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A new bipartisan bill takes aim at a $500 billion government health care mess. Will it make care better for some of the country’s sickest, poorest patients?
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Students and faculty at Western Kentucky University have created a smartphone app that can help to discern the exact shape of the sun with ‘the equipment they have in their pocket’
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The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals struck down an injunction on Indiana’s gender-affirming care ban for Hoosiers younger than 18. The law now takes effect immediately.
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The report by the Center for Healthcare Quality and Payment Reform found a growing number of rural hospitals no longer deliver babies.
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More than 1,600 children with disabilities would be impacted by the state’s proposal to change how their caregivers are compensated through Medicaid. The Family and Social Services Administration said the growth of the program is unsustainable.
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The Indiana Department of Health confirmed Friday the first measles case in the state since 2019. Measles is a highly contagious respiratory disease caused by a virus.
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Half of Indiana counties contain “ambulance deserts” — an area where residents live more than 25 minutes from where an ambulance is stationed. Ambulance providers say payment issues are one factor in that lack of access. A bill passed by the Senate would establish requirements for how health plans pay out-of-network ambulance providers.
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Some Hoosiers in substance use recovery find support and resources in grassroots organizations called recovery community organizations, or RCOs. Legislation headed to the governor would establish standards for RCOs that give the groups access to more funding opportunities.
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Mammograms are a less effective diagnostic tool when a patient has dense breast tissue. Legislation headed to Gov. Eric Holcomb would require providers to notify patients of their breast tissue density.
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At a time when many rural hospitals continue to make the tough choice to shutter their obstetrics units and stop delivering babies, some have found ways to make their units survive and, sometimes, even thrive.
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USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack sent out a letter to the governor's of 44 states that are not meeting federal standards for processing SNAP applications.
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Most of Indiana is expected to experience one to seven more days of poor air quality in 2054. That’s according to a new report by the First Street Foundation, a nonprofit risk mitigation research group.