Hoosier Health Matters

00:49- Tracey complains about the weather again

1:52- FSSA frailty definition woes

4:10- Federal lawsuit about medicaid work requirements includes an Indiana plaintiff

4:50- Indiana to remedy the flood SNAP replacements debacle

5:40- Indiana has 16 measles cases now

6:50- Pennsylvania reports its 4th meales death; federal government say there are zero (they are wrong)

8:10- Terrific one pager over respiratory season vaccines

8:56- HHS pondering changes to Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (which would be bad)

11:57- Medical orgs sue FDA over approval of e-cigarettes

12:43- Lots of people with private insurance have medical debt

13:55- Some physician groups choose to forego medical insurance because of cost

14:59- Idaho University sued over study that demonstrated 35% of OB-GYN physicians have left the state

17:12- USPSTF hasn't met for 17 months

19:05- 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 Indiana

31:45- Make a plan to vote NOW

32:40- Wrap up

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00:00:19 - Intro
00:01:58 - The abortion ban has made Indiana emergency department clinicians skittish
00:03:42 - Propublica showed that deaths due to ectopic pregnancies have doubled since Dobbs
00:06:06 - Indiana Supreme Court finally heard the RFRA challenge to the abortion ban
00:06:56 - 13% of SNAP recipients in Indiana no longer getting SNAP
00:08:21 - Indiana takes a draconian approach to replacing SNAP benefits for flood victims
00:09:21 - SNAP error rate puts Indiana on the hook for $47 million in admin costs
00:12:34 - Limiting SNAP sugar options is dumb
00:13:36 - ICE has been active in Indy as of late
00:14:25 - New COVID vaccine formulation approved by the FDA
00:16:08 - A summary of the batshit crazy story of the HHS mishandling of the Pennsylvania Measles deaths
00:19:23 - 400 datasets not being updated at the federal level
00:20:27 - DOGE left a bunch of zombie offices at the CDC
00:22:46 - Mifepristone case still working its way through the courts
00:24:14 - Check your voter registration and probably don't vote by mail
00:25:03 - Wrap up

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00:00- Intro

2:07- The Indianapolis Birth Fund gets renewed for another year!

3:15- Medicaid waiver denials have skyrocketed, leaving many people who need help without it

6:02- 300,000 Hoosiers likely impacted by Medicaid work requirements, which is a massive number

7:28- MMR vaccination rates have fallen nationally- not good

10:42- a judge stops the dismantling of the Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program

11:36- AHRQ grants are not being renewed and senators are pissed

12:31- Jerome Adams calls out contradictions in HHS food policy

13:30- Heidi Overton nominated as FDA commissioner

14:58- 7th district court strikes down Indiana law that bars physicians from referring minors out of stste for abortion care

17:21- Idaho judge rules that there is a right to abortion for health, including mental health, reasons

18:28- 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 someone

42:50-Wrap-up

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00:00- Intro

1:34- 1,842 Good Trouble Members!  Invite those you know and love who are interested in Public Health to join GTC

2:19- 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 Hoosiers

11:37- First 2 measles cases in Indiana in 2026 reported in Parke County

12:28- Federal executive order regarding vaccines is not backed by science. Or any reputable doctors. 

14:42- mRNA influenza vaccine approved by the FDA

17:08- Dr. Erika Schwartz confirmed as CDC director

17:39- Cyclospora outbreak slowing greatly (and Gabe has survived thus far). But jalepenos are now carriers of salmonella

18:50- 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 up

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00:00- Intro

00:35- Tracey is confused by NASCAR

1:35- 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 hearing

16:27- House passes Sunshine Protection Act, which would make it dark most of the morning in Indiana

17:50- 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 cases

52:07- 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-up

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0:00- Intro

1:18- Join Good Trouble and let friends know to join us too- help us get to 2,000 members

2:48- 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 cause

4:02- 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 Indiana

11:28- 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 works

14:30- Cyclospora and explosive watery diarrhea

19:00- ACA (Obamacare) premiums predicted to rise a double digit percentage again next year

20:50- Teen pregnancy prevention program grants cancelled and changed in ways that mirror moms.gov and teh federal government does not want you masturbating

24:33- 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 phone

27:48- Wrap up

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NEXT EPISODE WILL BE JULY 17

0:00- Intro

2:05- 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 living

5:25- 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 retracted

12:25- Ebola outbreak continues

13:09- 770,000 kids from 12 states no longer receiving SNAP (food) benefits

14:14- Rural health grant rules being changed mid-stream

15:43- 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 website

17:58- States losing a lot of money due to abortion restrictions- and Indiana is one of the biggest losers

19:24- Tracey teaches us all about the federal embryo adoption program, and recent problematic changes around the language of that program

21:53- Go team USA!!!!

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0:00- Intro

2:25- 20% less Indiana children enrolled in Indiana Medicaid today compared to a year ago

4:32- 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 1

7:57- 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 programs

11:47- Federal House Budget would cut two extremely successful health outcomes and implementation science programs

13:56- 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 level

17:33- FDA mifepristone safety investigation starting in earnest

18:54- Interview with State Senator Mike Bohacek about his bill to legalize medical marijuana in Indiana

32:05- 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 up

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0:00- Intro

1:57- Infant mortality rate for Indiana steady but remains higher than the national rate

3:11- Indiana sues federal government over a proposed change to marijuana policy

5:10- 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 definition

7:02- Many more tick bites this year so check yourself 

7:49- FSSA halts new ABA provider enrollment

8:33- HHS ACIP charter proposal pulled and ACIP is in shambles

10:30- New federal executive order sets the stage for major vaccine schedule changes

12:14- FDA report: no child deaths associated with COVID vaccine

13:03- 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 up

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0:00- Intro

1:33- 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 dismantled

4:13- Marty Makary resigns as head of FDA- we now have no CDC director, no FDA director, no surgeon general

5:42- Nicole Saphier, nominee for Surgeon General, is a grifter

7:10- NIH doesn't have enough grant managers to pay out all the grants that have been awarded

8:34- Federal government had been holding up immigration visas for doctors but it looks like they are going back on that

9:38- Updates in abortion

12:08- Moms.gov is a really shitty website

14:36- New FSSA plan to attempt to reign in Indian Healthcare costs is a novel attempt to acheive this

18:30- Thoughts about legalizing marijuana in Indiana may be changing

19:57- 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 up

This episode was edited by Elijah Bosslet.

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