The Indiana Family and Social Services Administration filed a motion to prevent a federal ruling from vacating the 2020 approval of the Healthy Indiana Plan or HIP.
The agency saysthe ruling creates “considerable uncertainty” for the entire program.
The lawsuit challenged several policies that threaten Medicaid coverage and access.
This included POWER account contributions,which were monthly payments required to access HIP Plus – the version of HIP with better coverage.F-S-S-A says without a stay or a reissuing of HIP approval, the agency will have to transition HIP Plus members to different packages that don’t include that better coverage.
Advocates say the court’s ruling to vacate approval of the program will prevent people from losing coverage in the future, which furthers the objectives of the Medicaid Act.
F-S-S-A also sent a letter to the federal government asking for support in the motion and to “reissue the HIP approval” if the motion is not granted.
