Ball Memorial Hospital is losing $7 million a year due to low Medicaid and Medicare reimbursements and has turned to Indiana's Congressional delegation for help.

Rep. Mike Pence and Sen. Richard Lugar have appealed to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for some type of administrative relief, and Pence said he's "cautiously optimistic" a change will be made to the reimbursement.

"Ultimately, it's working a hardship on the institution of Ball Memorial Hospital, but also to the citizens of the East Central Indiana community who rely on that hospital," Pence told The Star Press.