00:00- Intro

1:36- Some thoughts about the murder of Alex Pretti

3:34- CDC databases about vaccines are not being updated

4:39- The American Academy of Pediatrics now provides the national vaccine schedule because the CDC is defunct and a terrific article by YLE about why the language around shared decision making in the new CDC guidelines is problematic

6:03- Measles is rampant in South Carolina

7:50- ACIP chair doesn't think we need polio vaccine anymore

8:30- Texas attorney general is suing pediatricians for some sort of vaccine scheme (I have seen none of these monies)

10:14- The United States is no longer part of the World Health Organization

11:05- Hospitals in rural Indiana are hurting bad (due to bad health care funding policy)

13:10- Senate Bill 4 would reduce mental health funding

14:52- Guinea-Bissau refuses to do HHS funded study that would withhold hepatitis B vaccine from newborns (in a country in which the prevalence of Hepatitis B is 20%!)

18:05- Legislative halftime show (we are now only following 43 bills!)

20:28- Gabe likes SB 91, Tracey likes SB 139; Tracey doesn't like SB 236, Gabe doesn't like SB 275

25:26- Call your Representative about SB 236 and then take a break

26:04- Wrap-up

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00:00- Intro

1:38- United States' measles eradication status at risk

3:04- The White House released the "Great Healthcare Plan"- it is anything but

3:38- New study demonstrates that tylenol taken during pregnancy is not associated with autism

4:15- Senate Bill 91- syringe exchange program- an amendment has been filed that is not good. It hasn't yet been voted on.

5:08- Senate Bill 51 (medicaid postpartum appointment bill) and Senate Bill 221 (pharmacist test and treat bill) did not get hearings and are 💀

6:58- Senate Bill 85 (medical debt) and Senate Bill 282 (regulating medical spas) passed out of committee

7:25- Senate Bill 182 (gender issues) is a bad bill and passed out of committee

7:59- Discussion with Dr. Carrie Rouse about Senate Bill 236 (a bill further regulating reproductive care in ways that are not good)

29:36- Little things/good vibes- Call your Senator on SB 236 and huge kudos to Indiana Hoosier Football

30:52- Wrap-up

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00:00- Intro

1:02- Indiana receives $207 million rural health fund grant

2:05- The flu is still bad. Get vaccinated if you aren't already.

2:59- U.S. set to lose measles eradication status

4:25- 2 new batshit members of ACIP

5:20- House of Representatives vote to pass ACA subsidy extension (using a discharge petition!)

7:00- SB1 will make many more uninsured Hoosiers by making work requirements even more stringent

13:30- SB 282 is a good bill that would regulate medical spas and compounding pharmacies

14:45- SB 221 would permit pharmacists to test and treat some thigns and Gabe and Tracey argue about it

19:40- Check out the Good Trouble Bill Tracker and kudos to David Ives for setting it up for GTC!

20:23- Little things- tell someone about a bill that has gotten a hearing, and donate something to a candidate starting a campaign

21:26- Wrap up

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Hoosier Health Matters
Season 2, Episode 1

Date: 1/9/2026
Title: Indiana opts out of Sunbucks again, the vertical flu graph, and a fast-moving legislative session

00:00- Intro

1:08- Indiana opting out of SunBucks program, because they can't afford the $5 million to bring in $70 million to feed hungry children during the summer despite a newly announced $5 billion surplus

3:02- There is a lot of influenza in Indiana right now. If you aren't vaccinated yet, get vaccinated now.

5:06- HHS changes vaccine schedule recommendations to mirror Denmark. Which is like going offroading in a Porsche. Which is stupid. Follow the AAP vaccine schedule.

8:47- Overview of the bills filed thus far for the 2026 session

10:50- Check out the Good Trouble Bill Tracker

11:33- Bills heard this week: SB 91 (Tracey's favorite bill) extends Indiana needle exchange program (GTC supports, passed out of committee), SB 90 clarifies consent around sensitive exams for medical procedures (GTC supports, passed out of committee), SB 51 requires a postpartum visit be scheduled prior to discharge for medicaid patients (GTC supports, no vote taken), SB 139 provides jury duty exemption for breastfeeding women (GTC supports, passed out of committee)

14:07- Tracey's least favorite bill- SB 1 enshrines the ban on soda and candy for SNAP beneficiaries

15:21- Gabe's favorite bill- HB 1014 requires training in order to do ultrasound (which is a problem for crisis pregnancy centers). Gabe's least favorite bill- SB 174- outlaws employers to require vaccines or masks (including hospitals) and would disallow fluoride in water systems (dumb).

20:08- Look for GTC weekly emails with statehouse updates and share with a friend; also share the GTC bill tracker with those you care about

20:55- Wrap up

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Hoosier Health Matters
Season 1, Episode 31
Date: 12/19/2025
Title: A legislative prep episode featuring a tenderloin

00:00- Intro

2:00- Indiana eschewed a redistricting push, 31-19

3:55- Indiana appellate court denies injunction in TPR case (this is good news)- and you can see the IDH's aggregate terminated pregnancy reports here

5:27- ACIP removes the recommendation for Hepatitis B vaccines at birth- a recommendation based more on vibes than science- good info here

7:23- ACA subsidy kerfuffle continues and unlikely to be resolved by Jan 1- one of the issues with this subsidy is a battle over enforcement of the Hyde Amendment

9:23- Sugary drinks no longer able to be purchased with SNAP benefits in Indiana

10:06- 2026 legislative session boot camp, featuring a bill about tenderloin sandwiches

subtitle:

How a bill becomes a law in Indiana

Find all of the bills currently filed here

25:31- Little things to do this week (mostly good vibes this week)

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Hoosier Health Matters
Season 1, Episode 30
Date: 12/5/2025
Title: Taxing cigarettes reduces smoking (who knew?) and an interview about a direct cash assistance program for pregnant women

00:00- Intro

1:21- The redistricting saga continues (and will be resolved by our next episode)

3:48- New tobacco tax has reduced tobacco consumption and increased tobacco tax revenue

5:24- Strain of H3N2 influenza has drifted and may be more infectious this season- check out the Indiana influenza dashboard (which is awesome)

7:00- CDC now officially says we can't say vaccines don't cause autism (which is just dumb)

8:40- The new principal deputy director of the CDC is a quack

10:06- A memo in the FDA suggests 10 kids have died of COVID vaccine without providing any details or evidence or anything

11:35- An interview with Ben Tapper about the BIRTH fund program, which is giving direct cash assistance to hundreds of pregnant women in central Indiana

37:49- Little things- donate to good orgs (and email goodtrouble@goodtroubleindiana.org if you donate to GTC in someone's name and want a card to give them) and CALL YOUR LEGISLATORS about redistricting

'39:09- Wrap up

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Season 1, Episode 29
Date: 11/14/2025
Title: Indiana Freezes Childcare Vouchers, Legislators Target Mifepristone, and Why Syringe Exchange Matters

00:00- Intro

2:15- we will not have an episode the week of Thanksgiving- will drop the week after (December 5)

2:28- Special Session to start November 18, end before December 12 and it will be a part of the 2026 session

5:09- Indiana freezing childcare vouchers until 2027- leaving 31,000 families on a wait list

7:15- Letter to the White House from 55 Indiana legislators calling on a review of the safety of mifepristone is ideological hand-waving dressed up as a scientific question

11:00- The federal shutdown furloughed 50 Indiana Department of Health workers

12:25- SNAP legal drama was dramatic

16:13- Interview with Alan Wichey, CEO of Damien Center, and Dr. Shane Avery, a physician from Scott County who was involved in the 2015 HIV outbreak- we talk to them about syringe exchange programs (you can get more info and help pass the law to allow Indiana to continue syringe exchange programs at www.protectsep.org)

39:58- Little things- look at the Mifepristone letter and if your senator or rep signed it, call them and let them know your thoughts. And call your state senator and representative and let them know your thoughts on the re-gerrymander attempt.

40:44- Wrap up

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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

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