By: Mara Youdelman
Executive Summary
Indiana began implementing Medicaid work requirements on January 1, 2019. On December 31, 2019, the State will begin suspending the coverage of individuals who have not met the work requirements. Indiana estimated that once fully implemented, the work requirements would result in roughly 24,000 individuals losing Medicaid coverage each year for failing to comply. Because Healthy Indiana 2.0 violates numerous provisions of federal law and will gravely harm tens of thousands of Indiana residents, the National Health Law Program (NHeLP) and co-counsel Indiana Legal Services filed a lawsuit challenging the approval.
The lawsuit was filed on behalf of four individuals who currently obtain their health care through Medicaid and will suffer serious harms as a result of the HIP 2.0 extension. This resource discusses how HIP 2.0 has and will continue to affect the named plaintiffs.
