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.
Hoosier Health Matters
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 2
00:00- Introduction
01:00- 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 outcomes
13:01- What do local health departments actually do in Indiana?
14:56- Governor's public health commission recommendations
16:27- Public health funding in 2025-2026 budget (HB 1001)
18:25- Health First Indiana County Scorecard
19:16- Life expectancy in Indiana is going down
19:57- Something you should do this week (bill page on the General Assembly website)
21:42- Summary and wrap up
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Kudos to Janine Zee-Cheng for our podcast art and to Elijah Bosslet for production and editing assistance.