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April 5, 2018
Surgeon General Urges More Americans To Carry Opioid Antidote
As Indiana's top health official for three years, Adams championed harm reduction methods in response to the opioid crisis.
Read MoreApril 5, 2018
Report: Hoosier Health May Be Impacted By Climate Change
The health of Hoosiers may be impacted as the climate continues to change and a new report examines how environmental trends, including continued warming, could impact health statewide.
Read MoreApril 3, 2018
New Program Provides Opioid Education For Doctors
State law now requires prescribers to receive opioid prescription training every two years. The Indiana State Medical Association will develop an app to help them do this.
Read MoreMarch 28, 2018
Several Groups Sign Letter Opposing HIP Work Requirement
Last month Indiana became the second state to receive federal permission to add a work requirement to its Medicaid expansion program.
Read MoreMarch 27, 2018
New Law Creates Hierarchy For Family Making Health Care Decisions
A new state law establishes a hierarchy for family members in health care decision-making. It deals with situations where the patient can't make decisions for themselves - and hasn't designated a representative.
Read MoreMarch 21, 2018
Opioid Overdoses May Be Seriously Undercounted
Standards for how to investigate and report on overdoses vary widely across states and counties and as a result, opioid overdose deaths are not always captured in the reported data.
Read MoreMarch 20, 2018
Report: Half Of Indiana Pharmacists Support Selling Syringes To Likely Drug Users
Researchers from Indiana University, Butler University and more surveyed responses from about 300 managing pharmacists from across Indiana.
Read MoreMarch 15, 2018
S. Indiana Needle Exchange Expands From 1 Day A Week To 4
Clark County's needle exchange had been open each Thursday, for six hours, since it began operations in Jeffersonville in January 2017.
Read MoreFebruary 6, 2018
New Indiana Rules Could Lock HIP Enrollees Out Of Coverage For Six Months
The changes are part of last week's federal authorization, which allows Indiana to continue its Healthy Indiana Plan for another three years.
Read MoreFebruary 2, 2018
Indiana Medicaid Will Require People To Work To Maintain Health Coverage
Alex Azar, head of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, announced the federal approval Friday in Indianapolis.
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