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(Undated) — It appears the flu season is getting off to an early start. The CDC says flu hospitalizations have reached the highest level for this time of the year in 16 years. The agency notes that flu case numbers are either growing or likely growing in 44 states and that flu season is nearly a month ahead of schedule. The CDC recommends the flu vaccine for almost everyone who is six months and older. The Crawford County Health Department continues to host flu shot clinics. The Crawford County Health Department says appointments are not required for adult shots. However, they are required for kids’ flu shots. You are asked to call 618-544-8798 to schedule appointments. The CCHD says “High Dose” vaccinations will be available for those 65 years and older. Find the full schedule below.
The state unveiled its new definition of medical frailty this week, something health care officials have been waiting to see. The definition helps determine who will be exempt from federal work requirements set to begin in January. State officials say that their definition could exempt some 140,000 people in Indiana...
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — October 26, 2026. The Monroe County Health Department will remain closed to walk-in services Monday, Oct. 26, while county officials work to finalize the appointment of an interim health officer. The Monroe County Board of Health and Board of Commissioners are working with county legal staff...
INDIANAPOLIS (MIRROR INDY) — Shepherd Community Center will host information sessions about Indiana’s new Medicaid work requirements on Oct. 28 and Nov. 7. The changes impact the Healthy Indiana Plan, which covers low-income adults between the ages of 19 and 64. Starting in January 2027, people will have to prove they are working, volunteering or […]
INDIANAPOLIS – State officials on Tuesday, Oct. 27 revealed how they’ll apply a new federal definition for medical frailty, a key but contested exemption to fast-approaching work requirements for tens of thousands of Medicaid expansion enrollees. The Healthy Indiana Program served roughly 475,000 Hoosiers as of Wednesday, Sept....
INDIANAPOLIS (MIRROR INDY) — Shepherd Community Center will host information sessions about Indiana's new Medicaid work requirements on Oct. 28 and Nov. 7. The changes impact the Healthy Indiana Plan, which covers low-income adults between the ages of 19 and 64. Starting in January 2027, people will have to prove they are working, volunteering or going to school at least 80 hours per month to keep their health coverage. In other cases, people must show they have an exemption to the requirements.
Medicaid work requirements are set to start next year. Advocates worry the increased eligibility checks could leave thousands of eligible people without coverage.
Powers Health Community Hospital has successfully performed Indiana’s first procedure using the SAPIEN M3™ transcatheter mitral valve replacement (TMVR) system, a minimally invasive treatment for patients with severe mitral regurgitation who are not candidates for traditional surgery or other catheter-based repairs. Mitral regurgitation occurs when the heart’s mitral...
In northwest Indiana, Powers Health says Community Hospital has successfully performed the state’s first procedure using the SAPIEN M3™ transcatheter mitral valve replacement system, a minimally invasive treatment for patients with severe mitral regurgitation who are not candidates for traditional surgery or other catheter-based repairs. Powers Health says this particular system allows physicians to replace the mitral valve through a catheter inserted in a blood vessel, eliminating the need for open-heart surgery.
Erika Martinez is trying to wrangle two of her children at a busy coffee shop in Richmond, Indiana. She’s also trying to explain the complexity of her Medicaid situation, but her children aren’t willing to sit still. Martinez said she doesn’t know exactly why her Medicaid coverage was...
Shepherd Community Center will host information sessions about Indiana’s new Medicaid work requirements on Oct. 28 and Nov. 7. The changes impact the Healthy Indiana Plan, which covers low-income adults between the ages of 19 and 64. Starting in January 2027, people will have to prove they are working, volunteering or going to school at least 80 hours per month to keep their health coverage. In other cases, people must show they have an exemption to the requirements.
Welfare fraud has become all too common across the country, which is why Senate Republicans have been hard at work dismantling waste, fraud and abuse within Indiana’s Medicaid and SNAP programs to ensure they are available for only the neediest Hoosiers. In 2025, I supported legislation that began this...
Crawford Memorial Hospital finances were again the focus of a CMH board meeting last week. CMH completed the month of September with mixed results operationally and financially, Chief Financial Officer Mike Harbor said. Medical/surgical in-patient volumes have dropped in the past year but to an extent have been replaced by...
WINONA LAKE — Grace Village Retirement Community is celebrating a significant achievement in senior care after its skilled nursing facility received the newly established High Performing Facility designation from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), placing it among a select group of nursing homes across Indiana. Of...
A shortage of medication needed for chemotherapy is impacting healthcare systems and hospitals across the country.
New Indiana University Health Medical center update
Indiana rewrote its property-tax deduction for disabled veterans this year, and the biggest break is not automatic. A veteran with a total disability has to submit State Form 12662 to the county auditor by January 15 to get the full homestead deduction, which wipes out the taxable value of the home. Under a new state […] The post Indiana veterans rated totally disabled must file State Form 12662 by January 15 to get the full homestead property-tax deduction appeared first on The Money Overview .
INDIANA — When it comes to emergency room visits in Indiana, patients spend an average of two hours and 31 minutes in the department before being discharged or transferred, according to new research. The findings come from a report published on February 25, 2026, by Roofing SEO Services, which...
Indiana's monthly jobs reports tell an encouraging story: the state's unemployment rate is the lowest it's been in years, while the labor force participation rate has outpaced the national average for more than a decade. That is good news for Indiana's economy, but it also matters for the health and stability of Hoosiers.
