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Hoosier Health Matters
Hosted by The Good Trouble Coalition · EN
Hoosier Health Matters focuses on the pressing health policy issues in Indiana and tries to make this stuff not boring. Hosted by Gabriel Bosslet and Tracey Wilkinson, board members of the Good Trouble Coalition, this podcast brings together healthcare and public health stakeholders to discuss, educate, and advocate for patient-centered care, public health, and health equity. It will focus on state-level health policies, legislative updates, and expert interviews.
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Indiana health prices go public, predictable military flu outbreaks, and Title X on the chopping block
4d ago00:23:50Tap to summarizeHoosier Health MattersSeason 2, Episode 18Date: 6/26/2026Title: Indiana health prices go public, military flu outbreaks, and Title X on the chopping blockNEXT EPISODE WILL BE JULY 170:00- Intro2:05- A new website shows you health care service prices at health care institutions in Indiana.4:08- 40% of Hoosiers can't afford the cost of living5:25- FDA VRBPAC approves the mRNA flu vaccine that the previous FDA vaccine czar refused to review.8:07- Military removes a flu vaccine requirement- vaccine coverage goes from nearly 100% to 40%- huge outbreak at an air force base in Texas. Stupid decisions yield predictably stupid results.9:56- RFK, Jr pissed that a shitty vaccine study has been retracted12:25- Ebola outbreak continues13:09- 770,000 kids from 12 states no longer receiving SNAP (food) benefits14:14- Rural health grant rules being changed mid-stream15:43- Title X program lawsuit challenges changes to the Title X program (this is a good lawsuit)17:18- Gabe reminds us that moms.gov exists, which is a terrible website17:58- States losing a lot of money due to abortion restrictions- and Indiana is one of the biggest losers19:24- Tracey teaches us all about the federal embryo adoption program, and recent problematic changes around the language of that program21:53- Go team USA!!!!Editing assisstance this week by Elijah BossletBecome a member of the Good Trouble Coalition (free!)Donate to support the Good Trouble CoalitionThanks for listening!Follow us on Bluesky and Instagram
Transcribe →Indiana kids lose Medicaid, mifepristone panic, and Sen. Bohacek on medical marijuana
1w ago00:33:41Tap to summarizeHoosier Health MattersSeason 2, Episode 17Date: 6/19/2026Title: Indiana kids lose Medicaid, mifepristone panic, and Sen. Bohacek on medical marijuana0:00- Intro2:25- 20% less Indiana children enrolled in Indiana Medicaid today compared to a year ago4:32- Fairbanks School of Public Health joins with Indiana Department of Health to form an academic health department partnership (yay!)6:29- Indiana tries to reign in healthcare costs by limiting hospital charges to employer based programs starting July 17:57- Andre Carson files bill to make SunBucks a default opt-in program (likely in response to Indiana opting out the last 2 years for reasons that seem nefarious)10:27- MAHA wants people to eat vegetable but the Department of Agriculture is cutting funding for fresh foods in their programs11:47- Federal House Budget would cut two extremely successful health outcomes and implementation science programs13:56- Indiana's attorney general wants to make sure the EPA is monitoring mifepristone in drinking water. Math tells us you would have to drink 233 lifetimes of water in a very short time to achieve 1/1000th of the therapeutic serum level17:33- FDA mifepristone safety investigation starting in earnest18:54- Interview with State Senator Mike Bohacek about his bill to legalize medical marijuana in Indiana32:05- Join Good Trouble for a social meetup Tuesday June 23 at Half Liter in Broad ripple at 6 pm! And watch the US beat Australia in the World Cup!32:56- Wrap upEditing assistance on this week's episode provided by Elijah BossletBecome a member of the Good Trouble Coalition (free!)Donate to support the Good Trouble CoalitionThanks for listening!Follow us on Bluesky and Instagram
Transcribe →"Nuclear family month" executive order 🙄, vaccine guidance in limbo, and the politicization of NIH grants
4w ago00:24:23Tap to summarizeHoosier Health MattersSeason 2, Episode 16Date: 6/5/2026Title: "Nuclear family month" executive order 🙄, more vaccine policy chaos, and the political takeover of NIH grants0:00- Intro1:57- Infant mortality rate for Indiana steady but remains higher than the national rate3:11- Indiana sues federal government over a proposed change to marijuana policy5:10- June declared "nuclear family month" by Governor Braun, despite the fact that families look a lot of different ways, and only 18% of Hoosier households meet this definition7:02- Many more tick bites this year so check yourself 7:49- FSSA halts new ABA provider enrollment8:33- HHS ACIP charter proposal pulled and ACIP is in shambles10:30- New federal executive order sets the stage for major vaccine schedule changes12:14- FDA report: no child deaths associated with COVID vaccine13:03- Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo is the 3rd largest on record (not something to worry about, but not a good situation and any Americans who get ebola will not be treated in the United States (breaking from previous policy)16:05- National smoking rate down to 9%!17:13- Proposed rule change will make devastating changes to research grants in the United States (read the statement by Academy Health)22:37- Go to a pride celebration and join GTC for the annual meeting on Monday June 8th on zoom!24:23- Wrap upEditing assistance on this episode by Elijah BossletBecome a member of the Good Trouble Coalition (free!)Donate to support the Good Trouble CoalitionThanks for listening!Follow us on Bluesky and Instagram
Transcribe →USPSTF turmoil, moms.gov propaganda, and modernizing Indiana's HIV laws
May 2200:36:41Tap to summarizeHoosier Health MattersSeason 2, Episode 15Date: 5/22/2026Title: USPSTF turmoil, moms.gov propaganda, and modernizing Indiana's HIV laws0:00- Intro1:33- Physician in charge of the Hantavirus oubreak has no public health experience but does have a podcast called "The Erection Connection"2:30- United States Preventative Services Task Force quietly being dismantled4:13- Marty Makary resigns as head of FDA- we now have no CDC director, no FDA director, no surgeon general5:42- Nicole Saphier, nominee for Surgeon General, is a grifter7:10- NIH doesn't have enough grant managers to pay out all the grants that have been awarded8:34- Federal government had been holding up immigration visas for doctors but it looks like they are going back on that9:38- Updates in abortion12:08- Moms.gov is a really shitty website14:36- New FSSA plan to attempt to reign in Indian Healthcare costs is a novel attempt to acheive this18:30- Thoughts about legalizing marijuana in Indiana may be changing19:57- Interview with Dr. Carrie Foote about the HIV Modernization Movement to reform scientifically outdated laws that criminalize Hoosiers living with HIV. 35:00- Join Good Trouble for its annual meeting (on Zoom) on June 8!35:53- Wrap upThis episode was edited by Elijah Bosslet.Become a member of the Good Trouble Coalition (free!)Donate to support the Good Trouble CoalitionThanks for listening!Follow us on Bluesky and Instagram
Transcribe →RFK doesn't want you using antidepressants, armed forces no longer require flu vaccine, and Tracey teaches us all about mifepristone
May 800:21:50Tap to summarizeHoosier Health MattersSeason 2, Episode 14Date: 5/8/2026Title: RFK doesn't want you using antidepressants, armed forces no longer require flu vaccine, and Tracey teaches us all about mifepristone0:00- Intro1:33- GTC is looking for an executive director! More info here2:11- Casey Means is out for Surgeon General, Nicole Saphier is in3:20- 988 Hotline for LGBTQ+ youth in crisis, is being reinstated and a JAMA paper shows that it has saved a lot of lives4:25- RFK, Jr wants people to stop using antidepressants 5:58- Indiana Medicaid seeking return of $200 million of payments for attendant care providers7:40- 400 new FSSA workers just to check eligibility with the new rules (holy crap)9:23- 340B program changes will not apply to FQHC clinics (good news)10:17- Audit of Marion County Office of Public Health and Safety not good11:12- Indiana drops involvement in lawsuit regarding section 504 of Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (which is good) but for reasons that aren't great12:04- Pentagon ends requirement for active duty military to be immunized against flu (which is bad policy)13:37- COVID vaccine paper that HHS would not publish has been leaked and you can read it here14:26- Tracey's primer on medication abortion and shenanigans by the 5th circuit court of appeals 19:17- Ban on medicaid billing for Planned Parenthood up for grabs in Congress20:09- Happy National Nurses Week! And get to know the candidates in your district who won their primaries21:02- Wrap upBecome a member of the Good Trouble Coalition (free!)Donate to support the Good Trouble CoalitionThanks for listening!Follow us on Bluesky and Instagram
Transcribe →The PBM black box, Marion County’s dirty air, and the CDC’s vaccine slow-walk
Apr 2400:36:59Tap to summarizeHoosier Health MattersSeason 2, Episode 13Date: 4/24/2026Title: The PBM black box, Marion County’s dirty air, and the CDC’s vaccine slow-walk0:00- Intro2:00- The Good Trouble Coalition is hiring an executive director- look out for an email from GTC!2:40- Governor Braun moves $200 million to the childcare development fund to provide more vouchers for daycare access4:19- CDC delays release of MMWR report outlining COVID vaccine efficacy5:24- Erica Schwartz nominated to run CDC- most reliable people think she is a good choice6:33- ACIP charter revised by RFK, Jr to allow his "experts" to participate8:15- RFK, Jr walks back his antivaccine stance to congress9:54- Trump Administration dropped the court fight over major changes to NIH funding rates11:15- American Lung Association's State of the Air report demonstrates Marion County failed all measures. Not good.12:29- Indiana Supreme Court will hear the abortion ban challenge (and skip the appellate court)13:15- Louisiana case challenging mifepristone now at the 5th circuit court of appeals and plaintiffs have asked for an injunction on its use without face to face visit14:42- EPA releases list of Human Health Benchmarks for Pharmaceuticals that includes abortion and oral contraceptive medications17:43- Interview with Veronica Vernon, Pharmacist and Butler Professor, about Pharmacy Benefit Managers and what in the heck they do35:15- VOTE IN THE PRIMARY36:06- Wrap upBecome a member of the Good Trouble Coalition (free!)Donate to support the Good Trouble CoalitionThanks for listening!Follow us on Bluesky and Instagram
Transcribe →SCOTUS sparks conversion therapy controversy, ideology drives Title X changes, and Indiana’s $207M plan for rural health
Apr 1000:39:34Tap to summarizeHoosier Health MattersSeason 2, Episode 12Date: 4/10/2026Title: SCOTUS sparks conversion therapy controversy, ideology drives Title X changes, and Indiana’s $207M plan for rural health0:00- Intro1:15 - Join the Good Trouble Coalition Board2:01- SCOTUS rules that Colorado cannot ban conversion therapy, but Gabe has complicated thoughts about this ruling12:01- Dolly Parton's Imagination Library fully funded in all 92 Indiana counties12:40- Tracey explains to all of us what Title X is and why new funding through Title X is bad15:58- Match day just passed- we explain what that is and how match results demonstrate the mess that is payment incentives in medicine21:05- Interview with Cara Veale, the CEO of the Indiana Rural Health Association about the Rural Health Transformation Grant37:17- It is time to vote in the primary- between now and May 5th. Find your ballot and an early voting site at https://indianavoters.in.gov/38:38- Wrap upBecome a member of the Good Trouble Coalition (free!)Donate to support the Good Trouble CoalitionThanks for listening!Follow us on Bluesky and Instagram
Transcribe →Good news on opioid deaths, judge calls ACIP incompetent, and a discussion about tobacco in Indiana
Mar 2700:39:12Tap to summarizeHoosier Health MattersSeason 2, Episode 11Date: 3/27/2026Title: Good news on opioid deaths, judge calls ACIP incompetent, and a historical look at tobacco use in Indiana0:00- Intro1:21- Good Trouble call for new board members3:12 Opioid deaths down in Indiana (and all states)- good news!4:09 Estimates suggest medicaid changes could drop up to 100,000 Hoosiers5:04 Planned Parenthood to close two Indianapolis sites6:01 Indiana lags in primary and preventative care8:07 New report highlights likely fraud in autism therapy in Indiana (this story pissed Tracey off)11:51 Administration misses deadline to nominate a new CDC director12:54 Casey Means does not appear to have the votes to get out of committee for her Surgeon General nomination13:26 Dramatic week for ACIP- Robert Malone picked up his ball and went home16:11 Interview with Miranda Spitznagle, director of the Indiana Tobacco Prevention and Cessation37:24 Little things/good vibes38:21 Wrap upBecome a member of the Good Trouble Coalition (free!)Donate to support the Good Trouble CoalitionThanks for listening!Follow us on Bluesky and Instagram
Transcribe →Indiana’s 340B safety net under attack, syringe services survive without a signature, and RFK Jr's nutrition theater
Mar 1300:38:53Tap to summarizeHoosier Health MattersSeason 2, Episode 10Date: 3/13/2026Title: Indiana’s 340B safety net under attack, syringe services survive without a signature, and RFK Jr's nutrition theater00:00- Intro2:01- SB 91 becomes a law without the signature of Governor Braun5:13- Dolly Parton's Imagination Library almost funded despite no state government funds6:50- Permanent injunction on the Indiana Abortion ban based on the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (but it's not over9:04- Vinay Prasad resigns from the FDA again11:05- Another study debunks Tylenol-autism, FDA reverses guidance on leucovorin for autism, and new independent autism advisory panel13:25- States passing laws protecting clinicians from lawsuits around vaccine confusion14:34- HHS announces a nutrition education initiative for medical schools, includes Purdue University in the list of 40 schools that have signed on besides the fact that Purdue doesn't have a medical school16:39- An interview with Alan Witchey, CEO of the Damien Center, about the importance of the 340B drug pricing program and its role in the care of vulnerable patients in Indiana- and a HUGE risk to that program as the result of a proposed regulation change by Indiana FSSAYou should use this script to send an email comment on this proposed change before March 27!37:58- Wrap upBecome a member of the Good Trouble Coalition (free!)Donate to support the Good Trouble CoalitionThanks for listening!Follow us on Bluesky and Instagram
Transcribe →End of session wrap-up and fewer medical residents want to come to Indiana
Mar 600:23:37Tap to summarizeHoosier Health MattersSeason 2, Episode 9Date: 3/6/2026Title: End of session wrap-up and fewer medical residents want to come to Indiana00:00- Intro1:21- Good Trouble will have a call for new board members at the end of this month so look out in your email1:49 GTC will also be hiring an executive director, so be looking for calls for that if it is something that might interest you2:19- Donate to Good Trouble to help support this work!3:24- Tracey makes her minor children work4:12- Study in JAMA demonstrated that the 104 Indiana medical residency programs see 1,500 less applicants because of the abortion ban8:01- More parents refusing vitamin K shots at birth (and why this is a terrible idea)10:06- CDC report: number of women receiving prenatal care decreasing in Indiana11:10- Ryan White HIV program reductions will lead to significant increases in HIV infections (and a primer on Ryan White)14:53- Jerome Adams' mic drop tweet about the nomination of Casey Means for Surgeon General15:50- Overview of legislative session bills filed (741) and passed (163)17:54- Big win bills: Gabe- SB 91 (syringe exchange); Tracey- the death of SB 236 (abortion)Big loss bills: Gabe- SB 285 (criminalizing homelessness); Tracey- SB1 (bad medicaid and SNAP changes)21:45- Check your registration at the Indiana voter portal and watch motorsports22:42- Wrap upBecome a member of the Good Trouble Coalition (free!)Donate to support the Good Trouble CoalitionThanks for listening!Follow us on Bluesky and Instagram
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