Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb has announced the Hoosier state has received approval to continue its alternative to traditional Medicaid expansion—the Healthy Indiana Plan (HIP).

Nicknamed HIP, the Medicaid alternative will continue for ten more years. This allows the state to continue health coverage for more than 572,000 low-income adult Hoosiers.

Governor Holcomb says the extension “empowers more than half a million Hoosiers to continue receiving quality health care coverage” from the HIP program. Holcomb added, “HIP helps Hoosiers experience improved health outcomes and better lives”.