Rural health leaders and advocates in Indiana say the Medicaid reimbursement rate is way behind where it needs to be. Addressing those rates is among the Indiana Rural Health Association’s advocacy priorities presented ahead of the 2025 legislative session.

When Indiana overhauled its public health system in 2023, county health departments had to opt-in to the program. Six counties did not participate in the first year, but joined in year two. Johnson County was one of them.

Thousands of Hoosiers continue to wait for home- and community-based services through Medicaid. One advocate said families should keep consistent contact with the state while they wait.

The USDA has outlined a five-point plan for regular bulk milk testing, which ramps up or down depending on whether any infected milk is detected.

The Family and Social Services Administration said in February it was not aware of how much money certain caregivers were paid. The agency announced it will implement a minimum “pass-through” rate prompted by legislation signed into law this year.

The term “excited delirium” has been used as a diagnosis to describe people who die suddenly in police custody. But physicians and medical boards have long dismissed excited delirium as unscientific, and some argue it’s used by police to justify excessive force.

The growth of Medicare Advantage plans can create unique problems for rural hospitals and clinics, such as being excluded from provider networks. Rural health leaders are concerned about the potential growth of these plans under the incoming Trump administration.

Older Black and Latino people are significantly more likely to get diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease than older white people, despite recent medical advancements. Some are trying to close that gap.

National grocery monopolies have led to five grocery stores opening and closing in less than a decade on the eastside of Indianapolis. A new independent grocer hoped to turn things around, but the store’s facing barriers.

A temporary block of Indiana’s near-total abortion ban will remain in place for just a few women who filed a religious freedom lawsuit challenging the law after a split Indiana Supreme Court chose not to hear an appeal in the case.