00:00- Intro

00:50- Gabe's colonoscopy- "It was great"

1:53- NIH director named director of the CDC because finding competent people to run this mess is a fool's errand

3:30- NIH removes words "biodefense" and "pandemic preparedness" from the NIH website

4:16- USPSTF, which dictates screening guidelines, appears to be at risk

6:00- ACIP meeting cancelled- weaponized incompetence

6:15- ACOG drops out of ACIP

7:33- Hepatitis B vaccine rates have plummeted in the last 2 years

8:37- Casey Means confirmation hearing for surgeon general- she is the Fyre Fest of surgeon general nominees- all style, no substance

13:01- Court case in Louisiana would restrict telehealth abortion access nationwide

15:29- Overview of how legislative conference committees work in Indiana

19:55- Language attempted to be put into HB 1417 to counter current lawsuit against the abortion ban (language was not allowed in)

21:01- SB 85, the medical debt bill, failed (for the 2nd straight year)

21:55- SB 91, the syringe exchange program, goes to the governor for signing (yay sort of!)

22:30- SB 1 passes, will kick people off of medicaid needlessly (actually to save the state money) and will cause big problems long term for the state

23:55- Take a deep breath in the weather AND call your federal senators and let them know Casey Means is a bad choice for surgeon general (numbers and script here)

24:32- wrap up

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00:00- Intro

1:30- The SAVE Act is a dumb bill because voter fraud with current processes is very very rare, as proven by our Attorney General

4:29- The Trump administration no longer thinks Greenhouse Gases can hurt humans

7:48- New study shows that expanding medicaid leads to less breast cancer deaths

8:54- Anti-vaccine groups targeting state-level school vaccine mandates

9:47- FDA reverses decision and will review the Moderna flu mRNA vaccine (and Gabe predicts this)

12:07- Judge reverses public health cuts to 4 states (and the vindictive nature of our current federal government is nauseating)

14:22- SB 91 (syringe service bill) was a good bill, amended to become a bad bill, re-amended to a meh bill

16:50- SB 275 (a bad bill which would allow cuts to home health rates for medicaid waivers) weakened with amendments in committee, is better but still not great

18:00- SB 139 (breastfeeding jury duty bill) continues it's unanimous tear through the statehouse

18:54- SB1 (a bad bill that will kick people off of medicaid and SNAP) to be voted on by the house next Tuesday (call your representative about this one)

19:14- Tracey introduces the word "germane" in discussion the death of SB 236 (a good thing)

22:13- things to do this week: be on alert for action alerts via email and call your rep about SB1

23:14- Wrap up

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00:00- Intro

2:13-  FDA removes autism quackery website within weeks of autism quacks being named to Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee  

3:47- Leucovorin as treatment for autism study retracted

5:00- South Carolina measles dashboard shows how effective the measles vaccine is

6:31- FDA refuses to review phase 3 trial from Moderna for an mRNA flu vaccine (which is bonkers it had 40,000 patients)

10:24- AMA partnering with the Vaccine Integrity Project

11:16- Maternity unit at Johnson Memorial health closes 

12:18- SB 91, the syringe service program bill, amended in the House Public Health Committee in not good ways

18:03- SB 275 heard this week in Ways and Means and Gabe talks about testifying in opposition

21:14- Call your Indiana House Representative to ask them to return SB 91 to its original form (script here)

22:01- Wrap up

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00:00- Intro

 1:10- Indiana's groundhog, Hope, from Hope, Indiana, did not see her shadow so 

1:56- Executive order by Governor Braun to prevent fraud 

3:52- Trump administration eliminated a rule that pharmacies must stock mifepristone, misoprostol, and methotraxate

4:47- Measles still bad in South Carolina, and a cool map that shows you measles risk by county

5:55- Another shut down just ended, and it fully funded the NIH (actually, it increased funding a bit)

7:00- American Society of Plastic Surgeons reverses guidance and now recommends delaying gender affirming surgery until adolescents reach age 19

9:13- Urban institute notes that Indiana ranks very low in income growth over the last 50 years and Indiana had the 4th largest percent of ACA enrollees elect not to re-enroll after the subsidies went away

11:50- Gabe explains the Nipah virus, which is very deadly (but is unlikely to be the next pandemic)

15:01- SB 90, which governs elective exams under anesthesia, heard this week and expected to pass vote next week

16:38- Long discussion of SB1, which will kick more Hoosiers off of medicaid, and Gabe and Tracey discuss the fiscal priorities (tax cuts) that require these cuts to medicaid

27:45- Things to do this week: Put your lawmakers' phone numbers in your phone, and look here to find out who is running for State Rep and State Senate (if your senator is up for election) this year and find someone to support

29:49- Wrap up

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00:00- Intro

1:36- Some thoughts about the murder of Alex Pretti

3:34- CDC databases about vaccines are not being updated

4:39- The American Academy of Pediatrics now provides the national vaccine schedule because the CDC is defunct and a terrific article by YLE about why the language around shared decision making in the new CDC guidelines is problematic

6:03- Measles is rampant in South Carolina

7:50- ACIP chair doesn't think we need polio vaccine anymore

8:30- Texas attorney general is suing pediatricians for some sort of vaccine scheme (I have seen none of these monies)

10:14- The United States is no longer part of the World Health Organization

11:05- Hospitals in rural Indiana are hurting bad (due to bad health care funding policy) 

13:10- Senate Bill 4 would reduce mental health funding

14:52- Guinea-Bissau refuses to do HHS funded study that would withhold hepatitis B vaccine from newborns (in a country in which the prevalence of Hepatitis B is 20%!)

18:05- Legislative halftime show (we are now only following 43 bills!)

20:28- Gabe likes SB 91, Tracey likes SB 139; Tracey doesn't like SB 236, Gabe doesn't like SB 275

25:26- Call your Representative about SB 236 and then take a break

26:04- Wrap-up

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00:00- Intro

1:38- United States' measles eradication status at risk

3:04- The White House released the "Great Healthcare Plan"- it is anything but

3:38- New study demonstrates that tylenol taken during pregnancy is not associated with autism

4:15- Senate Bill 91- syringe exchange program- an amendment has been filed that is not good. It hasn't yet been voted on.

5:08- Senate Bill 51 (medicaid postpartum appointment bill) and Senate Bill 221 (pharmacist test and treat bill) did not get hearings and are 💀

6:58- Senate Bill 85 (medical debt) and Senate Bill 282 (regulating medical spas) passed out of committee

7:25- Senate Bill 182 (gender issues) is a bad bill and passed out of committee

7:59- Discussion with Dr. Carrie Rouse about Senate Bill 236 (a bill further regulating reproductive care in ways that are not good)

29:36- Little things/good vibes- Call your Senator on SB 236 and huge kudos to Indiana Hoosier Football

30:52- Wrap-up

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00:00- Intro

1:02- Indiana receives $207 million rural health fund grant

2:05- The flu is still bad. Get vaccinated if you aren't already.

2:59- U.S. set to lose measles eradication status

4:25- 2 new batshit members of ACIP

5:20- House of Representatives vote to pass ACA subsidy extension (using a discharge petition!)

7:00- SB1 will make many more uninsured Hoosiers by making work requirements even more stringent

13:30- SB 282 is a good bill that would regulate medical spas and compounding pharmacies

14:45- SB 221 would permit pharmacists to test and treat some thigns and Gabe and Tracey argue about it

19:40- Check out the Good Trouble Bill Tracker and kudos to David Ives for setting it up for GTC!

20:23- Little things- tell someone about a bill that has gotten a hearing, and donate something to a candidate starting a campaign

21:26- Wrap up

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Hoosier Health Matters
Season 2, Episode 1

Date: 1/9/2026
Title:  Indiana opts out of Sunbucks again, the vertical flu graph, and a fast-moving legislative session

00:00- Intro

1:08- Indiana opting out of SunBucks program, because they can't afford the $5 million to bring in $70 million to feed hungry children during the summer despite a newly announced $5 billion surplus

3:02- There is a lot of influenza in Indiana right now. If you aren't vaccinated yet, get vaccinated now.

5:06- HHS changes vaccine schedule recommendations to mirror Denmark. Which is like going offroading in a Porsche.  Which is stupid. Follow the AAP vaccine schedule.

8:47- Overview of the bills filed thus far for the 2026 session

10:50- Check out the Good Trouble Bill Tracker

11:33- Bills heard this week: SB 91 (Tracey's favorite bill) extends Indiana needle exchange program (GTC supports, passed out of committee), SB 90 clarifies consent around sensitive exams for medical procedures (GTC supports, passed out of committee), SB 51 requires a postpartum visit be scheduled prior to discharge for medicaid patients (GTC supports, no vote taken), SB 139 provides jury duty exemption for breastfeeding women (GTC supports, passed out of committee)

14:07- Tracey's least favorite bill- SB 1 enshrines the ban on soda and candy for SNAP beneficiaries

15:21- Gabe's favorite bill- HB 1014 requires training in order to do ultrasound (which is a problem for crisis pregnancy centers). Gabe's least favorite bill- SB 174- outlaws employers to require vaccines or masks (including hospitals) and would disallow fluoride in water systems (dumb). 

20:08- Look for GTC weekly emails with statehouse updates and share with a friend; also share the GTC bill tracker with those you care about

20:55- Wrap up

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Hoosier Health Matters
Season 1, Episode 31
Date: 12/19/2025
Title:  A legislative prep episode featuring a tenderloin

00:00- Intro

2:00- Indiana eschewed a redistricting push, 31-19

3:55- Indiana appellate court denies injunction in TPR case (this is good news)- and you can see the IDH's aggregate terminated pregnancy reports here

5:27- ACIP removes the recommendation for Hepatitis B vaccines at birth- a recommendation based more on vibes than science- good info here

7:23- ACA subsidy kerfuffle continues and unlikely to be resolved by Jan 1- one of the issues with this subsidy is a battle over enforcement of the Hyde Amendment

9:23- Sugary drinks no longer able to be purchased with SNAP benefits in Indiana

10:06- 2026 legislative session boot camp, featuring a bill about tenderloin sandwiches

subtitle:

How a bill becomes a law in Indiana

Find all of the bills currently filed here

25:31- Little things to do this week (mostly good vibes this week)

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Hoosier Health Matters
Season 1, Episode 30
Date: 12/5/2025
Title:  Taxing cigarettes reduces smoking (who knew?) and an interview about a direct cash assistance program for pregnant women

00:00- Intro

1:21- The redistricting saga continues (and will be resolved by our next episode)

3:48- New tobacco tax has reduced tobacco consumption and increased tobacco tax revenue

5:24- Strain of H3N2 influenza has drifted and may be more infectious this season- check out the Indiana influenza dashboard (which is awesome)

7:00- CDC now officially says we can't say vaccines don't cause autism (which is just dumb)

8:40- The new principal deputy director of the CDC is a quack

10:06- A memo in the FDA suggests 10 kids have died of COVID vaccine without providing any details or evidence or anything

11:35- An interview with Ben Tapper about the BIRTH fund program, which is giving direct cash assistance to hundreds of pregnant women in central Indiana

37:49- Little things- donate to good orgs (and email [email protected] if you donate to GTC in someone's name and want a card to give them) and CALL YOUR LEGISLATORS about redistricting

'39:09- Wrap up

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