August 25, 2025
IN rural care gets federal funding lift
Indiana communities are receiving nearly $3 million in new federal support to help more children, parents and pregnant people enroll in Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program.
Read MoreAugust 22, 2025
Advocates hopeful attendant care lawsuit will have broader implications for Indiana families
Two Indiana mothers will continue to be reimbursed by the state for the care they give their medically complex children after a federal appeals court ruling.
Read MoreAugust 19, 2025
To help respond to mental health crises, state funds mobile response units in five counties
Indiana is putting $5 million towards the expansion of mobile crisis response units in five counties.
Read MoreAugust 19, 2025
Spike in unsafe infant sleep deaths prompts Indiana health department warning
After more than 10 Hoosier infants died in unsafe sleep environments in recent weeks, the state’s health department is urging parents and caregivers to take extra precautions at bedtime.
Read MoreAugust 18, 2025
Indiana lawmakers take 'first step' to explore potential solutions to patients' medical debt
Indiana ranks 11th highest in the nation for the number of residents with medical debt in collections, according to the Urban Institute. State lawmakers, leaders and advocates took a "first step" Monday in exploring the issue of medical debt and potential solutions.
Read MoreAugust 17, 2025
West Nile virus case confirmed in Hamilton County, second statewide this year
A Hamilton County resident tested positive for West Nile virus, making it the second human case reported in Indiana this year according to the Hamilton County Health Department.
Read MoreAugust 17, 2025
"It will be devastating for me." People with disabilities could face significant cuts under Indiana's waiver changes
People with disabilities could face significant cuts to therapy services if Indiana’s proposed changes to Medicaid waivers are approved.
Read MoreAugust 15, 2025
Health care leaders: State funding cut too early to address poor outcomes, costs
Earlier this year, Indiana lawmakers significantly cut public health funding in response to the "bleak" budget forecast. Health care leaders said the state's investment in public health needed more time to address health care costs and outcomes.
Read MoreAugust 8, 2025
IU receives $16 million national grant to study Alzheimer’s using human brain models
Indianapolis will be home to one of two federally backed centers studying Alzheimer’s disease using stem-cell models of the human brain.
Read MoreAugust 6, 2025
Two IU School of Medicine residency programs gain accreditation
Two new Indiana University School of Medicine residency programs have gained accreditation to start training students next year.
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