Large nonprofit hospital systems would be prohibited from raising prices for two years under an amendment approved by a Senate committee. The bill is meant to address health care costs in Indiana — but has faced harsh criticism from some lawmakers.

Indiana lawmakers banned noncompete agreements for primary care physicians two years ago. The House-approved bill expands the ban to include all doctors employed by hospitals and their affiliated entities.

Sickle cell experts say the future of a critical data collection program is in flux after staff at the CDC's Division of Blood Disorders were placed on administrative leave without a clear future plan.

The Indiana Department of Health will lose millions of federal dollars after the Trump administration cancelled COVID-era funding linked to several public health programs in March. Public health advocates worry about the consequences.

House lawmakers approved a bill that reintroduces previously halted work reporting requirements to Indiana's Medicaid expansion program. Senate Bill 2 also increases how often certain eligibility requirements are checked by the state.

Indiana health officials said the case is an unvaccinated minor in Allen County.

Time is tissue in the first responder community, and in rural areas across Indiana, they could be losing too much tissue for EMS responses.

One of the largest diabetes studies is under threat from the current administration’s federal funding cancellations.

Medicare pays hospital-owned facilities more for the same service than it pays independent facilities. A proposal with broad support aims to end that practice, which can save money for patients. But rural hospitals say this can push them to cut services or close their doors.

The state of Indiana is preparing to replace the consulting firm it works with to help prepare its Medicaid forecasts after a forecasting miss in 2023 that put the state $1 billion off the mark for Medicaid funding.