HB1385 creates the Community Cares Initiative Grant Pilot Program to fund mobile health care and crisis teams in Indiana.
The Indiana State Senate passed HB1385 on March 8, 2024 by a vote of 45 to 2. We have assigned pluses to the nays because this legislation expands government control over healthcare, which is unconstitutional. By imposing rate caps on what nonparticipating ambulance providers can charge, the bill interferes with the free market, undermining competition and restricting providers' ability to set prices based on cost and demand. Additionally, government-issued grants give the government the authority to choose winners and losers.
