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. 2d ago

    Medicaid waiver denials skyrocket, the courts back public health, and an interview on the impact of Health First Indiana

    Hoosier Health Matters Season 2, Episode 22 Date: 8/28/2026 Title:  Medicaid waiver denials skyrocket, the courts back public health, and an interview on the impact of Health First Indiana  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 Become a member of the Good Trouble Coalition (free!) Donate to support the Good Trouble Coalition Thanks for listening! Follow us on Bluesky and Instagram

  2. Aug 14

    Indiana returns Medicaid money despite really needing to use it on health care and RFK gish gallops through an interview

    Hoosier Health Matters Season 2, Episode 21 Date: 8/14/2026 Title:  Indiana returns Medicaid money despite really needing to use it on health care and RFK gish gallops through an interview 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 Elijah Bosslet provided editing assistance on this episode Become a member of the Good Trouble Coalition (free!) Donate to support the Good Trouble Coalition Thanks for listening! Follow us on Bluesky and Instagram

  3. Jul 31

    Indiana has a surplus of billions (but none for summer meals for kids), keep avoiding bagged lettuce, and recent health law cases

    Hoosier Health Matters Season 2, Episode 20 Date: 7/31/2026 Title:  Indiana has a surplus of billions (but none for summer meals for kids), keep avoiding bagged lettuce, and recent health law cases 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 goodtrouble@goodtroubleindiana.org if you need help with this! 54:09- Wrap-up Elijah Bosslet provided editing assistance with this episode. Become a member of the Good Trouble Coalition (free!) Donate to support the Good Trouble Coalition Thanks for listening! Follow us on Bluesky and Instagram

  4. Jul 17

    Indiana ranks poorly (again), explosive watery diarrhea spreads, and the government doesn't want teens masturbating

    Hoosier Health Matters Season 2, Episode 19 Date: 7/17/2026 Title:   Indiana ranks poorly (again), explosive watery diarrhea spreads, and the government doesn't want teens masturbating 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 Elijah Bosslet provided editing assistance with this episode. Become a member of the Good Trouble Coalition (free!) Donate to support the Good Trouble Coalition Thanks for listening! Follow us on Bluesky and Instagram

  5. Jun 26

    Indiana health prices go public, predictable military flu outbreaks, and Title X on the chopping block

    Hoosier Health Matters Season 2, Episode 18 Date: 6/26/2026 Title:  Indiana health prices go public, military flu outbreaks, and Title X on the chopping block 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 s****y 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!!!! Editing assisstance this week by Elijah Bosslet Become a member of the Good Trouble Coalition (free!) Donate to support the Good Trouble Coalition Thanks for listening! Follow us on Bluesky and Instagram

  6. Jun 19

    Indiana kids lose Medicaid, mifepristone panic, and Sen. Bohacek on medical marijuana

    Hoosier Health Matters Season 2, Episode 17 Date: 6/19/2026 Title:  Indiana kids lose Medicaid, mifepristone panic, and Sen. Bohacek on medical marijuana 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 Editing assistance on this week's episode provided by Elijah Bosslet Become a member of the Good Trouble Coalition (free!) Donate to support the Good Trouble Coalition Thanks for listening! Follow us on Bluesky and Instagram

  7. Jun 5

    "Nuclear family month" executive order 🙄, vaccine guidance in limbo, and the politicization of NIH grants

    Hoosier Health Matters Season 2, Episode 16 Date: 6/5/2026 Title:  "Nuclear family month" executive order 🙄, more vaccine policy chaos, and the political takeover of NIH grants 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 Editing assistance on this episode by Elijah Bosslet Become a member of the Good Trouble Coalition (free!) Donate to support the Good Trouble Coalition Thanks for listening! Follow us on Bluesky and Instagram

  8. May 22

    USPSTF turmoil, moms.gov propaganda, and modernizing Indiana's HIV laws

    Hoosier Health Matters Season 2, Episode 15 Date: 5/22/2026 Title:  USPSTF turmoil, moms.gov propaganda, and modernizing Indiana's HIV laws 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 s****y 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. Become a member of the Good Trouble Coalition (free!) Donate to support the Good Trouble Coalition Thanks for listening! Follow us on Bluesky and Instagram

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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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    The Good Trouble Coalition
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    53
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