Hoosier Health Matters

Hoosier Health MattersSeason 2, Episode 27Date: 11/6/2026Title: Indiana breaks a 14-year supermajority (and some other news)0:00 - Intro1:14 - Indiana Medicaid finally defines medical frailty2:45 - FSSA admits mistakes with Medicaid waiver denials and lowers the denial rate4:03 - Indiana’s child care voucher waitlist drops from 41,000 to 9,000 kids5:46 - Measles cases keep rising in Indiana and vaccine recommendations change7:28 - The massive Ebola outbreak that isn’t getting enough attention8:46 - Health insurance premiums are going up, and being insured won’t protect you from the fallout11:26 - Indiana’s attorney general joins an abortion-related fight over free speech12:55 - Restrictive reproductive laws are associated with higher homicide rates among women14:30 - Election recap: Indiana voters dramatically change the Statehouse16:51 - What breaking the Indiana House supermajority actually means18:17 - Democrats pick up a remarkable number of Indiana Statehouse seats21:00 - Some major Indiana lawmakers lose their seats22:13 - What the new Indiana House and Senate will look like24:11 - What the election results mean for the Good Trouble Coalition’s priorities25:49 - Good vibes: take a breath, get outside, and enjoy the post-election calm26:39 - 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

Hoosier Health MattersSeason 2, Episode 26Date: 10/23/2026Title: Some news and an awesome interview with the former chair of the USPSTF00:00 Intro2:04- The GTC candidate database is live- check it out, share with your Hoosier friends and loved ones 2:54- Early voting centers open this weekend- find the one closer to you at www.voteintime.org3:50- 58,000 Hoosiers may lose medicaid as of January 15:06- Indiana reigning in ABA fraud has been shared with other states by CMS6:45- Indiana has asked an appeals court to reconsider a ruling that allows Indiana physicians to refer minors to other states for abortions7:56- Indiana lawmakers disagree on how to handle the death penalty- one wants to outlaw it, the other wants firing squads9:54- ICE detention medical contractors inflated numbers they submitted to the state (Indystar)11:12- 6 measles deaths now in Pennsylvania, Indiana hits 50 cases12:01- Guinea-Bissau study of hepatitis B vaccine that many think is unethical again going to be funded by CDC after they originally pulled the funding due to backlash13:07- Stephen Quay no longer being considered to head NIAID (which is good, he was wholly unqualified)14:08- HHS wants to pay doctors for VAERS submissions (which is stupid)16:15- MAHA is mad at the Trump administration for not doing MAHA stuff17:42- Advancing Women's Health Executive Order may actually be something good19:59- 52 maternity wards have closed in the US since July 202520:42- FDA will not release mifepristone review until 202722:15- interview with Michael Silverstien, former head of USPSTF56:17- Get vaccinated and vote "Voting is your public health vaccinationBecome a member of the Good Trouble Coalition (free!)Donate to support the Good Trouble CoalitionThanks for listening!Follow us on Bluesky and Instagram

Gabe and Tracey quickly introduce this year's GTC candidate database, which reviews all 276 legislative candidates for office in Indiana and which ones align with GTC values.Become a member of the Good Trouble Coalition (free!)Donate to support the Good Trouble CoalitionThanks for listening!Follow us on Bluesky and Instagram

Hoosier Health MattersSeason 2, Episode 25Date: 10/9/2026Title: Indiana AI fumbles disability waivers, vaccines.gov has one job (and fails), and a botched execution raises questions for Indiana00:00 Intro2:11- Medicaid waiver denials performed by AI paused and then unpaused and are wreaking havoc3:38- 28 measles cases in Indiana as of this taping; over 1000 cases in Pennsylvania, and 5 people have died; the CDC admits to 26:17- Attorney general of Texas is investigating pediatricians for giving vaccinations. It's bonkers.8:12- Vaccines.gov website is broken and we think that may be the point9:46- A new vaccine injury clinic has opened and will be run by quacks10:40- A primer on the plague12:56- Nicole Saphier and Heidi Overton made it out of the Senate HELP committee and will be voted on by the Senate after the election14:21- Title X funding has changed under this administration and wants people to use Natural Family Planning (which does not work)16:49- US is the only country to not approve the “agreed conclusions” of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW)18:18- Botched execution in Tennessee highlights major issues with the death penalty20:37- The CDC has elected to ignore results on sex and violence in teens in its Youth Risk Behavior Study22:50- GET VACCINATED, and visit voteintime.org to see where you can vote early (with wait times!)24:11- 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

Hoosier Health MattersSeason 2, Episode 24Date: 9/25/2026Title:  Indiana can’t define medical frailty, measles cases rise while the federal government ignores deaths, and an interview about ending ambulance diversion00:49- Tracey complains about the weather again1:52- FSSA frailty definition woes4:10- Federal lawsuit about medicaid work requirements includes an Indiana plaintiff4:50- Indiana to remedy the flood SNAP replacements debacle5:40- Indiana has 16 measles cases now6:50- Pennsylvania reports its 4th meales death; federal government say there are zero (they are wrong)8:10- Terrific one pager over respiratory season vaccines8:56- HHS pondering changes to Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (which would be bad)11:57- Medical orgs sue FDA over approval of e-cigarettes12:43- Lots of people with private insurance have medical debt13:55- Some physician groups choose to forego medical insurance because of cost14:59- Idaho University sued over study that demonstrated 35% of OB-GYN physicians have left the state17:12- USPSTF hasn't met for 17 months19:05- Potential executive order over NIH grant administration would further erode American scientific enterprise (big time)20:45- Interview with Brent Schnepp, Emergency Medical Services educator about changes to the EMS/hospital diversion rules in Indiana31:45- Make a plan to vote NOW32:40- 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

Hoosier Health MattersSeason 2, Episode 23Date: 9/11/2026Title:  Indiana loses 82,000 SNAP recipients, ectopic pregnancy deaths rise, and measles deaths get an asterisk00:00:19 - Intro00:01:58 - The abortion ban has made Indiana emergency department clinicians skittish00:03:42 - Propublica showed that deaths due to ectopic pregnancies have doubled since Dobbs00:06:06 - Indiana Supreme Court finally heard the RFRA challenge to the abortion ban00:06:56 - 13% of SNAP recipients in Indiana no longer getting SNAP00:08:21 - Indiana takes a draconian approach to replacing SNAP benefits for flood victims00:09:21 - SNAP error rate puts Indiana on the hook for $47 million in admin costs00:12:34 - Limiting SNAP sugar options is dumb 00:13:36 - ICE has been active in Indy as of late00:14:25 - New COVID vaccine formulation approved by the FDA00:16:08 - A summary of the batshit crazy story of the HHS mishandling of the Pennsylvania Measles deaths00:19:23 - 400 datasets not being updated at the federal level00:20:27 - DOGE left a bunch of zombie offices at the CDC00:22:46 - Mifepristone case still working its way through the courts00:24:14 - Check your voter registration and probably don't vote by mail00:25:03 - 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

Hoosier Health MattersSeason 2, Episode 22Date: 8/28/2026Title:  Medicaid waiver denials skyrocket, the courts back public health, and an interview on the impact of Health First Indiana 00:00- Intro2:07- The Indianapolis Birth Fund gets renewed for another year!3:15- Medicaid waiver denials have skyrocketed, leaving many people who need help without it6:02- 300,000 Hoosiers likely impacted by Medicaid work requirements, which is a massive number7:28- MMR vaccination rates have fallen nationally- not good10:42- a judge stops the dismantling of the Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program11:36- AHRQ grants are not being renewed and senators are pissed12:31- Jerome Adams calls out contradictions in HHS food policy13:30- Heidi Overton nominated as FDA commissioner14:58- 7th district court strikes down Indiana law that bars physicians from referring minors out of stste for abortion care17:21- Idaho judge rules that there is a right to abortion for health, including mental health, reasons18:28- Interview with Valerie Yeager and Aparna Soni about a recent study demonstrating financial return on investments from Health First Indiana (the public health funding law)41:30- Tell those around you how you feel about them, and consider hand-writing a card of thanks to someone42:50-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

Hoosier Health MattersSeason 2, Episode 21Date: 8/14/2026Title:  Indiana returns Medicaid money despite really needing to use it on health care and RFK gish gallops through an interview00:00- Intro1:34- 1,842 Good Trouble Members!  Invite those you know and love who are interested in Public Health to join GTC2:19- Indiana FSSA gives back $310 million from the Medicaid budget back to the general funds at the same time that...3:44- Indiana Capital Chronicle with great stories on Medicaid changes that reveal we could probably use those $310 million for health care for Hoosiers11:37- First 2 measles cases in Indiana in 2026 reported in Parke County12:28- Federal executive order regarding vaccines is not backed by science. Or any reputable doctors. 14:42- mRNA influenza vaccine approved by the FDA17:08- Dr. Erika Schwartz confirmed as CDC director17:39- Cyclospora outbreak slowing greatly (and Gabe has survived thus far). But jalepenos are now carriers of salmonella18:50- Gabe and Tracey break down a recent interview with RFK junior and introduce the term "Gish Gallop"35:00- Tracey wants people to donate to a local nonprofit newsroom, and Gabe wants you to put down your phone and chill with your kids (if you have them)36:40- Wrap upElijah Bosslet provided editing assistance on this episodeBecome a member of the Good Trouble Coalition (free!)Donate to support the Good Trouble CoalitionThanks for listening!Follow us on Bluesky and Instagram

Hoosier Health MattersSeason 2, Episode 20Date: 7/31/2026Title:  Indiana has a surplus of billions (but none for summer meals for kids), keep avoiding bagged lettuce, and recent health law cases00:00- Intro00:35- Tracey is confused by NASCAR1:35- 24 new members since last episode! Tell your friends to become GTC members!2:29- Indianapolis one of the 5 least fit cities (out of 100)5:02- Indiana flush with cash ($6 billion in reserves)6:51- Despite this, we have opted out of Sunbucks for 2027 (which provides meals to low-income children over the summer)9:05- 954 Cyclospora cases in Indiana. Don't eat bagged lettuce.11:16- US has the highest annual measles cases already this year in 35 years but Indiana has no cases in 2026!14:50- CDC nominee Erica Schwartz was less than impressive in her nomination hearing16:27- House passes Sunshine Protection Act, which would make it dark most of the morning in Indiana17:50- Department of Defense to test all 30-year-old soldiers for their testosterone levels, which is super weird. 19:23- Interview with Jane Hartsock about Public Health-related court cases52:07- Little things- Enjoy the last few days of summer with your kids, and discover your Indiana Statehouse candidates, find which ones align with your values, and donate to them (same for the Senate if that seat is up for election!) Email [email protected] if you need help with this!54:09- Wrap-upElijah Bosslet provided editing assistance with this episode.Become a member of the Good Trouble Coalition (free!)Donate to support the Good Trouble CoalitionThanks for listening!Follow us on Bluesky and Instagram

Hoosier Health MattersSeason 2, Episode 19Date: 7/17/2026Title:   Indiana ranks poorly (again), explosive watery diarrhea spreads, and the government doesn't want teens masturbating0:00- Intro1:18- Join Good Trouble and let friends know to join us too- help us get to 2,000 members2:48- Indiana ranked as one of the 10 worst states in which to live, and CNBC pointed out how terrible child care is here as a cause4:02- Indiana SNAP error rate rises a bit, but remains below the national average (and the state has to pay a penalty for this)5:46- TPR report case, which we have followed for 2+ years, now resolved by the Indiana Supreme Court and TPRs will not be released (which is good)8:09- Indiana Medicaid updates, including rollout of new work requirements, which necessitate that you work for 3 months before getting benefits. Which is dumb.9:28- Medicaid patients now able to go to Planned Parenthood again in all states except Indiana11:28- ACIP committee charter rewritten (again)12:36- CDC Executive Advisory, Science and Operations unit planned, which will require political appointees to approve scientific publications by CDC, which is not how this works14:30- Cyclospora and explosive watery diarrhea19:00- ACA (Obamacare) premiums predicted to rise a double digit percentage again next year20:50- Teen pregnancy prevention program grants cancelled and changed in ways that mirror moms.gov and teh federal government does not want you masturbating24:33- Mifepristone safety study by FDA continuing and may be released this year?26:10- Watch the World Cup and take social media off of your phone27:48- Wrap upElijah Bosslet provided editing assistance with this episode.Become a member of the Good Trouble Coalition (free!)Donate to support the Good Trouble CoalitionThanks for listening!Follow us on Bluesky and Instagram