June 6, 2025
Indiana legal experts, physicians worry about Trump's revocation of emergency abortion guidance
The Trump administration last week rescinded guidance directing hospitals to provide emergency abortions to women when they are necessary to stabilize their medical condition.
Read MoreJune 5, 2025
Paramedic sues IU Health alleging discrimination based on his sexual orientation
An IU Health employee alleges in a new lawsuit that he faced a hostile work environment and retaliation for speaking out about harassment tied to his sexual orientation.
Read MoreJune 4, 2025
New studies show how cutting Medicaid could be deadly
A new pair of academic studies offers evidence that Medicaid saves lives. So, what's at stake if the major Medicaid reforms and deep cuts that were approved by House Republicans make it through Congress?
Read MoreJune 3, 2025
FSSA 'races' for approval on new HIP 3.0 funding structure before CMS can deny it
Policy proposals in the federal reconciliation bill could put Indiana's new Medicaid expansion funding structure in jeopardy. The Family and Social Services Administration said it's trying to get federal approval on the new funding structure before that bill is signed into law.
Read MoreJune 2, 2025
Officials say Indiana is bird flu free, but that doesn’t mean the virus is gone
Indiana officials say the state is declaring freedom from the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza, or bird flu. A bird flu-free status means a state has eliminated disease on all affected farms and no new infections are detected after waiting for 28 days.
Read MoreMay 30, 2025
As FSSA solicits feedback, family says attendant care played critical role in their child's care
Parents of medically complex children say the changes made by the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration following the 2023 Medicaid forecasting error left families without critical services.
Read MoreMay 29, 2025
US measles case count climbs slightly to 1,046 cases, while Indiana's outbreak ends
The U.S. is up to 1,046 confirmed measles cases. Texas added 10 cases in the past week, further signaling slowing of the nation's largest outbreak. Two elementary school-aged children and an adult have died from measles-related illnesses this year.
Read MoreMay 29, 2025
Medicaid members in HIP program say federal, state policy changes put their lives at risk
Medicaid covers Pat Hustmyer's medication for her chronic health condition. She is one of the almost 700,000 people enrolled in the Healthly Indiana Plan, or HIP, that are caught between state and federal Medicaid policies that threaten their coverage and could force them to make "life-or-death" decisions.
Read MoreMay 27, 2025
A million people in the Midwest could lose Medicaid under federal work requirements
Federal lawmakers are considering adding Medicaid work requirements — meaning people would have to prove they work, volunteer or go to school in order to receive health insurance. Experts warn that many people who already work will fall through the cracks.
Read MoreMay 26, 2025
The CFPB wanted medical debt to be left off credit reports. That's changed under Trump
Under the Biden administration, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau finalized a rule barring medical debt from appearing on credit reports. Now, the agency is siding with the credit industry groups suing to have the rule vacated.
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