Hoosier Health Matters
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.
Episodes
29 episodes
Indiana Freezes Childcare Vouchers, Legislators Target Mifepristone, and Why Syringe Exchange Matters
Hoosier Health MattersSeason 1, Episode 29 Date: 11/14/2025 Title: Indiana Freezes Childcare Vouchers, Legislators Target Mifepristone, and Why Syringe Exchange Matters00:00- Intro2:15- we wi...
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Indiana’s Medical Debt Shrug, SNAP Shutdown, and all you could want to know about FQHCs
Hoosier Health MattersSeason 1, Episode 28 Date: 10/31/2025 Title: Indiana’s Medical Debt Shrug, SNAP Shutdown, and all you could want to know about FQHCs00:00- Intro3:05- They ar...
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Why we stay in Indiana and why the government shutdown over public health is important
Hoosier Health Matters Season 1, Episode 27 Date: 10/17/2025 Title: Why we stay in Indiana and why the government shutdown over public health is important00:00- Intro1:37- CDC dir...
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Episode 27
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33:30
Tylenol, Leucovorin, and Mifepristone—When “science” serves politics, not patients
Hoosier Health Matters Season 1, Episode 26 Date: 10/3/2025 Title: Tylenol, Leucovorin, and Mifepristone—When “Science” Serves Politics, Not Patients00:00- Intro02:00- A school bo...
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Is gerrymandering a public health issue? (hint: yes) and a family facing cuts to medicaid waivers
Hoosier Health Matters Season 1, Episode 25 Date: 9/19/2025 Title: Is gerrymandering a public health issue? (hint: yes) and a family facing cuts to medicaid waiversIn this episode of Hoosier Health ...
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Episode 25
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36:30
BONUS episode: Questions answered about getting vaccines this fall
Hoosier Health MattersSeason 1, Episode 24Date: 9/12/2025Title: BONUS episode: Questions answered about getting vaccines this fallIn this episode of Hoosier Health Matters, hosts Gabriel Bosslet and...
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Episode 24
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23:38
The enshittification of the CDC and (unrelated) all you want to know about school based health centers
Hoosier Health MattersSeason 1, Episode 23Date: 9/5/2025Title: The enshittification of the CDC and (unrelated) all you want to know about school based health centersIn this episode of Hoosier Health...
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Lived experience: an interview on the personal toll of Indiana's reproductive politics
Hoosier Health MattersSeason 1, Episode 22Date: 8/22/2025Title: Lived experience: an interview on the personal toll of Indiana's reproductive politicsIn this episode of Hoosier Health Matters, hosts...
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Climate change and public health, and some news
Hoosier Health MattersSeason 1, Episode 21Date: 8/8/2025Title: Climate change and public health, and some newsIn this episode of Hoosier Health Matters, hosts Gabriel Bosslet and Tracey Wilkinson di...
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A terrific interview about gun violence prevention in Indiana (and some news)
Hoosier Health Matters Season 1, Episode 20 Date: 7/25/2025 Title: A terrific interview about gun violence prevention in Indiana (and some news) In this episode of Hoosier Health Matters, hosts...
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ACIP jumps the thimerosal shark, The Big Beautiful Bill really isn't, and we answer your questions
Hoosier Health MattersSeason 1, Episode 19Date: 7/11/2025Title: ACIP jumps the thimerosal shark, The Big Beautiful Bill really isn't, and we answer your questionsIn this episode of Hoosier Health Ma...
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Episode 19
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ACIP shakeup, SCOTUS doesn't like gender affirming care, and deconstructing the bogus mifepristone report
Hoosier Health Matters Season 1, Episode 18 Date: 6/27/2025 Title: ACIP shakeup, SCOTUS on trans care, and deconstructing the bogus mifepristone reportIn this episode of Hoosier Health Matters, host...
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When Protections Vanish: EMTALA, ACIP, and Indiana’s Hunger Crisis
Hoosier Health MattersSeason 1, Episode 17Date: 6/13/2025Title: When Protections Vanish: EMTALA, ACIP, and Indiana’s Hunger CrisisIn this episode of Hoosier Health Matters, hosts Gabriel Bosslet and...
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34:47
The federal budget, vaccine policy process woes, and judicial cases that will affect us all
Hoosier Health MattersSeason 1, Episode 16 Date: 5/30/2025 Title: The federal budget, vaccine policy process woes, and judicial cases that will affect us all**Editorial note: Gabe's audio this week ...
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Episode 16
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33:44
What is MAHA all about anyway? And what the heck do lobbyists do?
Hoosier Health Matters Season 1, Episode 15 Date: 5/16/2025 Title: What is MAHA all about anyway? And what the heck do lobbyists do?In this episode of Hoosier Health Matters, hosts Gabriel Bosslet a...
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Exhaling after the legislative session
Hoosier Health MattersSeason 1, Episode 14Date: 5/2/2025Title: Exhaling after the legislative sessionIn this episode of Hoosier Health Matters, hosts Gabriel Bosslet and Tracey Wilkinson update publ...
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Episode 14
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27:28
SB1: The tax break likely to cost most Hoosiers more taxes
Hoosier Health MattersSeason 1, Episode 13Date: 4/25/2025Title: SB1: The tax break likely to cost most Hoosiers more taxesIn this episode of Hoosier Health Matters, hosts Gabriel Bosslet and Tracey ...
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Episode 13
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33:56
The not-so-great plan to Make Indiana Healthy Again
Hoosier Health MattersSeason 1, Episode 12Date: 4/18/2025Title: The not-so-great plan to Make Indiana Healthy AgainIn this episode of Hoosier Health Matters, hosts Gabriel Bosslet and Tracey Wilkins...
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Episode 12
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26:57
The measles in Indiana, medicaid overhaul passes the house, and effect of HHS cuts on the Indiana Immunization Coalition (interview)
Hoosier Health MattersSeason 1, Episode 11Date: 4/11/2025Title: The measles in Indiana, medicaid overhaul passes the house, and effect of HHS cuts on the Indiana Immunization Coalition (interview)In this ...
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28:54
How the federal government is dismantling public health (and a couple other things)
Hoosier Health Matters Season 1, Episode 10 Date: 4/4/2025Title: How the federal government is dismantling public health (and a couple other things)In this episode of Hoosier Health Matters, hosts Gabriel...
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A favorable ruling in the TPR case and the role of pharmacists in public health
Hoosier Health MattersSeason 1, Episode 9Date: 3/28/2025Title: A favorable ruling in the TPR case and the role of pharmacists in public healthIn this episode of Hoosier Health Matters, hosts Gabriel Bossl...
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Episode 9
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25:33
The evolution of medicaid reform (SB2), horse dentists, and harm reduction
Hoosier Health Matters Season 1, Episode 8 Date: 3/21/2025 Title: The evolution of medicaid reform, horse dentists, and harm reductionIn this episode of Hoosier Health Matters, hosts Gabriel Bosslet and T...
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Navigating Indiana's legislative website (it's easy!) and the harm of crisis pregnancy centers in Indiana
Hoosier Health MattersSeason 1, Episode 7 Date: 3/14/2025 Title: Navigating Indiana's legislative website (it's easy!) and the harm of crisis pregnancy centers in IndianaIn this episode of Hoosier Health ...
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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 Heal...
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Episode 6
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29:03
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 t...
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Episode 5
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