As Many as 300,000 Hard-Working Hoosiers Aren’t Protected by the Affordable Care Act 

The Affordable Care Act was initially written to require states to expand their existing Medicaid programs to include individuals and families who did not earn enough to qualify for Health Insurance Marketplace subsidies and tax credits. In June 2012, the Supreme Court struck down this portion of the law, effectively making this expansion optional for states. Learn more about the Supreme Court’s decision »

The state of Indiana has not yet decided to expand coverage. Governor Pence and many legislative leaders want to use the Healthy Indiana Plan (HIP) as the vehicle for coverage instead of expanding traditional Medicaid. While the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) approved an extension of HIP through the end of 2014, it has not yet decided whether it can be used to expand coverage under the Affordable Care Act. IHA is hopeful that the state will soon be granted flexibility to use the HIP model as a vehicle for expanding coverage in the very near future.