Hospitals

Generally, most patients are likely not going to realize there is a shortage as hospitals rush to implement their conservation plans to ensure that they don’t reach a point of scarcity and that acutely ill patients continue to receive the IV fluid they need.

After Ascension Saint Vincent Dunn in Bedford closed in 2022, health care leaders had to quickly solve challenges unique to rural communities.

The new state budget improved the Medicaid reimbursement rates for physicians this year. But IHA President Brian Tabor said hospitals now need more support from the state.

Federal agencies and Congress are also considering larger-scale restrictions on the agreements.

Some religiously affiliated institutions say they won’t perform procedures for rape.

From 2010 to 2021, 136 rural hospitals have closed in the U.S., according to a recent report from the American Hospital Association. This includes a record 19 closures in 2020.

Hospitals must be organized and operated exclusively for specific tax-exempt purposes and meet other IRS-specific requirements.

In a statement issued earlier this week, the Indiana Hospital Association said pediatric beds were more than 70 percent occupied across the five largest hospitals specializing in care for children.

Preliminary data from a non-partisan study reveals a troubling, but familiar, trend in Indiana healthcare—it’s among the most expensive in the country.

The RAND 4.0 study, conducted by the nonprofit public policy research organization, shows Hoosiers paid hospitals nearly 300 percent more than what Medicare would pay for the same services.