 10 million uninsured individuals enrolled in …read more.

Last week, our sister publication “The Mail-Journal” published a couple of comments from the U.S. Congress Third District representatives: Democrat Justin Kuhnle, Republican Marlin Stutzman and Libertarian Scott Wise. See that article here. I decided, given the lack of spatial constraints here at Ink Free News, to dig a little deeper and ask the candidates …read more.

We approached the candidates for U.S. Representative for District 2 and asked them some questions. Below are responses from Republican incumbent Jackie Walorski and Democratic candidate Joe Bock. Libertarian candidate Jeff Petermann ended his run and dropped out of the Libertarian Party after the July 15 deadline to have his name removed from the Nov. …read more.

At the Oct. 3 meeting of the Warsaw Board of Public Works and Safety, the city of Warsaw’s Human Resources Director Jennifer Whitaker came before the board seeking approval for changes to city employee benefit packages. The changes would affect city employees dental plans, short term disability and retirement plans. Employee’s self-funded dental plan will …read more.

ACT reports that Warsaw Community Schools’ students outscored the state averages in all areas of math, science, English and reading. ACT also reports that on the national level, only 20 percent of students are ready for college-level coursework. At the state level, the number rises to 31 percent and, at the local level, Warsaw Community …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — Governor Mitch Daniels has asked the state’s three gubernatorial candidates for input about decisions Indiana must make to implement the federal Affordable Care Act in the coming months. In a letter, the governor asked Rupert Boneham, John Gregg, and Congressman Mike Pence to state their preferences about operating a state or federal health …read more.