Hoosier Health Matters
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.
Episodes
36 episodes
No shadow, no money, and no medicaid: Indiana’s Groundhog Day
Hoosier Health MattersSeason 2, Episode 5Date: 2/6/2026Title: No shadow, no money, and no medicaid: Indiana’s Groundhog Day00:00- Intro 1:10- Indiana's groundhog, Hop...
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Episode 5
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30:34
Legislative halftime! Plus the AAP is now the source for vaccine info and jabronis doing jabroni things at HHS
Hoosier Health MattersSeason 2, Episode 4Date: 1/30/2026Title: Legislative halftime! Plus the AAP is now the source for vaccine info and jabronis doing jabroni things at HHS00:00- Intro...
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An update on bills and an interview about SB 236, which deals with pregnancy and is a problem for the entire house of medicine
Hoosier Health MattersSeason 2, Episode 3Date: 1/23/2026Title: An update on bills and an interview about SB 236, which deals with pregnancy and is a problem for the entire house of medicine
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34:05
SB1 will kick people off medicaid, Gabe and Tracey argue about SB 221, and new batshit ACIP members
Hoosier Health MattersSeason 2, Episode 2Date: 1/16/2026Title: SB1 will kick people off medicaid, Gabe and Tracey argue about SB 221, and new batshit ACIP members00:00- Intro1:02...
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Episode 2
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24:22
Indiana opts out of Sunbucks again, the vertical flu graph, and a fast-moving legislative session
Hoosier Health MattersSeason 2, Episode 1Date: 1/9/2026Title: Indiana opts out of Sunbucks again, the vertical flu graph, and a fast-moving legislative session00:00- Intro1:08- Indiana opt...
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Episode 1
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23:16
A legislative prep episode featuring a tenderloin
Hoosier Health MattersSeason 1, Episode 31Date: 12/19/2025Title: A legislative prep episode featuring a tenderloin00:00- Intro2:00- Indiana eschewed a redistricting push, 31-193:55- In...
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Episode 31
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28:55
Taxing cigarettes reduces smoking (who knew?) and a direct cash assistance program for pregnant women
Hoosier Health MattersSeason 1, Episode 30Date: 12/5/2025Title: Taxing cigarettes reduces smoking (who knew?) and an interview about a direct cash assistance program for pregnant women00:00- Intro
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Episode 30
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41:58
Indiana Freezes Childcare Vouchers, Legislators Target Mifepristone, and Why Syringe Exchange Matters
Hoosier Health MattersSeason 1, Episode 29 Date: 11/14/2025 Title: Indiana Freezes Childcare Vouchers, Legislators Target Mifepristone, and Why Syringe Exchange Matters00:00- Intro2:15- we wi...
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Episode 29
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43:48
Indiana’s Medical Debt Shrug, SNAP Shutdown, and all you could want to know about FQHCs
Hoosier Health MattersSeason 1, Episode 28 Date: 10/31/2025 Title: Indiana’s Medical Debt Shrug, SNAP Shutdown, and all you could want to know about FQHCs00:00- Intro3:05- They ar...
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Episode 28
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26:38
Why we stay in Indiana and why the government shutdown over public health is important
Hoosier Health Matters Season 1, Episode 27 Date: 10/17/2025 Title: Why we stay in Indiana and why the government shutdown over public health is important00:00- Intro1:37- CDC dir...
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Episode 27
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33:30
Tylenol, Leucovorin, and Mifepristone—When “science” serves politics, not patients
Hoosier Health Matters Season 1, Episode 26 Date: 10/3/2025 Title: Tylenol, Leucovorin, and Mifepristone—When “Science” Serves Politics, Not Patients00:00- Intro02:00- A school bo...
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Is gerrymandering a public health issue? (hint: yes) and a family facing cuts to medicaid waivers
Hoosier Health Matters Season 1, Episode 25 Date: 9/19/2025 Title: Is gerrymandering a public health issue? (hint: yes) and a family facing cuts to medicaid waiversIn this episode of Hoosier Health ...
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Episode 25
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36:30
BONUS episode: Questions answered about getting vaccines this fall
Hoosier Health MattersSeason 1, Episode 24Date: 9/12/2025Title: BONUS episode: Questions answered about getting vaccines this fallIn this episode of Hoosier Health Matters, hosts Gabriel Bosslet and...
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Episode 24
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23:38
The enshittification of the CDC and (unrelated) all you want to know about school based health centers
Hoosier Health MattersSeason 1, Episode 23Date: 9/5/2025Title: The enshittification of the CDC and (unrelated) all you want to know about school based health centersIn this episode of Hoosier Health...
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37:39
Lived experience: an interview on the personal toll of Indiana's reproductive politics
Hoosier Health MattersSeason 1, Episode 22Date: 8/22/2025Title: Lived experience: an interview on the personal toll of Indiana's reproductive politicsIn this episode of Hoosier Health Matters, hosts...
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Climate change and public health, and some news
Hoosier Health MattersSeason 1, Episode 21Date: 8/8/2025Title: Climate change and public health, and some newsIn this episode of Hoosier Health Matters, hosts Gabriel Bosslet and Tracey Wilkinson di...
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Episode 21
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36:10
A terrific interview about gun violence prevention in Indiana (and some news)
Hoosier Health Matters Season 1, Episode 20 Date: 7/25/2025 Title: A terrific interview about gun violence prevention in Indiana (and some news) In this episode of Hoosier Health Matters, hosts...
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Episode 20
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28:32
ACIP jumps the thimerosal shark, The Big Beautiful Bill really isn't, and we answer your questions
Hoosier Health MattersSeason 1, Episode 19Date: 7/11/2025Title: ACIP jumps the thimerosal shark, The Big Beautiful Bill really isn't, and we answer your questionsIn this episode of Hoosier Health Ma...
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Episode 19
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30:28
ACIP shakeup, SCOTUS doesn't like gender affirming care, and deconstructing the bogus mifepristone report
Hoosier Health Matters Season 1, Episode 18 Date: 6/27/2025 Title: ACIP shakeup, SCOTUS on trans care, and deconstructing the bogus mifepristone reportIn this episode of Hoosier Health Matters, host...
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When Protections Vanish: EMTALA, ACIP, and Indiana’s Hunger Crisis
Hoosier Health MattersSeason 1, Episode 17Date: 6/13/2025Title: When Protections Vanish: EMTALA, ACIP, and Indiana’s Hunger CrisisIn this episode of Hoosier Health Matters, hosts Gabriel Bosslet and...
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Episode 17
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34:47
The federal budget, vaccine policy process woes, and judicial cases that will affect us all
Hoosier Health MattersSeason 1, Episode 16 Date: 5/30/2025 Title: The federal budget, vaccine policy process woes, and judicial cases that will affect us all**Editorial note: Gabe's audio this week ...
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Episode 16
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33:44
What is MAHA all about anyway? And what the heck do lobbyists do?
Hoosier Health Matters Season 1, Episode 15 Date: 5/16/2025 Title: What is MAHA all about anyway? And what the heck do lobbyists do?In this episode of Hoosier Health Matters, hosts Gabriel Bosslet a...
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Episode 15
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33:20
Exhaling after the legislative session
Hoosier Health MattersSeason 1, Episode 14Date: 5/2/2025Title: Exhaling after the legislative sessionIn this episode of Hoosier Health Matters, hosts Gabriel Bosslet and Tracey Wilkinson update publ...
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Episode 14
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