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A coalition of health care workers filed a brief in support of a lawsuit challenging Indiana’s ban on gender-affirming care for transgender youth. The coalition said the way the ban is written could have far-reaching effects on the care of Hoosier children.

Indiana lawmakers want to evaluate the state’s Medicaid program and plans for the future. A new committee will look at requests for new services or changes to the program.

The brand of infant formula that Indiana Women, Infants and Children (WIC) program recipients can get is changing.

It’s been more than three years since federal loan repayments were paused because of the COVID-19 pandemic. In October, the freeze will be over for more than 900,000 Hoosiers.

Indiana is one of the most improved states on AARP’s scorecard measuring long-term care for older people and those with disabilities.

The Alcoa Warrick plant in southern Indiana has had more pollution violations than any other aluminum smelter in the country in recent years. That’s according to a new report by the Environmental Integrity Project showing aluminum production is a major source of greenhouse gases and air and water pollution.

Indiana State Comptroller Tera Klutz announced Thursday she will step down from her statewide elected office at the end of November, with about three years left in her final term in office.

Indiana's Ford, General Motors and Stellantis employees still have not been called to join the United Auto Workers strikes yet. But the state's workers are still being impacted as UAW strikes at facilities in other states lead to reduced production and temporary layoffs across the auto supply chain. Workers at an axle supplier in Fort Wayne are among the latest to feel those effects.

Parents of children with autism and providers have concerns that a common behavioral treatment for people with autism could be at risk due to a new proposed Medicaid rate. Some parents and providers say the updated rate isn’t enough to cover the cost.

The Indiana Hospital Association said hospitals are at a financial “breaking point” as state lawmakers begin a deep dive into Medicaid funding.