INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. -- The Indiana Family and Social Services Administration (FSSA) announced Wednesday that MDwise will no longer serve as a managed care health plan for Indiana Medicaid's Healthy Indiana Plan and Hoosier Health programs, effective Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026.

This decision comes after a review of MDwise's performance and ability to meet FSSA standards. FSSA determined that ending MDwise's contract was necessary to ensure long-term sustainability for Indiana Medicaid.

“Indiana Medicaid exists to provide dependable, high-quality care for the Hoosiers who rely on it,” said Mitch Roob, Secretary of FSSA, “Our review found that, of the four plans, MDwise was both the most expensive and the lowest in quality.”

MDwise members will not lose their Medicaid benefits and their existing authorizations and treatments will be honored for a transition period, but they will have to choose a new health plan during open enrollment, with options including Anthem, CareSource, and MHS.

If Members do not choose during open enrollment, they will be automatically assigned to one of the three remaining plans. They will then be able to switch plans up to 90 days after Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026.

Members will receive letters with detailed instructions on how to select a new plan. For assistance, they can contact the Enrollment Broker for HIP at 1-877-GET-HIP9 (1-877-438-4479) and Hoosier Healthwise at 1-800-899-9949 or click here.