National
More Things Change: Navigating the Next Healthcare Crisis Under One Big Beautiful Bill | kaufmanhall.com | 2025-07-17 | Big Beautiful Bill, healthcare crisis, Medicaid, hospital funding, policy
ANCC Names Top Nursing Hospitals ‘Magnet with Distinction’ | nurse.org | 2025-07-16 | ANCC, Magnet hospitals, nursing, Indiana University Health West Hospital, Goshen Hospital, Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center (Jasper)
Hospitals’ megabill, Medicaid lobbying | politico.com | 2025-07-14 | hospitals, Medicaid, lobbying, Big Beautiful Bill, healthcare policy
State
Brightli announces plans to merge | livebrightli.org | 2025-07-15 | Brightli, merger, mental health, Adult & Child, Johnson County | See Also: Johnson County’s community mental health provider part of merger | dailyjournal.net
Rural hospitals issue warning in wake of federal cuts | sideeffectspublicmedia.org | 2025-07-16 | rural hospitals, federal cuts, Scott Tittle (IHA), David Dunkle (Johnson Memorial Health), Rob McLin (Good Samaritan)
Hoosier employers increasingly turn to self-insured plans to trim costs | indianacapitalchronicle.com | 2025-07-14 | Hoosier employers, self-insured plans, healthcare costs, insurance, Indiana | See Also: Employers shift healthcare costs to workers in 2026 | wishtv.com
Central
IU Health names new president for downtown and metro region | insideindianabusiness.com ($) | 2025-07-14 | IU Health, president, downtown, metro region, healthcare leadership
IU Health rethinks design of patient rooms | ibj.com ($) | 2025-07-10 | IU Health, patient rooms, hospital design, healthcare facilities, innovation
Health system buys full ownership of imaging center jointly held with pioneering radiology group | radiologybusiness.com | 2025-07-14 | health system, imaging center, radiology, acquisition, IU Health, Bloomington
Sullivan County starting a recovery treatment program | wibqam.com | 2025-07-16 | Sullivan County, recovery treatment, mental health, addiction, community health
Northeast
IU Health one step closer to opening hospital near Fort Wayne | wane.com | 2025-07-15 | IU Health, Fort Wayne, hospital opening, healthcare expansion, community health | See Also: IU Health marks construction milestone for Fort Wayne hospital | insideindianabusiness.com ($), IU Fort Wayne hospital completes significant construction phase | journalgazette.net ($)
Northwest
Franciscan Health officials: Rensselaer hospital doors will remain open despite Medicaid, Medicare cuts | newsbug.info | 2025-07-17 | Franciscan Health, Rensselaer hospital, Medicaid, Medicare, Big Beautiful Bill
Southeast
Southern Indiana hospital officials respond to ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ | newsandtribune.com | 2025-07-16 | Southern Indiana, Baptist Health Floyd, Mike Schroyer, Medicaid, healthcare policy
Southwest
Orthopaedic Associates, Deaconess break ground on Indiana ASC | beckersasc.com | 2025-07-15 | Orthopaedic Associates, Deaconess, Indiana, ambulatory surgery center, healthcare development
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