Three bills, a cancelled conference, and the state of science in America

Hoosier Health Matters Season 1, Episode 2 Date: 2/7/2025 Title: Three bills, a cancelled conference, and the state of science in AmericaIn this episode of Hoosier Health Matters, hosts Gabriel Bosslet and Tracey Wilkinson three health policy bills heard in the last two weeks in the Indiana legislature. One (SB 370) deals with medicaid costs for outpatient procedures (which Gabe calls the "Tracey colonoscopy bill"). Gabe talks to Senator Fady Qaddoura about SB 317, which tackles medical debt, and Tracey discusses SB 442, which requires that sex ed curricula are approved by school boards. They then decry the cancellation of the Indiana University LGBTQ+ Health Care conference, and wrap up with discussing draconian changes at the CDC. They end with a call to action for listeners.A huge thanks to Janine Zee-Cheng for design of our podcast cover art!00:00- Introduction01:50- Senate Bill 370: Tracey's colonoscopy bill05:18- Senate Bill 317: Reducing Medical Debt (with special guest Fady Qaddoura!)09:50 -Senate Bill 442: Sex Education in Indiana12:52 -The Cancellation of the IULGBTQ+ Healthcare Conference (read Lawdork's blog about this here) 16:07 -Concerns Over CDC pulling clinical information and data (terrific article here)19:44- Small things you should do this week (find your legislators here)22:33 Wrap upBecome a member of the Good Trouble Coalition (free!)Donate to support the Good Trouble CoalitionThanks for listening!Follow us on Bluesky and InstagramBecome a member of the Good Trouble Coalition (free!)Donate to support the Good Trouble CoalitionThanks for listening!Follow us on Bluesky and Instagram