June 19, 2023
Life on hold: Long COVID support group helps these two Hoosiers cope and adapt to illness
Though deaths and hospitalizations for COVID-19 infections have stabilized, the Centers for Disease Control says as many as 4 million Americans are living with Long COVID.
Read MoreJune 16, 2023
Doulas can improve maternal outcomes. But efforts to expand access in Indiana are slow
Indiana lawmakers recognize that doulas can improve maternal outcomes. So, they passed new laws and dispensed millions of dollars in grants to expand access to doula services with no real progress.
Read MoreJune 15, 2023
What the rapid rise of a private Medicare alternative could mean for the program’s future
The rapid growth of private Medicare Advantage plans is raising questions about what care could and should look like for all 80 million people expected to be on Medicare by 2030.
Read MoreJune 13, 2023
Indiana agencies get more than $76 million for local mental health and recovery services
Indiana health leaders have announced more than $76 million in funding to help support mental health and substance use recovery efforts across the state.
Read MoreJune 13, 2023
New resources aim to connect all Hoosiers to hepatitis C prevention and cure
The Damien Center a care and services center for those with HIV and the Health Foundation of Indianapolis created the Connect to Cure initiative to help provide supportive and preventative services for hepatitis C.
Read MoreJune 13, 2023
Black churches work to blunt the impact of Medicaid unwinding on their communities
Millions of people across the country could lose their Medicaid coverage anytime now because states have, once again, resumed eligibility checks after pandemic-era federal protections expired.
Read MoreJune 12, 2023
For those not phased out of Medicaid coverage, recipient says system falls short
Thousands of Hoosiers are being phased off of Medicaid following the end of the federal public health emergency. Even for those who still have coverage, there are flaws in the system.
Read MoreJune 9, 2023
New mental health court in Southern Indiana would prioritize unhoused population
A team of Southern Indiana law enforcement and community health leaders are working to implement a mental health court in Clark County a program aimed at helping people get the services and resources they need.
Read MoreJune 8, 2023
Supreme Court reinforces that Medicaid beneficiaries can sue states if their rights are violated
Beneficiaries of safety net programs like Medicaid will still be able to sue states and state officials if their rights are violated, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on June 8. The ruling slammed arguments by the Health and Hospital Corporation of Marion Country trying to roll back this right.
Read MoreJune 6, 2023
Nova Scotia wildfires may cause health problems in Indiana
Multiple wildfires in Nova Scotia have consumed an area of forest unparalleled in the province’s history, and smoke is traveling southwest across the eastern United States.
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