Medicaid officials around the country are watching California as it rolls out one of the most ambitious initiatives ever to address Medicaid patients social needs in hopes of improving their health.

After an Indiana judge on Thursday blocked the state's abortion ban from being enforced, phones starting ringing across Indiana abortion clinics, which are preparing to resume the procedure a week after the ban had gone into effect.

Over the past two years, youth cigarette, alcohol and marijuana use hit some of their lowest rates in more than 30 years. But some who work in the recovery field remain concerned about the issue of youth substance use.

Nearly every state has laws that limit access to opioid treatment programs, according to a new report from the Pew Charitable Trusts.

A new initiative aims to reduce infant deaths by connecting pregnant women and new mothers in Marion County with better housing.

A federal emergency declaration that has allowed children to receive continuous Medicaid coverage throughout the pandemic could end soon, and health providers are worried.

The patchwork nature of abortion laws across the country has made the procedure harder for pregnant people to get and for health care providers to give.

Under the Federal Public Health Emergency, some Medicaid programs including traditional Medicaid, the Children's Health Insurance Program, and the Healthy Indiana plan have put a hold on typical rules such as having updated paperwork and documentation. As the emergency nears an end, some listeners were curious about continued coverage once these changes go into effect.

Whole Woman's Health -- South Bend's only abortion clinic -- will stay open to provide abortion related care such as pregnancy tests, ultrasounds, contraception, counseling and follow-up care despite Indiana's near-total abortion ban.

The first new abortion ban passed by a state legislature since the overturning of Roe v. Wade this summer is set to take effect Thursday in Indiana.