Hoosier Health Matters

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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. 

  1. 3D AGO

    ACIP's weaponized incompetence, the Fyre Fest of nominees, and conference committee crunch before Sine Die

    Hoosier Health Matters Season 2, Episode 8 Date: 2/27/2026 Title:  Weaponized Incompetence, the Fyre Fest of nominees, and Conference Committee Crunch 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 Thanks for listening! Follow us on Bluesky and Instagram

    26 min

  2. FEB 20

    The SAVE Act solves nothing, the EPA loses its mind, and SB 236 rises from the grave (but gets buried again)

    Hoosier Health Matters Season 2, Episode 7 Date: 2/20/2026 Title:  The SAVE Act is dumb, the EPA loses its mind, and SB 236 rises from the grave (but gets buried again) 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 Thanks for listening! Follow us on Bluesky and Instagram

    24 min

  3. FEB 13

    Quacks gonna quack, FDA refuses to review large flu vaccine trial, and harm reduction harmed at Statehouse

    Hoosier Health Matters Season 2, Episode 6 Date: 2/13/2026 Title:  Quacks gonna quack, FDA refuses to review large flu vaccine trial, and harm reduction harmed at Statehouse 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 Thanks for listening! Follow us on Bluesky and Instagram

    23 min

  4. FEB 6

    No shadow, no money, and no medicaid: Indiana’s Groundhog Day

    Hoosier Health Matters Season 2, Episode 5 Date: 2/6/2026 Title:  No shadow, no money, and no medicaid: Indiana’s Groundhog Day 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 Thanks for listening! Follow us on Bluesky and Instagram

    31 min

  5. JAN 30

    Legislative halftime! Plus the AAP is now the source for vaccine info and jabronis doing jabroni things at HHS

    Hoosier Health Matters Season 2, Episode 4 Date: 1/30/2026 Title:  Legislative halftime! Plus the AAP is now the source for vaccine info and jabronis doing jabroni things at HHS 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 Thanks for listening! Follow us on Bluesky and Instagram

    29 min

  6. JAN 23

    An update on bills and an interview about SB 236, which deals with pregnancy and is a problem for the entire house of medicine

    Hoosier Health Matters Season 2, Episode 3 Date: 1/23/2026 Title:  An update on bills and an interview about SB 236, which deals with pregnancy and is a problem for the entire house of medicine 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 Thanks for listening! Follow us on Bluesky and Instagram

    34 min

  7. JAN 16

    SB1 will kick people off medicaid, Gabe and Tracey argue about SB 221, and new batshit ACIP members

    Hoosier Health Matters Season 2, Episode 2 Date: 1/16/2026 Title:  SB1 will kick people off medicaid, Gabe and Tracey argue about SB 221, and new batshit ACIP members 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 Thanks for listening! Follow us on Bluesky and Instagram

    24 min

  8. JAN 9

    Indiana opts out of Sunbucks again, the vertical flu graph, and a fast-moving legislative session

    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 Thanks for listening! Follow us on Bluesky and Instagram

    23 min
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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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  • Creator
    The Good Trouble Coalition
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    39
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    © 2026 Hoosier Health Matters
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