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**Hoosier Health Matters – The Good Trouble Coalition**

Hoosier Health Matters focuses on the pressing health policy issues in Indiana and tries to make this stuff not boring. Hosted by Gabriel Bosslet and Tracey Wilkinson, board members of the Good Trouble Coalition, this podcast brings together healthcare and public health stakeholders to discuss, educate, and advocate for patient-centered care, public health, and health equity. It will focus on state-level health policies, legislative updates, and expert interviews.

Latest Episodes:

Some news and an awesome interview with the former chair of the USPSTF Oct 23, 2026

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Hoosier Health Matters
Season 2, Episode 26
Date: 10/23/2026
Title: Some news and an awesome interview with the former chair of the USPSTF

00:00 Intro

2:04- The GTC candidate database is live- check it out, share with your Hoosier friends and loved ones

2:54- Early voting centers open this weekend- find the one closer to you at www.voteintime.org

3:50- 58,000 Hoosiers may lose medicaid as of January 1

5:06- Indiana reigning in ABA fraud has been shared with other states by CMS

6:45- Indiana has asked an appeals court to reconsider a ruling that allows Indiana physicians to refer minors to other states for abortions

7:56- Indiana lawmakers disagree on how to handle the death penalty- one wants to outlaw it, the other wants firing squads

9:54- ICE detention medical contractors inflated numbers they submitted to the state (Indystar)

11:12- 6 measles deaths now in Pennsylvania, Indiana hits 50 cases

12:01- Guinea-Bissau study of hepatitis B vaccine that many think is unethical again going to be funded by CDC after they originally pulled the funding due to backlash

13:07- Stephen Quay no longer being considered to head NIAID (which is good, he was wholly unqualified)

14:08- HHS wants to pay doctors for VAERS submissions (which is stupid)

16:15- MAHA is mad at the Trump administration for not doing MAHA stuff

17:42- Advancing Women's Health Executive Order may actually be something good

19:59- 52 maternity wards have closed in the US since July 2025

20:42- FDA will not release mifepristone review until 2027

22:15- interview with Michael Silverstien, former head of USPSTF

56:17- Get vaccinated and vote "Voting is your public health vaccination

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The Good Trouble Legislative Candidate Database is live Oct 16, 2026

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Gabe and Tracey quickly introduce this year's GTC candidate database, which reviews all 276 legislative candidates for office in Indiana and which ones align with GTC values.

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Indiana AI fumbles disability waivers, vaccines.gov has one job (and fails), and a botched execution raises questions for Indiana Oct 09, 2026

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Hoosier Health Matters
Season 2, Episode 25
Date: 10/9/2026
Title: Indiana AI fumbles disability waivers, vaccines.gov has one job (and fails), and a botched execution raises questions for Indiana

00:00 Intro

2:11- Medicaid waiver denials performed by AI paused and then unpaused and are wreaking havoc

3:38- 28 measles cases in Indiana as of this taping; over 1000 cases in Pennsylvania, and 5 people have died; the CDC admits to 2

6:17- Attorney general of Texas is investigating pediatricians for giving vaccinations. It's bonkers.

8:12- Vaccines.gov website is broken and we think that may be the point

9:46- A new vaccine injury clinic has opened and will be run by quacks

10:40- A primer on the plague

12:56- Nicole Saphier and Heidi Overton made it out of the Senate HELP committee and will be voted on by the Senate after the election

14:21- Title X funding has changed under this administration and wants people to use Natural Family Planning (which does not work)

16:49- US is the only country to not approve the “agreed conclusions” of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW)

18:18- Botched execution in Tennessee highlights major issues with the death penalty

20:37- The CDC has elected to ignore results on sex and violence in teens in its Youth Risk Behavior Study

22:50- GET VACCINATED, and visit voteintime.org to see where you can vote early (with wait times!)

24:11- Wrap up

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Indiana can’t define medical frailty, measles cases rise while the federal government ignores deaths, and an interview about ending ambulance diversion Sep 25, 2026

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Hoosier Health Matters
Season 2, Episode 24
Date: 9/25/2026
Title: Indiana can’t define medical frailty, measles cases rise while the federal government ignores deaths, and an interview about ending ambulance diversion

00:49- Tracey complains about the weather again

1:52- FSSA frailty definition woes

4:10- Federal lawsuit about medicaid work requirements includes an Indiana plaintiff

4:50- Indiana to remedy the flood SNAP replacements debacle

5:40- Indiana has 16 measles cases now

6:50- Pennsylvania reports its 4th meales death; federal government say there are zero (they are wrong)

8:10- Terrific one pager over respiratory season vaccines

8:56- HHS pondering changes to Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (which would be bad)

11:57- Medical orgs sue FDA over approval of e-cigarettes

12:43- Lots of people with private insurance have medical debt

13:55- Some physician groups choose to forego medical insurance because of cost

14:59- Idaho University sued over study that demonstrated 35% of OB-GYN physicians have left the state

17:12- USPSTF hasn't met for 17 months

19:05- Potential executive order over NIH grant administration would further erode American scientific enterprise (big time)

20:45- Interview with Brent Schnepp, Emergency Medical Services educator about changes to the EMS/hospital diversion rules in Indiana

31:45- Make a plan to vote NOW

32:40- Wrap up

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Indiana loses 82,000 SNAP recipients, ectopic pregnancy deaths rise, and measles deaths get an asterisk Sep 11, 2026

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Season 2, Episode 23
Date: 9/11/2026
Title: Indiana loses 82,000 SNAP recipients, ectopic pregnancy deaths rise, and measles deaths get an asterisk

00:00:19 - Intro
00:01:58 - The abortion ban has made Indiana emergency department clinicians skittish
00:03:42 - Propublica showed that deaths due to ectopic pregnancies have doubled since Dobbs
00:06:06 - Indiana Supreme Court finally heard the RFRA challenge to the abortion ban
00:06:56 - 13% of SNAP recipients in Indiana no longer getting SNAP
00:08:21 - Indiana takes a draconian approach to replacing SNAP benefits for flood victims
00:09:21 - SNAP error rate puts Indiana on the hook for $47 million in admin costs
00:12:34 - Limiting SNAP sugar options is dumb
00:13:36 - ICE has been active in Indy as of late
00:14:25 - New COVID vaccine formulation approved by the FDA
00:16:08 - A summary of the batshit crazy story of the HHS mishandling of the Pennsylvania Measles deaths
00:19:23 - 400 datasets not being updated at the federal level
00:20:27 - DOGE left a bunch of zombie offices at the CDC
00:22:46 - Mifepristone case still working its way through the courts
00:24:14 - Check your voter registration and probably don't vote by mail
00:25:03 - Wrap up

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Medicaid waiver denials skyrocket, the courts back public health, and an interview on the impact of Health First Indiana Aug 28, 2026

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Hoosier Health Matters
Season 2, Episode 22
Date: 8/28/2026
Title: Medicaid waiver denials skyrocket, the courts back public health, and an interview on the impact of Health First Indiana

00:00- Intro

2:07- The Indianapolis Birth Fund gets renewed for another year!

3:15- Medicaid waiver denials have skyrocketed, leaving many people who need help without it

6:02- 300,000 Hoosiers likely impacted by Medicaid work requirements, which is a massive number

7:28- MMR vaccination rates have fallen nationally- not good

10:42- a judge stops the dismantling of the Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program

11:36- AHRQ grants are not being renewed and senators are pissed

12:31- Jerome Adams calls out contradictions in HHS food policy

13:30- Heidi Overton nominated as FDA commissioner

14:58- 7th district court strikes down Indiana law that bars physicians from referring minors out of stste for abortion care

17:21- Idaho judge rules that there is a right to abortion for health, including mental health, reasons

18:28- Interview with Valerie Yeager and Aparna Soni about a recent study demonstrating financial return on investments from Health First Indiana (the public health funding law)

41:30- Tell those around you how you feel about them, and consider hand-writing a card of thanks to someone

42:50-Wrap-up

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Indiana returns Medicaid money despite really needing to use it on health care and RFK gish gallops through an interview Aug 14, 2026

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Hoosier Health Matters
Season 2, Episode 21
Date: 8/14/2026
Title: Indiana returns Medicaid money despite really needing to use it on health care and RFK gish gallops through an interview

00:00- Intro

1:34- 1,842 Good Trouble Members! Invite those you know and love who are interested in Public Health to join GTC

2:19- Indiana FSSA gives back $310 million from the Medicaid budget back to the general funds at the same time that...

3:44- Indiana Capital Chronicle with great stories on Medicaid changes that reveal we could probably use those $310 million for health care for Hoosiers

11:37- First 2 measles cases in Indiana in 2026 reported in Parke County

12:28- Federal executive order regarding vaccines is not backed by science. Or any reputable doctors.

14:42- mRNA influenza vaccine approved by the FDA

17:08- Dr. Erika Schwartz confirmed as CDC director

17:39- Cyclospora outbreak slowing greatly (and Gabe has survived thus far). But jalepenos are now carriers of salmonella

18:50- Gabe and Tracey break down a recent interview with RFK junior and introduce the term "Gish Gallop"

35:00- Tracey wants people to donate to a local nonprofit newsroom, and Gabe wants you to put down your phone and chill with your kids (if you have them)

36:40- Wrap up

Elijah Bosslet provided editing assistance on this episode

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Indiana has a surplus of billions (but none for summer meals for kids), keep avoiding bagged lettuce, and recent health law cases Jul 31, 2026

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Hoosier Health Matters
Season 2, Episode 20
Date: 7/31/2026
Title: Indiana has a surplus of billions (but none for summer meals for kids), keep avoiding bagged lettuce, and recent health law cases

00:00- Intro

00:35- Tracey is confused by NASCAR

1:35- 24 new members since last episode! Tell your friends to become GTC members!

2:29- Indianapolis one of the 5 least fit cities (out of 100)

5:02- Indiana flush with cash ($6 billion in reserves)

6:51- Despite this, we have opted out of Sunbucks for 2027 (which provides meals to low-income children over the summer)

9:05- 954 Cyclospora cases in Indiana. Don't eat bagged lettuce.

11:16- US has the highest annual measles cases already this year in 35 years but Indiana has no cases in 2026!

14:50- CDC nominee Erica Schwartz was less than impressive in her nomination hearing

16:27- House passes Sunshine Protection Act, which would make it dark most of the morning in Indiana

17:50- Department of Defense to test all 30-year-old soldiers for their testosterone levels, which is super weird.

19:23- Interview with Jane Hartsock about Public Health-related court cases

52:07- Little things- Enjoy the last few days of summer with your kids, and discover your Indiana Statehouse candidates, find which ones align with your values, and donate to them (same for the Senate if that seat is up for election!) Email goodtrouble@goodtroubleindiana.org if you need help with this!

54:09- Wrap-up

Elijah Bosslet provided editing assistance with this episode.

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Indiana ranks poorly (again), explosive watery diarrhea spreads, and the government doesn't want teens masturbating Jul 17, 2026

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Hoosier Health Matters
Season 2, Episode 19
Date: 7/17/2026
Title: Indiana ranks poorly (again), explosive watery diarrhea spreads, and the government doesn't want teens masturbating

0:00- Intro

1:18- Join Good Trouble and let friends know to join us too- help us get to 2,000 members

2:48- Indiana ranked as one of the 10 worst states in which to live, and CNBC pointed out how terrible child care is here as a cause

4:02- Indiana SNAP error rate rises a bit, but remains below the national average (and the state has to pay a penalty for this)

5:46- TPR report case, which we have followed for 2+ years, now resolved by the Indiana Supreme Court and TPRs will not be released (which is good)

8:09- Indiana Medicaid updates, including rollout of new work requirements, which necessitate that you work for 3 months before getting benefits. Which is dumb.

9:28- Medicaid patients now able to go to Planned Parenthood again in all states except Indiana

11:28- ACIP committee charter rewritten (again)

12:36- CDC Executive Advisory, Science and Operations unit planned, which will require political appointees to approve scientific publications by CDC, which is not how this works

14:30- Cyclospora and explosive watery diarrhea

19:00- ACA (Obamacare) premiums predicted to rise a double digit percentage again next year

20:50- Teen pregnancy prevention program grants cancelled and changed in ways that mirror moms.gov and teh federal government does not want you masturbating

24:33- Mifepristone safety study by FDA continuing and may be released this year?

26:10- Watch the World Cup and take social media off of your phone

27:48- Wrap up

Elijah Bosslet provided editing assistance with this episode.

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Indiana health prices go public, predictable military flu outbreaks, and Title X on the chopping block Jun 26, 2026

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Season 2, Episode 18
Date: 6/26/2026
Title: Indiana health prices go public, military flu outbreaks, and Title X on the chopping block

NEXT EPISODE WILL BE JULY 17

0:00- Intro

2:05- A new website shows you health care service prices at health care institutions in Indiana.

4:08- 40% of Hoosiers can't afford the cost of living

5:25- FDA VRBPAC approves the mRNA flu vaccine that the previous FDA vaccine czar refused to review.

8:07- Military removes a flu vaccine requirement- vaccine coverage goes from nearly 100% to 40%- huge outbreak at an air force base in Texas. Stupid decisions yield predictably stupid results.

9:56- RFK, Jr pissed that a shitty vaccine study has been retracted

12:25- Ebola outbreak continues

13:09- 770,000 kids from 12 states no longer receiving SNAP (food) benefits

14:14- Rural health grant rules being changed mid-stream

15:43- Title X program lawsuit challenges changes to the Title X program (this is a good lawsuit)

17:18- Gabe reminds us that moms.gov exists, which is a terrible website

17:58- States losing a lot of money due to abortion restrictions- and Indiana is one of the biggest losers

19:24- Tracey teaches us all about the federal embryo adoption program, and recent problematic changes around the language of that program

21:53- Go team USA!!!!

Editing assisstance this week by Elijah Bosslet

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Season 2, Episode 26
Date: 10/23/2026
Title: Some news and an awesome interview with the former chair of the USPSTF

Gabe and Tracey quickly introduce this year's GTC candidate database, which reviews all 276 legislative candidates for office in Indiana and which ones align with GTC values.

Hoosier Health Matters
Season 2, Episode 25
Date: 10/9/2026
Title: Indiana AI fumbles disability waivers, vaccines.gov has one job (and fails), and a botched execution raises questions for Indiana

Hoosier Health Matters
Season 2, Episode 24
Date: 9/25/2026
Title: Indiana can’t define medical frailty, measles cases rise while the federal government ignores deaths, and an interview about ending ambulance diversion

Hoosier Health Matters
Season 2, Episode 23
Date: 9/11/2026
Title: Indiana loses 82,000 SNAP recipients, ectopic pregnancy deaths rise, and measles deaths get an asterisk

Hoosier Health Matters
Season 2, Episode 22
Date: 8/28/2026
Title: Medicaid waiver denials skyrocket, the courts back public health, and an interview on the impact of Health First Indiana

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Season 2, Episode 21
Date: 8/14/2026
Title: Indiana returns Medicaid money despite really needing to use it on health care and RFK gish gallops through an interview

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Season 2, Episode 20
Date: 7/31/2026
Title: Indiana has a surplus of billions (but none for summer meals for kids), keep avoiding bagged lettuce, and recent health law cases

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Season 2, Episode 19
Date: 7/17/2026
Title: Indiana ranks poorly (again), explosive watery diarrhea spreads, and the government doesn't want teens masturbating

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Season 2, Episode 18
Date: 6/26/2026
Title: Indiana health prices go public, military flu outbreaks, and Title X on the chopping block

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Hoosier Health MattersSeason 2, Episode 26Date: 10/23/2026Title: Some news and an awesome interview with the former chair of the USPSTF

Gabe and Tracey quickly introduce this year's GTC candidate database, which reviews all 276 legislative candidates for office in Indiana and which ones align with GTC values.

Hoosier Health MattersSeason 2, Episode 25Date: 10/9/2026Title: Indiana AI fumbles disability waivers, vaccines.gov has one job (and fails), and a botched execution raises questions for Indiana

Hoosier Health MattersSeason 2, Episode 24Date: 9/25/2026Title: Indiana can’t define medical frailty, measles cases rise while the federal government ignores deaths, and an interview about ending ambulance diversion

Hoosier Health MattersSeason 2, Episode 23Date: 9/11/2026Title: Indiana loses 82,000 SNAP recipients, ectopic pregnancy deaths rise, and measles deaths get an asterisk

Hoosier Health MattersSeason 2, Episode 22Date: 8/28/2026Title: Medicaid waiver denials skyrocket, the courts back public health, and an interview on the impact of Health First Indiana

Hoosier Health MattersSeason 2, Episode 21Date: 8/14/2026Title: Indiana returns Medicaid money despite really needing to use it on health care and RFK gish gallops through an interview

Hoosier Health MattersSeason 2, Episode 20Date: 7/31/2026Title: Indiana has a surplus of billions (but none for summer meals for kids), keep avoiding bagged lettuce, and recent health law cases

Hoosier Health MattersSeason 2, Episode 19Date: 7/17/2026Title: Indiana ranks poorly (again), explosive watery diarrhea spreads, and the government doesn't want teens masturbating

Hoosier Health MattersSeason 2, Episode 18Date: 6/26/2026Title: Indiana health prices go public, military flu outbreaks, and Title X on the chopping block

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Hoosier Health Matters
Season 2, Episode 26
Date: 10/23/2026
Title: Some news and an awesome interview with the former chair of the USPSTF

Hoosier Health Matters
Season 2, Episode 25
Date: 10/9/2026
Title: Indiana AI fumbles disability waivers, vaccines.gov has one job (and fails), and a botched execution raises questions for Indiana

Hoosier Health Matters
Season 2, Episode 24
Date: 9/25/2026
Title: Indiana can’t define medical frailty, measles cases rise while the federal government ignores deaths, and an interview about ending ambulance diversion

Hoosier Health Matters
Season 2, Episode 23
Date: 9/11/2026
Title: Indiana loses 82,000 SNAP recipients, ectopic pregnancy deaths rise, and measles deaths get an asterisk

Hoosier Health Matters
Season 2, Episode 22
Date: 8/28/2026
Title: Medicaid waiver denials skyrocket, the courts back public health, and an interview on the impact of Health First Indiana

Hoosier Health Matters
Season 2, Episode 21
Date: 8/14/2026
Title: Indiana returns Medicaid money despite really needing to use it on health care and RFK gish gallops through an interview

Hoosier Health Matters
Season 2, Episode 20
Date: 7/31/2026
Title: Indiana has a surplus of billions (but none for summer meals for kids), keep avoiding bagged lettuce, and recent health law cases

Hoosier Health Matters
Season 2, Episode 19
Date: 7/17/2026
Title: Indiana ranks poorly (again), explosive watery diarrhea spreads, and the government doesn't want teens masturbating

Hoosier Health Matters
Season 2, Episode 18
Date: 6/26/2026
Title: Indiana health prices go public, military flu outbreaks, and Title X on the chopping block