Medicaid providers in Indiana and around the country have begun to provide some unique benefits to their customers, benefits that have more to do with success in life than health care.

An estimated 500 youth in Indiana age out of foster care system every year and when they do, they will lose health insurance if they don't re-enroll.

This year's telemedicine bill allows coverage for people on Medicaid.

The law would not require Medicaid to cover mental health and substance use treatment.

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.

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.