Healthy Indiana Plan

Childless Adults May Be Added to HIP This Fall
FSSA officials have announced that additional childless adults may be added to the HIP program sometime this fall. There is no specific date set, but FSSA is expected to add about 4,000 Hoosiers from the HIP waiting list. It is important to note that the cap for childless adults is still 34,000. As some childless adults have fallen off HIP, there is now room under the federally-established cap to add new enrollees. Please note that there is no cap on the number of eligible parents that can be enrolled. Hospitals should continue efforts to sign up this group of eligible adults when possible. Click here for answers to questions regarding the HIP waiting list.

Indiana Hospitals Can Request HIP Enrollment Updates
Hospitals can now request to receive updates on Indiana Health Coverage Programs. Enrollment numbers are reported by Hoosier Healthwise, Care Select, Healthy Indiana Plan, and the Children’s Health Insurance Program. Requests should be sent to:
DataManagement.Analysis@fssa.in.gov.

Who Is Covered?

HIP is for uninsured Hoosier adults between the ages of 19-64. Parents or caretaker relatives of children in the Hoosier Healthwise program are likely candidates for HIP.

Eligibility Requirements:

1. Individuals must earn less than 200% of the federal poverty level (FPL). A single adult earning less than $20,000, or families of four earning less than $40,000 likely meet the basic financial requirements.
2. Individuals must not have access to employer sponsored health insurance coverage.
3. Individuals must be uinsured for the previous six months.

The Plan provides:

• A POWER Account valued at $1,100 per adult to pay for medical costs. Contributions to the account are made by the State and each participant (based on ability to pay). No participant will pay more than 5% of his/her gross family income on the plan.
• A basic commercial benefits package once annual medical costs exceed $1,100.
• Coverage for preventive services up to $500 a year at no cost to participants.

Why a POWER Account?

• POWER Accounts give participants a financial incentive to adopt healthy behaviors that keep them out of the doctor's office. When they do seek health care, plan participants will seek price transparency so they can make value conscious decisions.

What Is Covered

• Services include: physician services, prescriptions, diagnostic exams, home health services, outpatient hospital, inpatient hospital, hospice, preventive services, family planning, and case and disease management
• Mental health coverage is similar to coverage for physical health, and includes substance abuse treatment, inpatient, outpatient, and drugs

Other Plan Specifics

• Sliding scale for individual contributions (based on % of gross family income):
o 0-100% FPL: 2%
o 100%-125% FPL: 3%
o 125%-150% FPL: 4%
o 150%-200% FPL: 4.5%- 5%*


HIP related resources:
HIP Web site
HIP Provider FAQ
HIP Powerpoint Presentation

 

317/423-7741 dwiesman@ihaconnect.org
317/423-7736 cpullum@ihaconnect.org
317/423-7731 mlong@ihaconnect.org