We all need to address health care affordability together. But let’s set the record straight—Indiana is not an outlier. Health insurance premiums* in Indiana for family coverage were below the national average in 2022, ranking 30th in the nation. According…
Did you know you pay a Hidden Health Care Tax?
Indiana’s Medicaid Underpayment Creates a Hidden Health Care Tax on Hoosier Families and Businesses The Medicaid program is an essential program in Indiana, providing health care coverage to 2.2 million people, or nearly one in three Hoosiers. Despite the vital…
Hospitals Bridge Gaps in Maternal Health
“Moms are meant to thrive, not just survive,” said Briana Tyson, a perinatal navigational nurse and lactation consultant with Putnam County Hospital. Successful prenatal care and the opportunity to thrive as new mothers are exactly what the team at Putnam County…
Building Resilience: Yes! Summit Empowers Youth Mental Health Initiatives
Mental health challenges are on the rise among young people in Indiana and throughout the United States. According to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, suicide is the third-leading cause of death for Hoosier youth aged 10 to 24 and the…
Health Care Worker Protections are Now “Safe and Sound” After Passing into Law
During the 2023 legislative session, IHA’s government relations team worked to ensure the passage of HEA 1021. The language of the new law elevates penalties for attacks on all staff in Indiana emergency departments, effective July 1, 2023. Before HEA…
Johnson Memorial Health Addressing Maternal Mortality
The United States is facing a maternal health crisis. The number of women who die giving birth each year has nearly doubled in the last two decades. According to the initiative, Every Woman Counts, these rates stem from issues such as…
Cameron Memorial Partners with Trine University
Indiana’s health care providers are under a growing amount of stress, fatigue, and burnout as the effects from the COVID-19 pandemic continue to linger. Indiana has a growing desire for nurses to meet health care needs around the state. Hoosier…
2022: Toughest Post-Pandemic Financial Year
The COVID-19 pandemic caused unprecedented financial and emotional strain in hospitals and health care facilities nationwide. In Indiana, hospitals experienced their most difficult financial year since before the pandemic last year, according to a new analysis by Kaufman Hall. Record-high hospital expenses…
‘Safe and Sound’ Initiative Launched to Combat Workplace Violence
If you turn on the news at any given time, you are bound to see violence happening across the country. If we narrow the scope, violence in health care facilities is increasing at an alarming rate. Across the Hoosier state, there…
Health Care Access, Quality, & Affordability
How does Indiana compare? Hoosiers enjoy some of the country’s best and most affordable hospital care. Indiana is ranked 13th in the nation in a composite of CMS patient safety indicators – best compared to Illinois, Kentucky, Michigan, and Ohio. …
