The Senate kicked off budget hearings, a committee approved a college immunization bill and the Indiana House Speaker reacted to the federal health care bill.

Legislative leaders say the future of Indiana's health care program, HIP 2.0, is uncertain with some federal lawmakers aiming to repeal its funding source.

Some health policy experts argue the information presented by the state on its application to renew its Healthy Indiana Plan actually shows that the program is not working as well as it should.

The state has applied to keep HIP 2.0 running for three more years.

Indiana announced Tuesday it wants the federal government to renew HIP 2.0, the state's Medicaid expansion program, for three years.

Rallies across the U.S. were spurred in part by Senator Bernie Sanders (who was not in attendance at the Indianapolis event).

A repeal could affect millions of Americans who gained coverage through Medicaid expansion, including about 250,000 Hoosiers.

Legal and health care advocates say the requirement for Hoosiers to pay into the state's HIP 2.0 system is causing problems.

The ACA has helped thousands of Hoosiers get coverage, but rising premiums for some are causing concern and getting a lot of attention on the campaign trail.

The Affordable Care Act and Healthy Indiana Plan have helped provide hundreds of thousands of Hoosiers with health insurance.