Abigail Ruhman

1 week ago | wvxu.org | Abigail Ruhman

Gov. Mike Braun unveiled a new health initiative which makes several significant changes to Indiana’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP. The top U.S. health official said the changes go further than any other state’s so far. The “Make Indiana Healthy Again” initiative includes nine executive orders, with almost half focused on SNAP. The orders make significant changes to the program, including removing candy, desserts and soft drinks from SNAP benefits.

1 week ago | wfyi.org | Abigail Ruhman

April 10, 2025Article origination IPB News Large nonprofit hospital systems would be prohibited from raising prices for two years under an amendment approved by a Senate committee. The bill is meant to address health care costs in Indiana — but has faced harsh criticism from some lawmakers. Under the Senate Appropriations amendment to House Bill 1004, Indiana's largest nonprofit hospital systems would not be allowed to exceed the prices set before January 1, 2025. Sen.

1 week ago | indianapublicmedia.org | Abigail Ruhman

Large nonprofit hospital systems would be prohibited from raising prices for two years under an amendment approved by a Senate committee. The bill is meant to address health care costs in Indiana — but has faced harsh criticism from some lawmakers. Under the Senate Appropriations amendment to House Bill 1004, Indiana’s largest nonprofit hospital systems would not be allowed to exceed the prices set before January 1, 2025. Sen.

2 weeks ago | wvxu.org | Abigail Ruhman

Large nonprofit hospital systems would be prohibited from raising prices for two years under an amendment approved by a Senate committee. The bill is meant to address health care costs in Indiana — but has faced harsh criticism from some lawmakers. Under the Senate Appropriations amendment to House Bill 1004, Indiana’s largest nonprofit hospital systems would not be allowed to exceed the prices set before January 1, 2025. Sen.

2 weeks ago | wfyi.org | Abigail Ruhman

April 8, 2025Article origination IPB News House lawmakers approved a bill that reintroduces previously halted work reporting requirements to Indiana's Medicaid expansion program. Senate Bill 2 also increases how often certain eligibility requirements are checked by the state. The reforms are among many meant to address the rising cost of Medicaid in the state budget. Rep. Brad Barrett (R-Richmond) said the goal is to direct services towards those who need them most.