Medicaid members and advocates thanked lawmakers for removing the cap — but they still want lawmakers to reconsider other policies in the bill.

A resolution strongly supporting the work of Indiana’s pregnancy care centers moved through the state legislature. Some health experts worry it further legitimizes these centers, which they say provide misleading information to vulnerable patients.

Emergency medical service providers primarily transport patients to emergency departments even if that isn’t the most appropriate facility for care. That’s because it’s the only way they’re able to receive reimbursement. An Indiana House committee approved a bill that would change that.

Pharmacy benefits managers, or PBMs, are meant to lower drug prices by acting as a middleman between drug manufacturers and either insurance companies or employers who sponsor health plans. Advocates said employers and consumers often don’t understand what PBMs are and how they work.

Public health experts believe the availability of life saving drugs may be responsible for the fall in overdose deaths.

Lawmakers filed several bills to further restrict abortion access and strengthen reporting requirements in Indiana — which already has a near-total abortion ban. Reproductive rights advocates said even though the bills didn’t move forward, they’re concerned lawmakers will continue to pursue the policies in the future.

Over 30 state attorneys general including in Indiana, Kentucky, and Ohio have urged the Federal Food and Drug Administration to take action against "bad actors" selling counterfeit weight loss drugs.

Several bills this session deal with a federal program known as the 340B Drug Pricing Program. Lawmakers say the measures tackle health care costs, but some health leaders say lawmakers may misunderstand what that program is and what it’s for.

Indiana lawmakers want to address Medicaid spending by overhauling the state’s Medicaid expansion program. However, testimony and discussion so far has included misinformation and misleading information on the Healthy Indiana Plan, or HIP. Medicaid experts and advocates break down the facts about the state and federal program.

Federally Qualified Health Centers serve an estimated 700,000 people in Indiana, most earn low incomes and half are on Medicaid. Now, those centers say they face uncertainty as potential changes to federal funding and Medicaid loom large.