State Policy · IN
Indiana Plans Federal Waiver to Restore HIP Cost-Sharing for Adult Enrollees
The Indiana Family and Social Services Administration will seek a five-year CMS waiver to reinstate cost-sharing requirements for able-bodied adults enrolled in the Healthy Indiana Plan under a new HIP 3.0 iteration. The waiver would revive a modified version of Indiana's previous copayment model for this population. The timing of the waiver submission and CMS review process has not been specified. This represents a return to Indiana's earlier HIP approach requiring enrollee contributions, which had been modified or suspended under previous waiver terms.
Why it mattersIndiana's waiver request signals renewed state interest in premium and cost-sharing requirements for Medicaid expansion populations, a policy approach that affects enrollment retention and administrative complexity for plans operating HIP.