March 18, 2024
Indiana hospitals feel the pinch as Change Healthcare cyberattack causes payment delays
Indiana hospitals are experiencing a major backlog in claims payments since a massive cyberattack hit health technology company Change Healthcare.
Read MoreMarch 15, 2024
Bill to address ambulance provider payments, establish mobile response grant program signed into law
Gov. Eric Holcomb signed legislation Wednesday that establishes requirements for how health plans pay out-of-network ambulance providers. The new law also includes a grant program that would support communities starting or expanding their mobile response programs.
Read MoreMarch 15, 2024
Accessing critical care: LGBTQ+ Health Awareness Week
March 18-22 is LGBTQ+ Health Awareness Week and here’s what local organizations are doing in Indianapolis.
Read MoreMarch 14, 2024
Families 'welcome and beg' for discussion with governor on attendant care issue
Families of medically complex children want to protect a Medicaid program they say contributes to the well-being of their children. Several families protested the attendant care cuts Thursday outside of a bill-signing event hosted by Gov. Eric Holcomb.
Read MoreMarch 14, 2024
Poor, sick Hoosiers are stuck in a Medicare-Medicaid maze. A new bill proposes a fix
A new bipartisan bill takes aim at a $500 billion government health care mess. Will it make care better for some of the country's sickest, poorest patients?
Read MoreMarch 14, 2024
A simple blood test can detect colorectal cancer early, study finds
At a time when colorectal cancer is rising, researchers say a blood test can detect 83% of people with the disease. If the FDA approves it the test would be another screening tool for early detection.
Read MoreMarch 13, 2024
School substance use prevention efforts are crucial. The question is how to do it
Most adults with substance use disorders start as teenagers, studies show. That's when school prevention efforts should step in but many fall short.
Read MoreMarch 9, 2024
Psilocybin research fund, pharmacy benefits manager language added to nursing bill
Legislation headed to the governor would simplify requirements for nursing instructors and increase transparency around pharmacy benefits managers. The bill would also establish a research fund for psilocybin a chemical compound found in some psychedelic mushrooms.
Read MoreMarch 9, 2024
Session ends with little done on attendant care, some FSSA transparency language sent to governor
Lawmakers efforts to halt proposed cuts to a Medicaid program did not make it into legislation this session, despite outcry from families of medically complex children. Instead, they sent legislation to Gov. Eric Holcomb focusing on administrative requirements for the Family and Social Services Administration.
Read MoreMarch 7, 2024
Could pushing hospitals to give away more free care backfire?
With high health bills drowning patients in debt, some lawmakers want nonprofit hospitals to give away more free care. But experts warn that could wind up being worse for patients.
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