August 15, 2025
Health care leaders: State funding cut too early to address poor outcomes, costs
Earlier this year, Indiana lawmakers significantly cut public health funding in response to the "bleak" budget forecast. Health care leaders said the state's investment in public health needed more time to address health care costs and outcomes.
Read MoreAugust 8, 2025
IU receives $16 million national grant to study Alzheimer’s using human brain models
Indianapolis will be home to one of two federally backed centers studying Alzheimer’s disease using stem-cell models of the human brain.
Read MoreAugust 6, 2025
Two IU School of Medicine residency programs gain accreditation
Two new Indiana University School of Medicine residency programs have gained accreditation to start training students next year.
Read MoreAugust 5, 2025
FSSA will accept public comment until Aug. 8 on Medicaid waiver changes that include service caps
Indiana's proposed changes to Medicaid waivers that provide home- and community-based services are expected to take effect in December — including a significant cap on certain therapy services. But, people can still submit comments on the proposed changes until Friday.
Read MoreJuly 31, 2025
Senators raise questions about deals between telehealth and drug companies
Lawmakers warn the arrangement Eli Lilly and Pfizer have with telehealth platforms may lead to conflicts of interest, subpar patient care, and increase in federal health care spending.
Read MoreJuly 31, 2025
How a friend's overdose drove a leading addiction scientist to look for answers
A leading addiction expert explains how he's driven by the memory of a friend who died, and why he believes giving data on the drug supply to people on the street is more important than using it to inform national drug policy.
Read MoreJuly 28, 2025
Rokita announces $16.5 million for Indiana from latest drug company settlements
Indiana will receive more than $16 million from the latest settlements with drug companies over the opioid crisis.
Read MoreJuly 24, 2025
Riley surgeons perform Indiana’s first spine surgery on fetus inside the womb
The surgical procedure makes the hospital one of only a handful of places nationwide that offer this procedure.
Read MoreJuly 21, 2025
Advocates, providers say FSSA proposed changes would hurt, isolate people with disabilities
Indiana has proposed changes to Medicaid waivers that provide home- and community-based services — including a significant cap on certain therapy services. Advocates and providers said the proposal from the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration would harm people with disabilities and isolate them from their communities.
Read MoreJuly 21, 2025
$50B rural health 'slush fund' faces questions, skepticism
Lawmakers added a $50 billion program for rural health to President Donald Trump’s massive tax and spending package with promises it would help plug the hole left by Medicaid cuts. Rural hospital and clinic leaders worry the infusion won’t reach the right places.
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