May 29, 2025
US measles case count climbs slightly to 1,046 cases, while Indiana's outbreak ends
The U.S. is up to 1,046 confirmed measles cases. Texas added 10 cases in the past week, further signaling slowing of the nation's largest outbreak. Two elementary school-aged children and an adult have died from measles-related illnesses this year.
Read MoreMay 29, 2025
Medicaid members in HIP program say federal, state policy changes put their lives at risk
Medicaid covers Pat Hustmyer's medication for her chronic health condition. She is one of the almost 700,000 people enrolled in the Healthly Indiana Plan, or HIP, that are caught between state and federal Medicaid policies that threaten their coverage and could force them to make "life-or-death" decisions.
Read MoreMay 27, 2025
A million people in the Midwest could lose Medicaid under federal work requirements
Federal lawmakers are considering adding Medicaid work requirements — meaning people would have to prove they work, volunteer or go to school in order to receive health insurance. Experts warn that many people who already work will fall through the cracks.
Read MoreMay 26, 2025
The CFPB wanted medical debt to be left off credit reports. That's changed under Trump
Under the Biden administration, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau finalized a rule barring medical debt from appearing on credit reports. Now, the agency is siding with the credit industry groups suing to have the rule vacated.
Read MoreMay 23, 2025
New Indiana law will soon limit 'copay accumulators' for certain prescriptions
Pharmaceutical drugmakers sometimes offer financial assistance for high-cost speciality drugs. But insurance companies aren't required to apply that assistance to a person's deductible or out-of-pocket maximum. A new Indiana law will soon change that for certain prescription drugs.
Read MoreMay 23, 2025
New moms see slightly better mental health care but Medicaid cuts could reverse that
Experts say the moderate gains in maternal mental health could be impacted by proposed cuts to Medicaid at the federal level.
Read MoreMay 22, 2025
IU med school offers one-of-a-kind crash training with IndyCar
Sullivan was selected as Indiana University School of Medicine’s single Motorsports Medicine Fellow. She’s part of a one-of-a-kind emergency medicine program with IndyCar that trains doctors for accidents during high-speed races.
Read MoreMay 20, 2025
Expert says federal Medicaid work reporting requirements may negate several of Indiana's exceptions
There are 12 exceptions to the new work reporting requirements for the Healthy Indiana Plan, or HIP. But federal lawmakers are proposing their own version of the policy for Medicaid expansion programs. Medicaid experts said under that proposal, Indiana would no longer be allowed to provide several of those exceptions.
Read MoreMay 17, 2025
Indiana panel to consider ABA therapy cost controls
The governor-ordered working group must “minimize the negative impact felt by enrollees and their families.”
Read MoreMay 14, 2025
Only 146 abortions reportedly performed in Indiana in first full year of near-total abortion ban
According to a new state report, only 146 abortions were performed in Indiana last year, the first in which the state's near-total abortion ban was in effect the entire 12 months.
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