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Residents urge Braun, lawmakers to regulate Indiana's growing data center industry | via @farrahsoa wfyi.org/news/articles/…

Despite intense opposition from more than 80 advocacy organizations, the Indiana House of Representatives on Monday voted 62-31 to pass Senate Bill 1, a sweeping welfare reform package that critics warn will trigger a crisis of hunger and lost healthcare coverage across the state. trib.al/pgEdFv8

Kicking things off at The People's Hearing on Data Centers hosted by @HoosierAction. Full house here

CBO estimates that the House-passed reconciliation bill would cut Medicaid by $793 billion over a decade. Here's what that would mean state by state.

signed into law. "The victory is the result of a multi-year effort by [@HoosierAction] to build a statewide coalition to destigmatize harm reduction and get those who struggle with substance [use] the help that they need," as noted via @PplsAction. #HarmReductionSavesLives

🧵#HarmReduction is the epitome of saving lives & addressing other #PublicHealth-related needs. We're celebrating a public health win out of Indiana, where legislation decriminalizing possession of #FentanylTestStrips—lifesaving public health tools—was... bit.ly/HoosierActionW…

“There was no consideration or reasonable basis for the Order," wrote judge Richard Blaiklock. "No findings, no analysis, no documented assessment to justify shutting down a federally funded housing stability program months before it was set to run out of federal money."

Medicaid members in HIP program say federal, state policy changes put their lives at risk wfyi.org/news/articles/…

Medicaid pays for 41% of all births. The highest share is in Louisiana, where Medicaid covers 64% of births.

A definitive new study, which uses detailed death and tax records for more than 37 million Americans, finds Medicaid expansion has saved over 27,000 lives. nytimes.com/2025/05/16/hea…

Why do so many think taking #Medicaid away from people not meeting a work requirement is not a structural change?How much more structural can you get? It's a $301B cut over 7 years.People at risk by state and district show just how harmful it is: cbpp.org/research/healt…

NEW reporting from @propublica on the failed Medicaid work requirement in Georgia - more evidence that “Pathways to Coverage” has actually been a “Pathway to Profit” for Deloitte.

New: Medicaid covers 47% of people with opioid use disorder and 64% of people receiving outpatient treatment for OUD. @heathersaunder_

Medicaid work requirements have a catchy name but they will catch up a lot of eligible people in red-tape and cause them to lose their health coverage. House Energy and Commerce Committee is debating this now. ccf.georgetown.edu/2025/05/13/how…

House Republicans’ plan would take Medicaid from people who can’t meet burdensome work reporting rules, putting up to 14.4 million at risk of losing Medicaid coverage by 2034. State and district level estimates here: cbpp.org/research/healt…

Want a cheat sheet to follow along as the House Energy and Commerce Committee considers Medicaid changes? We’ve got you covered. kff.org/tracking-the-m…

House Energy and Commerce Committee Reconciliation Bill Would Restrict State Use of Provider Taxes and Undermine State Financing of Medicaid ccf.georgetown.edu/2025/05/13/hou… via @GeorgetownCCF

How Do We Know Congress’s Work Requirements in Medicaid Will Fail? They Already Have. ccf.georgetown.edu/2025/05/13/how… via @GeorgetownCCF

Don’t be fooled by bad analysis about Medicaid waste. Medicaid is our most cost-efficient health insurance program, providing high-quality care at a fraction of private insurance costs. @NHeLP_org thehill.com/opinion/health…