August 19, 2024
The Checkup: Busting popular misconceptions around childhood vaccinations
Do vaccines cause autism? Can your child get multiple vaccines at the same time? And why do you need to vaccinate your child against disease that are no longer around?
Read MoreAugust 15, 2024
Advocates offer advice for Medicaid members navigating federal ruling's effect on HIP
Advocates say many Medicaid members are confused about how their coverage has been affected by a ruling that vacated the federal approval of the Healthy Indiana Plan, or HIP. The ruling highlighted several policies that act as barriers to coverage including monthly payments required for the version of HIP with better coverage, HIP plus.
Read MoreAugust 13, 2024
FSSA argues plaintiffs’ parents can’t continue to provide attendant care in Medicaid legal challenge
The state made its first public arguments in a legal challenge to recent changes to Indiana’s attendant care program. The program provides services for people considered medically complex. Attorneys for the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration said parents aren’t allowed to provide this type of care under the state’s Medicaid program.
Read MoreAugust 12, 2024
Dr. Virginia Caine is 125th president of the National Medical Association
At the 122nd Annual Convention and Scientific Assembly, the National Medical Association (NMA) inducted Dr. Virginia Caine as its 125th president.
Read MoreAugust 9, 2024
State fairs in the time of bird flu: Here’s why health experts advise caution
State fairs can spread viruses from animals to humans. With bird flu found in cows for the first time ever, some experts advise caution.
Read MoreAugust 8, 2024
Indiana’s Pregnancy Promise Program receives three-year, nearly $3 million federal grant
A statewide program to support pregnant people and new parents with substance use disorders received nearly $3 million in federal funding to expand. The Pregnancy Promise Program expects to use the funding to prioritize rural and under-resourced communities.
Read MoreAugust 8, 2024
Indianapolis EMS begins “leave-behind” program to reduce drug overdose deaths
Naloxone, also known by its brand name Narcan, can reverse an opioid overdose and save lives when administered in time.
Read MoreAugust 7, 2024
New statewide dashboard aims to increase data on sickle cell patients
A new statewide dashboard aims to streamline data collection on people with the sickle cell disease to better serve them and provide specialized care where they need it.
Read MoreAugust 5, 2024
Indiana launches All-Payer Claims Database, aims to provide greater transparency in health care
Hoosiers can now get an idea of how much individual medical procedures cost in Indiana, including average prices at various hospitals.
Read MoreAugust 5, 2024
Canada wildfires are burning. Why aren't Hoosiers seeing as much smoke as last summer?
Last summer, smoke from Canadian wildfires caused several days of dangerously unhealthy air for Indiana.
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