IV fluids are used everywhere in the health care system –– from the ER to the operating rooms to dialysis centers. Now, hospitals across the U.S. are bracing for a shortage of these critical drugs after Hurricane Helene damaged the country’s largest IV fluid manufacturing plant in North Carolina.

A new national study by the Rand Corporation found that Indiana’s commercial hospital prices are the 8th highest in the country.

Some Indiana hospital budgets are in the red as the collective operating margin for state hospitals continues to be under 1%.

Indiana hospitals are experiencing a major backlog in claims payments since a massive cyberattack hit health technology company Change Healthcare.

A massive cyberattack against a health technology company called Change Healthcare is having major ripple effects across the U.S. The company plays a vital role in payments, requests for insurers to authorize care, and pharmacy operations. Some of that impact is felt in Indiana,

Indiana's hospital leaders say that they have been operating in the red in 2022 due to inflation and rising labor costs. And they are worried that proposed legislation to address rising health care costs could push them deeper into financial stress.

Hospital capacity is strained in much of Indiana due to the early arrival of RSV and influenza, coupled with ongoing COVID-19 cases and critical health care worker shortages.

Indiana hospitals are feeling the effects of rising costs and an unprecedented workforce crisis, according to a new survey from the Indiana Hospital Association.

A new report from the RAND Corporation examines medical claims from employers and state databases. Indiana’s relative prices are the highest in comparison to its four border states of Illinois, Kentucky, Ohio and Michigan.

A survey by the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses reported two-thirds of intensive care nurses have considered leaving their jobs. By the end of this year, the Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates nearly a half million nurses will retire.