Indiana Gov. Mike Pence has decided to try Indiana state health care his way. To Pence’s credit, it reminds us of former Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels, who attempted multiple programs as he felt they should be done.
Last week, Pence unveiled a proposal that he said would cover 350,000 residents with health care coverage as an alternative to Medicaid.
Of course, it will require the approval of the federal government, which has been less than pleased with the Pence administration for refusing to embrace President Barack Obama’s health care reform.
Instead, Pence has been seeking federal approval to use Indiana’s Healthy Indiana Plan, which provides health savings accounts to about 40,000 Hoosiers. According to The Associated Press, Indiana has wanted to use the Healthy Indiana program as Indiana’s mechanism for reaching uninsured Hoosiers.
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