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
ACIP jumps the thimerosal shark, The Big Beautiful Bill really isn't, and we answer your questions
Hoosier Health Matters
Season 1, Episode 19
Date: 7/11/2025
Title: ACIP jumps the thimerosal shark, The Big Beautiful Bill really isn't, and we answer your questions
In this episode of Hoosier Health Matters, hosts Gabriel Bosslet and Tracey Wilkinson discuss the decision by the ACIP to remove thimerosal from vaccine formulations in the US, which will have little effect on vaccines here but underscore their escape from scientific decision-making. They also discuss the Indiana-specific effects of the Big Beautiful Bill on Medicaid and SNAP. It is not good. And a bunch of random questions about stuff.
00:00- Intro
02:15- BMV rule to disallow gender changes on state IDs- YOU CAN SUBMIT COMMENTS HERE
4:05- Indiana Department of Health abortion ban enforcement report doesn't do that much (full report at the bottom of this article)
4:53- ACIP bans thimerosal from vaccines, establishing firmly that they are more interested in making decisions based on vibes rather than science
7:26- AAP and other medical societies sue HHS over COVID-19 vaccine guidance
8:06- another measles case (Putnam County) and convincing folks about vaccines
10:06- The BBB will make SNAP benefits much more expensive for Indiana and will likely cut about 12% of recipients
14:22- Medicaid changes in the big Beautiful bill will cut 127,000 Hoosiers from Medicaid and will jeopardize up to 12 rural hospitals in Indiana
20:08- How does medical debt show up in medical practice?
21:48- Why do states not embrace gun safety laws given the fact that it reduces death? (
24:18- Climate change and public health- we talk about Purple Air monitors among other things
28:19- Little things/good vibes
28:55- Wrap up
Thanks to Elijah Bosslet for editing assistance on this episode