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Governor’s statement on the COVID-19 public health emergency

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Statement from Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb concerning the current COVID-19 public health emergency.

News release from the Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb’s office:

Gov. Holcomb issues statement regarding the public health emergency

Indianapolis, Indiana (November 16, 2021) — Governor Eric J. Holcomb today offered the following statement.

“When extending the last state public health emergency for another 30 days, I asked my team to bring me a plan that would allow us to wind it down responsibly. They have presented me a plan that identifies three key items that must be preserved if I am to responsibly allow the state public health emergency to expire.

To carry this out, I am working with Senator Bray and Speaker Huston to consider passing three key statutory changes to continue protecting Hoosiers by allowing for the continuation of enhanced federal matching funds for Medicaid expenditures, the continuation of the enhanced benefit for those receiving federal food assistance and extend the ability to efficiently vaccinate our 5- to 11-year-olds.”

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