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22nd June, 2023

Daily Journal: Indiana youth face mental health crises, declining school performance

Post-pandemic educational performance is declining while adolescents report higher rates of mental health crises such as depression and suicidal ideation, according to a presentation from the Indiana Youth Institute at a Commission on Improving the Status of Children meeting Wednesday.

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11th May, 2023

MS Magazine: Our Crisis in Maternal Healthcare Is Uniquely American

Minnesota, Oregon, New Jersey and Indiana have enacted legislation to cover doula services in low-income communities through Medicaid. Having doula services is associated with improved birth outcomes and experience.

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05th February, 2023

IndyStar: Indiana doesn't have enough primary care doctors — nurse practitioners can help

But we can also consider less costly policies such as fully using our nurse practitioners. Nurse practitioners (NP) are fantastic health care providers, and Indiana could benefit from more of them.

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01st February, 2023

Clinical Advisor: Indiana’s Health Care Access Crisis: Are APRNs the Answer?

Indiana is the latest state to introduce legislation to grant full practice authority to 9500 advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) as an answer to its health care crisis.

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01st February, 2023

93.1 FM WIBC Coverage of Hoosiers for Health Care Access Press Event

The Hoosiers for Health Care Access coalition is calling on the legislature to pass SB 213 and HB 1330.

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31st January, 2023

Indy Politics: More Access = Lower Costs

SB 213 and HB 1330 will increase health access for the 2.4 million Hoosiers without basic primary health care access and remove regulatory roadblocks that restrict patient access to advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs).

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31st January, 2023

Hoosiers for Health Care Access Press Conference Video

Click here to watch leaders from the Indiana Chamber, Americans for Prosperity Indiana, AARP Indiana, the Indiana Farm Bureau and the Coalition of Advanced Practice Registered Nurses of Indiana speak on the importance of expanding access to health care.

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01st December, 2022

Indianapolis Star: Prioritizing access to health care protects patients, strengthens Indiana's economy

For far too long, Indiana has faced a self-induced health care crisis caused in part by outdated regulations and a lack of commitment by our legislature to change them.

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17th November, 2022

Patient Engagement HIT: States Weigh Laws for Nurse Practitioner Full Practice Authority

In Indiana, a group of community groups has launched Hoosiers for Health Care Access (HHCA), which is calling on the Indiana General Assembly and Governor Eric Holcomb to re-up a COVID-era rule allowing NPs expanded scope of practice.

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15th November, 2022

An Open Letter to the Indiana Legislature

We, the undersigned organizations, urge you to prioritize Indiana patients and enact full practice authority this legislative session. We stand ready to work with you to build a healthy future for Indiana where every citizen has access to the health care they deserve, delivered by the provider of their choice.

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21st October, 2022

Indiana Business Journal: Law was solution in search of problem

Our state’s health care costs are unsustainable, with our hospital costs among the seventh-highest in the nation. Over 2.1 million Hoosiers live in primary care shortage areas, and 4.1 million reside in mental health [care] shortage areas.

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11th July, 2022

WISHTV: ‘Maternal care deserts’ impact Indiana’s expectant mothers

Of Indiana’s 92 counties, more than a quarter of them are considered “maternal care deserts,” meaning there is little to no maternal health support. But when you focus in on specific neighborhoods and ZIP codes, the disparities often run deeper.

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14th June, 2022

KPC News: State legislature should take action to expand quality mental health care

More and more Hoosiers are suffering from some form of mental health or substance abuse issue as a result of the stress and isolation brought on from the pandemic.

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29th April, 2022

Yahoo! Finance: More Than Half of States Now Allow Full Practice for Nurse Practitioners – Where Indiana Stands

Nurse practitioners are primary care health care providers in communities across the country along with physicians and physician assistants. Depending on the state where they practice, a nurse practitioner may be allowed to independently prescribe medications, make an official diagnosis, or legally perform other medical tasks. Those restrictions or freedoms are called Scope of Practice and they can be one of three general groups: Full Practice, Reduced Practice, or Restricted Practice.

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25th March, 2022

Indiana Business Journal: Here’s one COVID-era change Indiana should continue

On March 4, Indiana’s COVID-19 public health emergency executive orders, first authorized in March 2020 by Gov. Eric Holcomb, came to an end. These executive orders have been vital in combating the pandemic and, importantly, in empowering advanced practice registered nurses—referred to as APRNs—to significantly strengthen Hoosiers’ access to health care across the state

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