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 Wil...
A good executive order, SB 289 takes medical education back 2 decades, and Maternal Mortality Review Committees
Hoosier Health MattersSeason 1, Episode 6Date: 3/7/2025Title: A good executive order, SB 289 takes medical education back 2 decades, and Maternal Mortality Review CommitteesIn this episode of Hoosier Health Matters, hosts Gabriel Bosslet and Tracey Wilkinson discuss give kudos to Governor Braun for an executive order that beefs up parental leave for Indiana state employees. They then talk about one of the less controversial parts of SB 289 that would nonetheless completely change the face of medical education in not good ways. And they talk to Carrie Rouse, an OB GYN and member of the Maternal Mortality Review Committee about the committee and maternal mortality in Indiana.Thanks for listening!Follow us on Bluesky and Instagram
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Dolly Parton teaches us about budget values, abolishing the menstruation tax, and the Leeroy Jenkins approach to public health at HHS
Hoosier Health Matters Season 1, Episode 5 Date: 2/28/2025 Title: Dolly Parton teaches us about budget values, abolishing the menstruation tax, and the Leeroy Jenkins approach to public health at HHSIn this episode of Hoosier Health Matters, hosts Gabriel Bosslet and Tracey Wilkinson take a halftime bird's eye view of the Indiana legislative session. They talk about how Dolly Parton has felt compelled to call out the Indiana legislature for excluding her Imagination Library from their budget and what this says about our state's values and priorities. They talk to Senator Shelli Yoder about the push to eliminate the sales tax on menstrual collection devices in Indiana. And they talk about the disaster that is the current Department of Health and Human Services as measles enters the chat.00:00- Introduction01:23- Halftime bird's eye view of the session04:15- Dolly Parton teaches us all about how the budget is the most tangible manifestation of Hoosier priorities09:34- Senator Shelli Yoder talks about the push to eliminate the menstruation tax for Hoosiers16:25- How the new HHS secretary is taking the "Leeroy Jenkins" approach to public health and how this is really, really bad21:57- 2 things you can do this week, including at terrific substack on how to find out how to know if you are likely immune to the measles, and the Stand Up for Science rally on March 7 from 12-2 on the South Lawn of the Statehouse23:13- Wrap upBecome a member of the Good Trouble Coalition (free!)Donate to support the Good Trouble CoalitionKudos to Janine Zee-Cheng for our podcast art and to Elijah Bosslet for production and editing assistance.Thanks for listening!Follow us on Bluesky and Instagram
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Halftime lookback, update on TPR case, and Hoosier public health funding
Hoosier Health Matters Season 1, Episode 4 Date: 2/21/2025 Title: Halftime lookback, update on TPR case, and Hoosier public health funding In this episode of Hoosier Health Matters, hosts Gabriel Bosslet and Tracey Wilkinson look back at the first half of the legislative session with some bill updates and a discussion of the dead bills they will miss and the dead bills they are happy are dead. They also give an update on the Terminated Pregnancy Report court case (including a temporary restraining order). Then how the Governor's Public Health Commission of 2022 changed public health funding in Indiana.Gabe's medium pieces summarizing the Governor's Public Health Commission: part 1, part 200:00- Introduction01:00- Updates on bills we have discussed: SB 317 (did not pass- boo!), HB 1169 (did not pass- yay!), SB 442 (passed- boo!), SB 475 (passed- yay!)03:00- Terminated pregnancy reports case (temporary restraining order ruling)04:06- Bills that died that make us sad (SB 145 and HB 1251), and those that make us happy (HB 1657 and SB 286)08:12- The basics of public health delivery in Indiana (before the Governor's public health commission)09:58- Funding of public health before 2023 (far below the national average)12:12- Indiana standing in typical public health outcomes13:01- What do local health departments actually do in Indiana?14:56- Governor's public health commission recommendations16:27- Public health funding in 2025-2026 budget (HB 1001) 18:25- Health First Indiana County Scorecard 19:16- Life expectancy in Indiana is going down19:57- Something you should do this week (bill page on the General Assembly website)21:42- Summary and wrap upBecome a member of the Good Trouble Coalition (free!)Donate to support the Good Trouble CoalitionKudos to Janine Zee-Cheng for our podcast art and to Elijah Bosslet for production and editing assistance.Thanks for listening!Follow us on Bluesky and Instagram
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A contraception bill gone wrong, Indiana medicaid, and NIH funding controversy
Hoosier Health MattersSeason 1, Episode 3 Date: 2/14/2025 Title: A contraception bill gone wrong, Indiana medicaid, and NIH funding controversyIn this episode of Hoosier Health Matters, hosts Gabriel Bosslet and Tracey Wilkinson discuss House Bill 1169, which was authored to improve access to contraception for low-income Hoosiers, but was amended to do very little and redefine birth control in the code to exclude, well, a lot. They also interview Drs. David Craig and Ivan Douglas Hicks to discuss Indiana medicaid and proposed changes in Senate Bill 2. They also discuss the recent funding chaos at the NIH and close with an invitation to the Reproductive Health Lobby Day at the Statehouse of February 20th.00:00 Introduction 01:25 House Bill 1169: The Contraceptive Access Debate07:14 Senate Bill 2: Understanding Medicaid in Indiana (Report: The economic power of Indiana's Healthy Indiana Plan (HIP): 2025)21:13 NIH funding chaos25:39 Small things for this week (including this short clip from Mallory McMorrow and an invitation to the Reproductive Health Lobby Day February 20)27:27 Wrap upBecome a member of the Good Trouble Coalition (free!)Donate to support the Good Trouble CoalitionThanks for listening!Follow us on Bluesky and InstagramThanks for listening!Follow us on Bluesky and Instagram
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Three bills, a cancelled conference, and the state of science in America
Hoosier Health Matters Season 1, Episode 2 Date: 2/7/2025 Title: Three bills, a cancelled conference, and the state of science in AmericaIn this episode of Hoosier Health Matters, hosts Gabriel Bosslet and Tracey Wilkinson three health policy bills heard in the last two weeks in the Indiana legislature. One (SB 370) deals with medicaid costs for outpatient procedures (which Gabe calls the "Tracey colonoscopy bill"). Gabe talks to Senator Fady Qaddoura about SB 317, which tackles medical debt, and Tracey discusses SB 442, which requires that sex ed curricula are approved by school boards. They then decry the cancellation of the Indiana University LGBTQ+ Health Care conference, and wrap up with discussing draconian changes at the CDC. They end with a call to action for listeners.A huge thanks to Janine Zee-Cheng for design of our podcast cover art!00:00- Introduction01:50- Senate Bill 370: Tracey's colonoscopy bill05:18- Senate Bill 317: Reducing Medical Debt (with special guest Fady Qaddoura!)09:50 -Senate Bill 442: Sex Education in Indiana12:52 -The Cancellation of the IULGBTQ+ Healthcare Conference (read Lawdork's blog about this here) 16:07 -Concerns Over CDC pulling clinical information and data (terrific article here)19:44- Small things you should do this week (find your legislators here)22:33 Wrap upBecome a member of the Good Trouble Coalition (free!)Donate to support the Good Trouble CoalitionThanks for listening!Follow us on Bluesky and InstagramThanks for listening!Follow us on Bluesky and Instagram
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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