gov. mike pence has asked the federal government to allow the state to expand coverage to more than 400 000 residents through the state's healthy indiana plan rather than the traditional medicaid program. as you state this is a high deductible health plan. generally medicaid provides people with very low incomes health benefits at no or extremely low cost. you ask a reasonable question -- how will people unable to afford health insurance benefit from a health plan that requires them to pay a large sum of money before insurance helps to cover costs? the answer is most likely it won't. and this is the unfortunate reality for people struggling financially in states that have chosen not to expand the medicaid program to more of its citizens. you may wish to seek care at a community health clinic. there are about 1 200 health centers operating around the country that get some federal money. you can find a clinic by searching the u. s. health resources and services administration website.
will indiana expand their medicaid plan? the website talks about healthy indiana which is a high deductable . healthy indiana plan high deductable how is this going to help people who can't even pay a small deductable?