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
Exhaling after the legislative session
Hoosier Health Matters
Season 1, Episode 14
Date: 5/2/2025
Title: Exhaling after the legislative session
In this episode of Hoosier Health Matters, hosts Gabriel Bosslet and Tracey Wilkinson update public health news including Measles in Indiana (flat, thank goodness), and journals get a threatening letter from a US attorney. They then talk about the end of the session: a wrap up on the bills GTC followed, a silver lining (cigarette tax), and discuss the massive budget cuts, including to public health funding (not good). Also, this will be the last weekly edition of this podcast, which will start dropping every other week (next episode 5/16/2025).
00:00- Intro
01:20- ANNOUNCEMENT- podcast moving to every other week episodes
02:58- updates- measles flat, legal challenge against HHS public health funding cuts, journals sent nutso letter from US Attorney for DC (response from lancet)
06:08- what the heck does "sine die" mean?
07:23- 30,000 foot view of the legislative session (from Good Trouble's point of view)
10:46- The terrible budget and slash and burn end to the budget bill (HEA 1001)
12:34- Massive cuts to public health in the 2025-2026 budget
17:15- The silver lining (raising the cigarette tax)
22:58- Little things to do this week including a Good Trouble meetup
24:38- Wrap up