Indiana kids lose Medicaid, mifepristone panic, and Sen. Bohacek on medical marijuana
Podcast: Hoosier Health MattersPublished On: Fri Jun 19 2026
Description: Hoosier Health MattersSeason 2, Episode 17Date: 6/19/2026Title: Indiana kids lose Medicaid, mifepristone panic, and Sen. Bohacek on medical marijuana0:00- Intro2:25- 20% less Indiana children enrolled in Indiana Medicaid today compared to a year ago4:32- Fairbanks School of Public Health joins with Indiana Department of Health to form an academic health department partnership (yay!)6:29- Indiana tries to reign in healthcare costs by limiting hospital charges to employer based programs starting July 17:57- Andre Carson files bill to make SunBucks a default opt-in program (likely in response to Indiana opting out the last 2 years for reasons that seem nefarious)10:27- MAHA wants people to eat vegetable but the Department of Agriculture is cutting funding for fresh foods in their programs11:47- Federal House Budget would cut two extremely successful health outcomes and implementation science programs13:56- Indiana's attorney general wants to make sure the EPA is monitoring mifepristone in drinking water. Math tells us you would have to drink 233 lifetimes of water in a very short time to achieve 1/1000th of the therapeutic serum level17:33- FDA mifepristone safety investigation starting in earnest18:54- Interview with State Senator Mike Bohacek about his bill to legalize medical marijuana in Indiana32:05- Join Good Trouble for a social meetup Tuesday June 23 at Half Liter in Broad ripple at 6 pm! And watch the US beat Australia in the World Cup!32:56- Wrap upEditing assistance on this week's episode provided by Elijah BossletBecome a member of the Good Trouble Coalition (free!)Donate to support the Good Trouble CoalitionThanks for listening!Follow us on Bluesky and Instagram
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