State rolls out tools to prepare for new Medicaid work requirements

This post was provided by News Now WarsawBy Niki KellyIndiana Capital ChronicleFrom texts to town halls, the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration is rolling out a variety of tools to prepare Hoosiers on the Healthy Indiana Plan for new work requirements. Beginning Jan. 1, 2027, Indiana will implement work requirements for new applicants and existing Medicaid members eligible under HIP, which provides healthcare coverage for the state’s Medicaid expansion population. To help raise awareness of the new work requirements, starting July 21, the state will periodically text HIP members general information about the new requirements. The agency has also created a screening tool for HIP members check to see if they would but subject to or exempt from the work requirements. The first two town halls are scheduled for August and September at the following dates and locations listed below.