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Professor Quigley Examines Lawsuit that Takes Aim at Healthy Indiana Plan
10/11/2019
Professor Fran Quigley, '87, has published a piece in Health and Human Rights Journal that considers a lawsuit aimed at having portions of the Healthy Indiana Plan struck down. The article was published October 8.
The Healthy Indiana Plan requires that those who receive Medicaid pay a monthly premium to be part of the plan. Those who miss a payment are dropped and barred from reenrolling for six months. The plan also has work requirements. The suit, filed in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., was filed by a coalition of Indiana advocates, including state lawmakers, urban faith organizations, and a rural community action group. They are asking that the Healthy Indiana Plan's premium, lockouts, and work requirements be struck down for violating the constitution and federal statutes.
Professor Quigley teaches in the Health and Human Rights Clinic at IU McKinney. He is the author of Prescription for the People: An Activist's Guide to Making Medicine Affordable for All, published by Cornell University Press in 2017, and is the founder of Faith in Healthcare.
