(WASHINGTON, DC) – Congressman Larry Bucshon, a physician from Southern Indiana, issued the following statement regarding today’s announcement by Governor Mike Pence that Indiana has reached an agreement with the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to move forward with an expansion of the Healthy Indiana Plan through HIP 2.0.
Bucshon stated:
“Today’s announcement is long-awaited news for our state. I spent my career as a healthcare provider caring for patients regardless of their socioeconomic status or ability to pay. I know that we can do better for our patients than settling for the top-down, one-size-fits-all expansion of traditional Medicaid. Indiana has demonstrated this with the success of Healthy Indiana Plan. As I traveled the state last year with Indiana Ways and Means Chairman Dr. Tim Brown on our ‘Hoosier Healthcare Tour,’ we consistently heard the same message.Â
“I’m happy to see the Department of Health and Human Services grant Indiana the flexibility to build on our progress and expand access to quality care for 350,000 low-income Hoosiers without insurance. I commend the persistent work of Governor Pence on behalf of Hoosiers. Thanks to his leadership, Indiana will be a model for how states can implement conservative, consumer-driven solutions to innovate and meet the healthcare needs of their citizens.â€
Congressman Larry Bucshon, a physician from Southern Indiana, is serving his third term in the U.S. House of Representatives. In the 114th Congress, Bucshon will serve on the influential House Committee on Energy and Commerce.  The 8th District of Indiana includes all or parts of Clay, Crawford, Daviess, Dubois, Gibson, Greene, Knox, Martin, Owen, Parke, Perry, Pike, Posey, Spencer, Sullivan, Vanderburgh, Vermillion, Vigo, and Warrick counties.
