Starting Jan. 1, 2027, Indiana will check every three months whether adults on the Healthy Indiana Plan, known as HIP, are putting in 80 hours a month on work or approved activities. The rule covers members ages 19 to 64. Anyone whose hours or exemption cannot be confirmed gets a notice asking for proof, and coverage stops if the proof never comes.
The Indiana Family and Social Services Administration, which runs HIP, applies the rule to adults who are not pregnant and are not enrolled in or eligible for Medicare. The state is acting under the 2025 federal law that requires every state to set up a Medicaid work test by the start of 2027. Indiana’s version arrives with a quarterly check built in…