July 18, 2025
Program to protect mentally ill from abuse is slated for cuts. Experts are worried
Proposed cuts could leave a program meant to protect individuals with mental illness from harm at risk of curtailed services and loss of staff.
Read MoreJuly 17, 2025
IU Indy marks first year with local connections and big growth
IU leaders said the urban research campus builds on the legacy of IUPUI, a 55-year collaboration in the capital city with Purdue University.
Read MoreJuly 17, 2025
FSSA reopens Medicaid waiver slots, but only covers a fraction of Hoosiers on waitlists
Previously closed slots for Indiana's Medicaid waivers reopened on July 1. Indiana Those slots released by the state for the coming year will only cover about one-third of the 13,000 people still on the waitlist for home- and community-based health services.
Read MoreJuly 16, 2025
Rural hospitals issue warning in wake of federal cuts
Hospitals across the Midwest are bracing for cuts to services and staff in the wake of funding changes created in President Donald Trump's budget bill.
Read MoreJuly 16, 2025
Indiana cancer center needs state support. Lawmakers established fund but didn't contribute money
Indiana's only comprehensive cancer center could lose its National Cancer Institute designation if the state doesn't invest in cancer research. A new state law establishes a cancer research fund — but Indiana hasn't dedicated any money to it.
Read MoreJuly 11, 2025
Indiana axes public health programs and staff as Braun aims to end DEI
In a report released this week, Braun's administration detailed the programs that have been eliminated or face planned cuts, including in the Indiana Department of Health and the Family and Social Services Administration.
Read MoreJuly 10, 2025
Vaccines, free vision and dental screenings at the Back to School Community Resource Day
School-aged children attending will receive a complimentary backpack filled with school supplies. There will also be diaper giveaways and free car seats.
Read MoreJuly 8, 2025
'Dads to doulas' program expands to Indiana to address Black infant, maternal mortality rates
Both in Indiana and nationally, Black infants and pregnant people continue to die at the highest rate. A community organization is expanding a program to Indiana meant to address those significant health disparities.
Read MoreJuly 7, 2025
FSSA official: Indiana may not have enough funding to expand new behavioral care model
Indiana is in the process of transitioning to a new model to deliver behavioral health and crisis services. But the top Family and Social Services Administration official says the agency is concerned about having the necessary funding.
Read MoreJuly 7, 2025
HIV community faces a double whammy: Medicaid reductions and CDC funding cuts
As Midwest cities like Indianapolis struggle with an HIV epidemic, federal support is being curtailed.
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