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- Intro1:21- The redistricting saga continues (and will be resolved by our next episode)3:48- New tobacco tax has reduced tobacco consumption and increased tobacco tax revenue5:24- Strain of H3N2 influenza has drifted and may be more infectious this season- check out the Indiana influenza dashboard (which is awesome)7:00- CDC now officially says we can't say vaccines don't cause autism (which is just dumb)8:40- The new principal deputy director of the CDC is a quack10:06- A memo in the FDA suggests 10 kids have died of COVID vaccine without providing any details or evidence or anything11:35- An interview with Ben Tapper about the BIRTH fund program, which is giving direct cash assistance to hundreds of pregnant women in central Indiana37:49- Little things- donate to good orgs (and email [email protected] if you donate to GTC in someone's name and want a card to give them) and CALL YOUR LEGISLATORS about redistricting'39:09- Wrap upBecome a member of the Good Trouble Coalition (free!)Donate to support the Good Trouble CoalitionThanks for listening!Follow us on Bluesky and Instagram