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IN SCR0019
Concurrent Resolution
AI Summary
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Indiana General Assembly passed the Healthy Indiana Plan in 2007 with bipartisan support, making Indiana the first state to apply a consumer-driven model to a Medicaid population.
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The initial HIP program served low-income Hoosiers for seven years by promoting healthy lifestyles and appropriate healthcare utilization, increasing preventative care and decreasing inappropriate emergency department use.
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HIP 2.0 waiver was approved by the federal government to provide quality healthcare to uninsured Hoosiers and offer low-income individuals assistance in purchasing private-market insurance through employers.
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Indiana has enrolled 355,000 Hoosiers in HIP 2.0, providing access to affordable healthcare services, and replaced traditional Medicaid for non-disabled individuals aged 19-64 with the consumer-driven HIP model.
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The Secretary of the Senate is directed to transmit copies of this resolution to Senator Patricia Miller, Representative Tim Brown, Representative Charlie Brown, and the Secretary of FSSA.
Legislative Description
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION recognizing the tremendous success of the Health Indiana Plan (HIP) since its initial enactment and commemorating the one year anniversary of the approval of the HIP 2.0 waiver.