Viewing: Health Policy
February 29, 2024
Families could lose thousands in income if Indiana reduces payments to parents of kids with disabilities
A proposal by Indiana Medicaid officials would drastically cut payments that thousands of families of people with disabilities relied on. State officials say it's necessary to curb ballooning utilization and plug a huge budget gap. But some families worry the changes could lead to them losing their jobs or even their homes.
Read MoreDecember 27, 2023
Indiana governor urges the feds to reconsider nursing homes staffing requirements
New proposed federal rules for nursing home staffing levels elicited mixed reactions. Nursing home workers say they're much needed and long overdue. But some Republican governors echo the long-term care industry's concerns. They say the measures will push some facilities to shut down.
Read MoreOctober 13, 2023
Scammy Medicare ads and unsolicited calls bombard seniors shopping for health insurance. Will federa
New regulations designed to crack down on misleading marketing of Medicare insurance plans face their first big test when seniors began shopping for coverage on Oct. 15.
Read MoreOctober 11, 2023
Opioid settlements will boost 17 Marion County organizations
Grants from the opioid settlement will go toward treatment, prevention, recovery, harm reduction, and other efforts to reduce barriers to treatment access.
Read MoreSeptember 23, 2023
Allen Court grants preliminary injunction in doctor’s noncompete case — but says new law doesn’t apply
The case was the first known application of recent legislation further restricting noncompete agreements between physicians and their employers — but even as the court declared the doctor’s arguments “convincing,” it declined to apply that law.
Read MoreSeptember 21, 2023
How millions of the country's poorest, sickest patients get trapped between Medicare and Medicaid
A bipartisan group of lawmakers agree: Medicare and Medicaid are failing 12 million of the country's most vulnerable patients.
Read MoreSeptember 18, 2023
The region is in the thick of “a synthetic drug crisis”
State departments of health across the region have taken some action and issued advisories as the synthetic drug-involved overdose death toll has risen in recent years.
Read MoreAugust 26, 2023
AI is biased. The White House is working with hackers to try to fix that
The White House is concerned that AI can perpetuate discrimination. So they helped host a red-teaming challenge at the Def Con hacker convention in Las Vegas to help figure out some of the flaws.
Read MoreAugust 24, 2023
New flame retardants found in breast milk years after similar chemicals were banned
After a class of flame retardants called PBDEs was phased out due to links with developmental health issues, manufacturers started using another, similar group of compounds.
Read MoreAugust 21, 2023
Indiana's abortion ban takes effect after Supreme Court denies last-ditch effort to halt it
Indianas near-total abortion ban is finally in effect, after weeks of legal uncertainty.
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