Tuesday, October 28, 2025
Indiana's Medicaid program exists to help disabled and sick Hoosiers get the medical care they need, but major increases in Medicaid costs are threatening the future of the program.
Over the past four years, spending on Indiana's Medicaid program increased by $5 billion, making it hard to fund other important needs like K-12 education. This huge increase in Medicaid spending puts our most vulnerable Hoosiers at risk of losing access to funding they rely on.
To address this issue, Senate Republicans passed a new law this year that creates a more fiscally responsible Medicaid program in order to preserve it for those who need it.
Senate Enrolled Act 2 requires the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration to gather information from state and federal agencies to verify whenever individuals are eligible for Medicaid, which will help find and eliminate waste, fraud and abuse within the program.
SEA 2 also enacts common-sense reforms to the Healthy Indiana Plan (HIP) by including work or volunteer requirements of 20 hours or more per week for able-bodied, working-age adults.
While the federal government continues to add to our national debt, Indiana remains committed to balancing our budgets and living within our means. By enacting SEA 2, Senate Republicans are ensuring the state's Medicaid program operates with fiscal integrity so that it remains available to those who truly need it.
