health care access

More than half of U.S. states have limited access to gender affirming care for minors. That includes Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky and Missouri. Now, the nation’s highest court will take up a case out of Tennessee this December that could have ripple effects across the country.

New funding will train Haitian and Burmese residents to become behavioral health professionals in their communities.

A couple sued DCS for taking custody of their trans child and lost. Now they’re asking the U.S. Supreme Court to weigh in.

The expanded assistance enables people to access services like medical care, co-pay assistance, and mental health services at Damien Center. Individuals can also receive case management services, pharmacy discounts and food assistance.

People with disabilities can have a difficult time finding a dentist who can accommodate them if their wheelchair doesn’t fit or cognitive disabilities make it difficult for patients to remain still. Indiana University will construct a dental clinic to address this gap.

Children with sickle cell disease rely on daily doses of penicillin to prevent life-threatening infections. But lately, some are finding it hard to fill their prescriptions.

The emergency room at Franciscan Health in Hammond will stop taking ambulances at 6 a.m. on Dec. 23, according to a hospital spokesperson. Then on Dec. 31 all emergency room services will come to an end.

For many high-poverty rural and urban areas, there are sparse health care resources. One listener in Columbus wondered why this problem was so prevalent.

Workforce challenges and unsustainable reimbursement models have driven up the costs of emergency medical services, like ambulances, in Indiana. Some listeners reported high costs for these services and wanted to know more.

Last year Damien served more than 5,700 clients, twice the number it served five years ago.