Indiana Governor Mike Pence sends a firm NO to Washington on Medicaid expansion.
Reports indicate Pence has sent a letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius saying the traditional Medicaid program is broken - and adding the Hoosier state will not expand it.
What Pence is offering however, is to make the innovative Health Indiana Program, or HIP - the tool to serve an expanded Medicaid population.
Pence told the feds HIP has bipartisan support and already has a strong track record of success, increasing preventive services among members, and encouraging them to make cost-conscious choices.
Officials say Ninety-four percent of HIP members are satisfied with the program, and 99 percent say they would re-enroll.