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Questionnaire NameThe Healthy Indiana Plan (HIP) 2.0 - Amendment
DescriptionOn May 25, 2017, Indiana submitted an amendment to the section 1115 demonstration, Health Indiana Plan (HIP) 2.0. The application requests, along with other technical revisions, to (1) require beneficiaries to participate in Gateway to Work, the HIP job training and employment services program, (2) change the monthly premium contributions from two percent of a beneficiary's income to income tiers that are about two percent of income, (3) phasing out the HIP Employer Link employer sponsored insurance program. On July 20, 2017, the state submitted a slightly revised amendment that addresses public comments received. The federal comment period opened on July 25, 2017 and closes on August 31, 2017.
Response FromID: #228261 on Jun 14th 2017 2:08 pm
The Healthy Indiana Plan (HIP) 2.0 - Amendment

The Healthy Indiana Plan (HIP) 2.0 - Amendment

We encourage the public to submit their comments on Medicaid.gov as they relate to demonstrations open for public comments. In support of transparency and open government, all public comments received are immediately posted and are in the public domain. Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services staff will review all public comments posted and we reserve the discretion to delete comments that are generally understood as any of the following: obscene, profane, threatening, or otherwise inappropriate.

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The federal comment period opened on June 9, 2017.

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This proposed amendment puts some of our most vulnerable populations in jeopardy by imposing an illogical and unjustified work requirement adding additional hurdles and levels of bureaucracy for maintaining the benefits they need to live. We, as a people, should not be demanding our weakest members justify their existence and qualify for compassion by contributing to the economy or proving - again and again - that they are unable to do so. The government should be valuing all lives, not just those who can work.
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