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September 29, 2023
Indiana health care worker coalition supports challenge to gender-affirming care ban
A coalition of health care workers filed a brief in support of a lawsuit challenging Indianas ban on gender-affirming care for transgender youth. The coalition said the way the ban is written could have far-reaching effects on the care of Hoosier children.
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Allen Court grants preliminary injunction in doctor’s noncompete case — but says new law doesn’t apply
September 21, 2023
Free COVID tests by mail are back, starting Monday
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Public Affairs / August 29, 2023
Statewide program trains Indiana schools to spot drug overdoses, use naloxone
Drug overdose prevention advocates want to combat misinformation and the negative stigma surrounding the use of naloxone, an overdose-reversal drug. Since last June, almost 90 school districts across the state have participated in a program that teaches school staff how to identify drug overdoses and administer naloxone.
Read MorePublic Affairs / August 28, 2023
Advocates call on federal agencies to suspend two waivers in HIP, warning loss of coverage
A group of Indiana organizations wants to address parts of the states Medicaid system that could lead to coverage losses and gaps in coverage. Advocates wrote a letter to the Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services requesting it suspend two waivers in the Healthy Indiana Plan: one that allows the state to deny retroactive coverage and one that allows the state to collect premiums.
Read MorePublic Affairs / August 24, 2023
Lawmakers begin work tackling Indiana's high heath care costs with new oversight task force
Lawmakers want to do something about Indianas high health care costs. Their first step is a task force to study why costs are so high and how they can be lowered.
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