April 8, 2025
House passes HIP work requirements, Medicaid fiscal reforms despite concerns about loss of coverage
House lawmakers approved a bill that reintroduces previously halted work reporting requirements to Indiana's Medicaid expansion program. Senate Bill 2 also increases how often certain eligibility requirements are checked by the state.
Read MoreApril 7, 2025
Indiana confirms first case of measles in 2025
Indiana health officials said the case is an unvaccinated minor in Allen County.
Read MoreApril 7, 2025
Rural communities finding solutions to EMS coverage issues
Time is tissue in the first responder community, and in rural areas across Indiana, they could be losing too much tissue for EMS responses.
Read MoreApril 5, 2025
Federal funding cancellation threatens major diabetes study, Indiana researcher says
One of the largest diabetes studies is under threat from the current administration’s federal funding cancellations.
Read MoreApril 4, 2025
Medicare patients can save money with proposed budget cut, but rural hospitals are concerned
Medicare pays hospital-owned facilities more for the same service than it pays independent facilities. A proposal with broad support aims to end that practice, which can save money for patients. But rural hospitals say this can push them to cut services or close their doors.
Read MoreApril 4, 2025
Indiana moves to replace Medicaid consulting firm after $1 billion forecasting error
The state of Indiana is preparing to replace the consulting firm it works with to help prepare its Medicaid forecasts after a forecasting miss in 2023 that put the state $1 billion off the mark for Medicaid funding.
Read MoreApril 4, 2025
Lawmakers remove several controversial policies from 'comprehensive' health costs plan
Lawmakers removed some of the more controversial policies — like guidelines for the 340B Drug Pricing Program and site neutrality — in the process.
Read MoreApril 4, 2025
With frozen federal funds, what’s at stake for reproductive health in central Indiana?
More than 3,000 people in Indiana could lose access to birth control, cancer screenings, and sexually transmitted disease testing after the Trump administration froze tens of millions of dollars in federal funding from Planned Parenthood affiliates nationwide, including in Indiana.
Read MoreApril 2, 2025
Committee makes changes to HIP work reporting exceptions, Medicaid advertising ban
A House committee amended controversial legislation that will reintroduce previously halted work reporting requirements to Indiana's Medicaid expansion program. Among other things, the committee made changes to who is exempt from the work reporting requirements.
Read MoreMarch 31, 2025
Drugmakers bleed horseshoe crab for tests. Some push for a sustainable alternative
Indianapolis Zoo and Eli Lilly are part of a push to move medical industry away from using horseshoe crab blood and towards synthetic genetically engineered alternatives.
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