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
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 reduction
In this episode of Hoosier Health Matters, hosts Gabriel Bosslet and Tracey Wilkinson discuss how SB2 (medicaid reform) has changed as it has traversed the legislature. They discuss the Senate floor testimony about SCR 24 (crisis pregnancy centers), and how Senator Yoder pointed out that horse dentists are more closely regulated in Indiana than pregnancy centers. And they interview Cameron McNeely HB 1167, which decriminalizes drug test strips, about harm reduction and public health.
00:00- Introduction
1:19- updates (NIH grants cancellation, Flu shots updated but without VRBPAC input)
5:13- Senate Concurrent Resolution 24 passes, Senator Yoder points out that horse dentists are regulated more than Crisis Pregnancy Centers
9:05- Medicaid overhaul (SB2) has it's rough edges sanded down
12:57- HB 1167 allows for drug test strips and an interview with Cameron McNeely on harm reduction
22:06- 2 little things to do this week
24:31- wrap up
Audio and editing- Elijah Bosslet
HHM cover art- Janine Zee-Cheng