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Franciscan Health Lafayette hosts National Lung Cancer Screening Day

LAFAYETTE, Ind. (WLFI) - Franciscan Health Lafayette will host National Lung Cancer Screening Day on Saturday, Nov. 14, offering qualifying participants access to self-pay lung scans for $49. The screening event is intended for people who:. Are at least 50 years old. Have smoked at least one pack of cigarettes...

Lafayette, IN · 21h

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Aging Untold: Chronic pain doesn’t have to be a choice between suffering and strong medication

(Aging Untold) — On this episode of Aging Untold, we explore life-changing health and savings strategies. We explore opioid-free options to manage chronic pain. Then we offer practical tips to cut your monthly prescription costs. Plus, learn how a free genetic test can reveal hidden cancer risks before symptoms...

Lafayette, IN · 22h

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New Zionsville audiology office encourages overall health

The owner of a new hearing center wants patients to know their overall health can have a direct impact on their ears. Jordan Hughes, who has a doctorate of audiology from Ball State University, opened Hughes Holistic Audiology last month at 1505 W. Oak St, Suite 200. Her office offers a range of audiological services, including hearing exams, hearing aid consultations and ear wax cleanings. Hughes worked at Midwest Ear Institute in Indianapolis for five years. Her family moved to Zionsville last year.

Zionsville, IN · 1d

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OIG: County Hospitals Recouped $205M in Medicaid Supplemental Funds Intended for Nursing Homes, Raising Transparency Concerns

Indiana nursing homes missed out on $205.2 million in Medicaid supplemental payments – funds that were intended to increase Medicaid reimbursement to participating nursing facilities. Instead, the money was recouped by county hospitals in the state, which operate a vast majority of these facilities in the state, a federal oversight agency’s report released Tuesday found.

Indiana · 16h

The Courier & Press

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School health programs are crucial for children | Opinion

The American School Health Association recently contacted me for possible involvement in their October centennial national conference held in Indianapolis. It reminded me of my work in addressing school-health issues when I was Indiana’s state health commissioner and how important schools are to supporting children’s health. Schools are part of our public health system and play a significant role in assuring our children’s physical, social, and emotional health. Schools are ideal places to meet children where they are. It’s difficult for an unhealthy, disadvantaged, or struggling child to learn and prepare for a productive, well-adjusted life. Schools can help reduce health disparities and, ultimately, health care costs. They support physical health by providing physical education, organized sports, and health education that includes instruction on disease prevention, sexual health, and healthy nutrition and lifestyles. Education regarding the perils of substance abuse, including tobacco, vaping, and alcohol, can reduce initiation and foster resistance to peer pressure. Knowledge is power. School breakfast and lunch programs are particularly critical for low-income children, many of whom rely on these meals as a primary source of daily nutrition. It’s difficult for a hungry child to learn. School-based health clinics improve access to medical and preventative care,

Indianapolis, IN · 2d

South Bend Tribune

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Medicaid guidelines troubling for Hoosiers living with HIV | Opinion

For decades, medical advances have transformed what it means to live with HIV. What was once considered a death sentence is now a manageable chronic condition. With consistent access to medication and medical care, people living with HIV can lead long, healthy lives, raise families, pursue careers and contribute to their communities. That progress is something we should celebrate and protect. Yet Indiana's newly released medical frailty guidelines tied to Medicaid work requirements threaten to undermine that progress by failing to recognize HIV as a condition that automatically qualifies individuals for medical frailty protections. The decision creates a troubling contradiction: We have spent decades helping people living with HIV stay healthy, yet our policies could now require them to become seriously ill before receiving protections that help keep them healthy. At Damien Center, Indiana’s largest HIV/AIDS service provider, we see firsthand how access to consistent medical care changes lives. We also see how quickly that progress can be threatened when someone loses health insurance or encounters barriers to treatment. HIV is a lifelong condition requiring ongoing medical care, regular laboratory monitoring and consistent access to antiretroviral therapy. These medications suppress the virus, protect the immune system and prevent HIV from

Indiana · 5d

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Hopebridge CEO LeAnne Hester on Her First Months in the Role. Clinical Governance, Compliance, Technology, and What Indiana’s Medicaid Overhaul Has Meant for Autism Care.

The Hopebridge Chief Executive on clinical governance, compliance, technology, Indiana Medicaid changes, and the evolution of autism care. Regulation is outrunning provider infrastructure: Hester describes one month in which three states rolled out significant policy changes inside 72 hours, each requiring rewritten standards, retraining and new webinars. She says that weight lands on clinicians in ways the company’s systems were never built to absorb.

Indiana · 4d

The Courier & Press

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Keeping Hoosiers covered is essential for access to health care | Opinion

Beginning Jan. 1, Indiana will enter a new chapter for the Healthy Indiana Plan (HIP) as compliance determinations begin under the new work requirements for certain Hoosiers. For Indiana’s hospitals, that means doing everything we can now to help eligible Hoosiers understand the changes, maintain their coverage and stay connected to care. HIP was created with work and personal responsibility at its core, and we recognize the importance of that principle. Good health and the ability to work, learn, and contribute to our communities go hand in hand. As these requirements take effect, we want to ensure the process is clear and workable, so eligible Hoosiers can maintain their coverage. Hospitals across the state have already begun incorporating information about the new requirements into their patient navigation efforts to help them do just that. That work has real urgency. Since the beginning of 2025, 519,000 fewer Hoosiers are enrolled in Medicaid, while another 60,000 have lost Marketplace coverage because of federal changes to the premium subsidies. The state estimates another 58,000 HIP members, roughly 12% of current enrollees, could be at risk of losing coverage under the new HIP work requirements. For the patients hospitals care for every day, those

Indiana · 5d

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Indiana optometrists open state’s first OD-owned surgical suites

Christopher Browning, OD, and Nicholas Garn, OD, now offer cataract surgery and refractive lens exchange in their own practices. Indiana’s first OD-owned office-based surgery (OBS) suites are now open. These suites allow patients to receive cataract surgery and refractive lens exchange (RLE) in the same practice where their optometrist evaluated them. Christopher Browning, OD, of VisionQuest Eyecare, opened his suite on October 29, and Nicholas Garn, OD, of Zionsville Eyecare, opened a separate suite on October 30, 2026.1 While Browning and Garn worked closely together on the development of the 2 surgical suites, the practices themselves are independently owned and operated.1.

Indiana · 6d

WTWO/WAWV

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Local hospital worker receives recognition with statewide award

Amanda Edmonds of Union Hospital Clinton received Indiana's 2026 Critical Access Hospital Patient and Family Experience Award for her compassionate care and communication with patients.

Clinton, IN · 7d

WEHT/WTVW

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Tri-State hospitals make best in state hospital list

HENDERSON, Ky (WEHT) – Three Tri-State hospitals have been ranked as one of the best in state hospitals for Kentucky and Indiana, according to Newsweek. In a list of the top 800 hospitals across all 50 states and the District of Columbia, Ascension St. Vincent was ranked sixth in the Hoosier State. Owensboro and Greenville […]

Kentucky · 13d

WISH-TV

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Damien Center calls for HIV to qualify for Medicaid medical frailty exemption

INDIANAPOLIS — Damien Center, Indiana’s oldest and largest HIV service organization, is urging state officials to revise Medicaid medical frailty guidelines that do not automatically qualify people with HIV for exemptions from new work requirements. The organization says the guidelines could put Hoosiers at risk of losing access to health care and medications that help […]

Indiana · 5d

Indiana Capital Chronicle

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Pharmacy linked to Indiana execution drug invoice faces possible suspension

Lawyers seeking a reprieve for Jeffrey Weisheit ahead of his execution this week say Indiana purchased pentobarbital, the lethal injection drug it plans to use, from Pharmaneek Inc., an Indianapolis pharmacy on probation and facing possible suspension of its license. Weisheit’s attorneys asked Gov. Mike Braun on Monday to halt the Nov. 5 execution and […]

Indiana · 8d

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Peabody Retirement Community urges local Medicare beneficiaries to review coverage before Dec. 7 deadline

Peabody Retirement Community urges local Medicare beneficiaries to review coverage before Dec. 7 deadline. Free community event with an Indiana SHIP counselor offers unbiased, one-on-one help comparing 2027 plans. Peabody Retirement Community is encouraging older adults, families and caregivers across the area to take a fresh look at their Medicare...

Indiana · 7d

FOX59 / CBS4 Indy

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Measles cases are climbing in Indiana, vaccination gaps to blame

Indiana · 8d

WTHR

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Attorneys claim drug sourcing from pharmacy facing shutdown, request Weisheit's execution pause

Indiana · 8d

Indiana Capital Chronicle

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As feds cut key fee, Indiana Medicaid chief warns changes needed to avoid ‘catastrophic situation’

The leader of Indiana’s Medicaid program says the state must change up a widely used low-income health insurance program as the federal government slashes a key funding source over the next five years. The phase-down is one way President Donald Trump’s administration is pushing health costs back onto states. Last year’s One Big Beautiful Bill […]

Indiana · 13d

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Riley Children’s Hospital to begin measles screenings next week

(WPTA) - Riley Hospital for Children will begin screening for measles at hospital entrances beginning Nov. 2 as an added precaution to protect patients, visitors and team members. Measles is a highly contagious airborne illness that can pose serious health risks, particularly for infants and children who are immunocompromised and...

Indiana · 11d

The Financial Wire

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Healthy Indiana Plan members 19 to 64 must spend 80 hours a month on work or approved activities from Jan. 1, with hours checked every three months

Starting Jan. 1, 2027, Indiana will check every three months whether adults on the Healthy Indiana Plan, known as HIP, are putting in 80 hours a month on work or approved activities. The rule covers members ages 19 to 64. Anyone whose hours or exemption cannot be confirmed gets a notice asking for proof, and... The post Healthy Indiana Plan members 19 to 64 must spend 80 hours a month on work or approved activities from Jan. 1, with hours checked every three months appeared first on The Financial Wire .

Indiana · 14d

WAVE

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Indiana confirms state's 1st flu-related death of 2026 as local health officials see spike in cases

Indiana · 11d