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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Aug 4.
Published in final edited form as: Health Aff (Millwood). 2018 Jun 20;37(7):1099–1108. doi: 10.1377/hlthaff.2018.0331

EXHIBIT 3.

Knowledge of and experiences with the Healthy Indiana Plan (HIP) 2.0 among low-income adults in Indiana, 2017

Variable Percent
Eligibility for HIP 2.0 among adults with Medicaid (n = 578)
 Receiving disability-related incomea 36.2
 Pregnant 1.6
 Likely eligible for HIP 2.0 62.2

Among those with Medicaid eligible for HIP 2.0 (n = 296): heard of POWER account
 No 39.0
 Yes, and making regular payments to account 35.6
 Yes, but not making regular payments to accountb 25.5

Reasons for nonpayment (n = 56)
 Could not afford payments 30.6
 Other 26.2
 Did not think benefits were worth payment 21.6
 Confused by POWER accounts 19.1
 Forgot 2.5

Among those who have heard of POWER accounts (n = 196): “The POWER account helps me think about the health services I really need”
 Strongly agree 25.1
 Agree 32.0
 Neutral/don’t know 17.1
 Disagree 14.5
 Strongly disagree 11.3

Among those who have heard of POWER accounts (n = 196): “The POWER account is hard to understand or has made it more difficult for me to get the health care I need”
 Strongly agree 18.9
 Agree 20.9
 Neutral/don’t know 12.7
 Disagree 18.5
 Strongly disagree 29.1

Among uninsured adults (n = 122): reasons not enrolled in HIP 2.0
 Unaffordable 29.6
 Do not think I qualify 20.3
 Too complicated 17.3
 “Locked out” because of POWER account nonpayment 8.6
 Don’t know 24.3

SOURCE Authors’ analysis of survey responses from US citizens ages 19–64 with incomes below 138 percent of the federal poverty level. NOTES All responses were survey weighted to produce representative estimates. POWER is Personal Wellness and Responsibility account.

a

Social Security Disability Insurance or Supplemental Security Income.

b

Respondents were asked, “Do you pay a premium or put money into your POWER account on a regular basis?”