June 17, 2024
More than $200 million in medical debt erased by Indiana community organizations
Community organizations in central Indiana partnered to relieve more than $200 million in “significant and compounding” medical debt for more than 112,000 Hoosiers. The goal is to alleviate the effect that medical debt can have on individuals, families and communities.
Read MoreJune 14, 2024
Why some health experts are worried after Southern Baptists vote to oppose IVF
Southern Baptists voted to oppose In Vitro Fertilization for the first time during their convention in Indianapolis. It’s a move that, some worry, could indicate a growing push among conservative groups to advance arguments for fetal personhood and further restrict reproductive choice.
Read MoreJune 13, 2024
IU Health to eliminate non-compete clauses for all primary care physicians
IU Health’s new policy would apply to new and existing contracts with primary care physicians.
Read MoreJune 13, 2024
New council begins work to reinforce Indiana's health workforce
One of the recommendations the Governor's Public Health Commission made in 2022 was to create a council focused on Indiana’s health workforce. That group met for the first time this week.
Read MoreJune 13, 2024
Drunk driving costs the U.S. billions in medical expenses and lives lost. One school uses a simulation to raise awareness
Driving under the influence of alcohol or marijuana has increased in recent years. Around 17% of teens say they’ve been a passenger of a driver who wasn’t sober, and the results can be deadly. One school is trying to educate teenagers and curb impaired driving.
Read MoreJune 11, 2024
Physicians file motion to block anti-abortion group's access to terminated pregnancy reports
Voices for Life, an anti-abortion group, filed a lawsuit last month against the Indiana Department of Health to regain access to individual terminated pregnancy reports. Two Indiana physicians who provide abortion care in the state filed a motion Tuesday to the group from obtaining the reports.
Read MoreJune 11, 2024
Free immunization clinics coming to south side of Indianapolis
Free immunization clinics will be available on the south side of Indianapolis this summer.
Read MoreJune 10, 2024
FSSA launches navigation resource for Pathways for Aging, companies meet 'readiness requirements'
Despite concerns about the implementation of a new Indiana Medicaid waiver program, state officials say the insurance companies in charge of the transition have met the readiness requirements. Medicaid members 60 years or older on the Aged and Disabled waiver will transition to a new service structure on July 1.
Read MoreJune 10, 2024
The Checkup: Most teenage overdose deaths happen at home. Here’s what parents need to know
Most adolescent overdose deaths happen in the home, often when family and friends are present.
Read MoreJune 7, 2024
A court ruled embryos are children. These Christian couples agree yet wrestle with IVF choices
When faced with infertility, Christians who believe life begins at or around conception must wrestle with weighty questions: How do you build a family in a way that conforms with your beliefs? Is IVF an ethical option, especially if it creates more embryos than a couple can use?
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