Indiana HealthMarket

Week Ending February 9, 2025

Oct 15, 2025

National

A growing battleground for health systems | Becker’s Hospital Review | 2/7/2025 [Keywords: Urgent Care, Amazon One Medical, CVS, UPMC, Walgreen’s]

DOGE probes CMS for Medicare, Medicaid fraud: WSJ | Becker’s Hospital Review | 2/5/2025 [Keywords: CMS, DOGE, Donald Trump, Elon Musk, Efficiency, Fraud, Spending]

Teladoc Health acquires virtual preventive care company for $65M | Fierce Healthcare | 2/5/2025 [Keywords: Catapult Health, Teladoc, Acquisition, Telehealth]

A Look at Medicaid Enrollment and Finances of the Five Largest Medicaid Managed Care Plans | KFF | 2/4/2025 [Keywords: CVS Health, Centene, Elevance, Molina, UnitedHealth Group, Enrollment, MCOs, Medicaid, Unwinding]

State

Indiana among states cranking up oversight of health insurers | Axios Indianapolis | 2/5/2025 [Keywords: Indiana Department of Insurance, Indiana General Assembly, State Board of Pharmacy, Sabrina Corlette, AI, HB 1620, Prior authorization, Transparency]

Nearly 60,000 veterans in Indiana, Kentucky and Ohio unregistered | WCPO.com | 2/3/2025 [Keywords: U.S. Department of Veteran’s Affairs, Ellen Graf, Enrollment, Healthcare coverage, PACT Act, Veterans]

Bridging the health care gap in rural communities | USA Today | 2/3/2025 [Keywords: IU Center for Rural Engagement, IU School of Nursing, Britney Arce, Healthcare Access, Rural Healthcare]

Alert: 6 Indiana Hospitals Receive Poor Grade for Safety | WBXXFM.com | 2/9/2025 [Leapfrog, Grades, Hospital, Safety]

Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grades (IN) | The Leapfrog Group | 2/9/2025 [Leapfrog, Grades, Hospital, Safety]

Mental Health

State of mental health in rural Indiana communities | WISHTV | 2/7/2025 [Keywords: IU Center for Rural Engagement, IU School of Social Work, Mental Health America, Provider shortage, Rural Healthcare]

Study finds Indiana saved over $45M from increased mental health services | Indianapolis Recorder | 2/7/2025 [Keywords: DMHA, Cost Reduction, Incarceration, Intervention, Crisis Services, Prevention]

State of mental health in rural Indiana communities | WISHTV | 2/7/2025 [Keywords: IU School of Social Work, Dr. Kalea Benner, HB 1574, Mental Health, Rural Healthcare]

Indiana House unanimously passes bill protecting first responders’ mental health resource | MyWabashValley.com | 2/5/2025 [Keywords: Indiana House, Indiana Senate, Wendy McNamara, Confidentiality, First Responders, HB 118, Mental Health]

Legislation

Waitlists and attendant care: House lawmakers move major Medicaid bills | Indiana Capital Chronicle | 2/5/2025 [Keywords: FSSA, Indiana House, Indiana Medicaid, Pathways for Aging, Mike Braun, Rep. Brad Barrett, HB 1003, HB 1592, HB 1689, Medicaid, Shortfall, Waitlist]

Braun’s executive orders on health care: What they mean for Hoosiers | Indianapolis Recorder | 2/5/2025 [Keywords: IDOH, Indiana Medicaid, Mike Braun, Accessibility, Executive Orders, Healthcare Costs, Price Transparency]

Indiana faces critical nursing shortage. Here’s how one bill tries to address that | Indiana Daily Student | 2/5/2025 [Keywords: IU School of Nursing, IHA, Indiana Legislature, Gregory Carter, Mary Drewes, Shelli Yoder, LPN, Nursing shortage, SB 176, Workforce]

After years of debate, is this the year for health care cost reform? | IndyStar | 2/4/2025 [Keywords: Indiana General Assembly, IHA, ISMA, HB 1003, HB 1004, HB 1586, Healthcare Costs, SB 140, SB 475, SB 503]

Indiana Governor Appoints Business Leader To Shake Up Health Care | KFF Health News | 2/4/2025 [Keywords: Gloria Sachdev, Mike Braun, Al Hubbard, Hospital Pricing, Price Transparency]

Northwest

Casanova named Northwest Health – La Porte and Northwest Health – Starke Chief Executive Officer | Portage.Life | 2/6/2025 [Keywords: Northwest Health System, Terre Haute Regional, Mark Casanova, CEO, Hospital Leadership]

Northwest Health names new CEO | Northwest Indiana Business Magazine | 2/6/2025 [Keywords: Northwest Health System, Mark Casanova, CEO, Hospital, Leadership]

Central

Union Health hospital sets up overflow patient tent | news | Indiana Public Media | 2/4/2025 [Keywords: CDC, Union Health, , Covid-19, Influenza, RSV, Respiratory Illness]