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

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