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
Indiana’s Medical Debt Shrug, SNAP Shutdown, and all you could want to know about FQHCs
Hoosier Health Matters
Season 1, Episode 28
Date: 10/31/2025
Title: Indiana’s Medical Debt Shrug, SNAP Shutdown, and all you could want to know about FQHCs
00:00- Intro
3:05- They are going to try and re-gerrymander Indiana. Which is good for no one
4:50- The interim study committee on medical debt in Indiana released a report that said it was issuing no recommendations, despite the fact that 20% of Hoosiers have been reported to collections for medical debt
7:06- The first flu death was confirmed in Indiana this week. Get your flu vaccine. And check out the Indiana Influenza dashboard- it is cool
8:10- The federal shutdown continues; and SNAP funding has been cut off as of today. This is a huge deal
9:45- The New England Journal and CIDRAP is going to publish an alternative to the CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, because it is now unreliable
11:20- Interview with Staci Walters about what federally qualified health centers are and why they are an important aspect of public health in Indiana
23:38- Little things- call your legislator to oppose re-gerrymandering
24:30- Wrap up