Indiana Ranked Next to Last in Public Health Spending

A new study by the Trust for America's Health, a nonprofit organization working to protect and enhance the health of US communities, ranks Indiana 49th - better than only Kansas - in spending for public health. The study, Shortchanging America's Health 2008: A State-by-State Look at How Federal Public Health Dollars are Spent, analyzes key state health statistics and public health funding levels.

The study makes clear that Indiana is not receiving the federal grant funds that could be flowing into the state to improve public health. As important, Indiana also ranks 49th of 50 states in the amount of its own money spent on public health. But while the numbers are not good, state health policy makers are working to improve both public health funding and the overall health of Hoosiers.

To access the full study, click here.

New Study Shows Health Insurance Costs Outstripping Insurance Coverage

An issue of critical national importance is that of potentially devastating health insurance cost inflation in the face of slowing increases in family income. Working Americans are increasingly worried not only about holding onto their jobs, but also about maintaining affordable health insurance for their families.

Squeezed: How Costs for Insuring Families are Outpacing Income, a study recently published by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, provides a state-by-state analysis of the relationship between health insurance and family income. Within Indiana, annual premiums rose 23% - an average of $2,000 - between 2001 and 2005, while median family income rose just 2% during the same period. With insurance premiums thus increasing more than 10 times faster than incomes, Indiana workers are increasingly finding themselves either uninsured or struggling to make ends meet.

For the complete Robert Wood Johnson Foundation report, click here.

IPHCA Year In Review

IPHCA's 2006-2007 Year In Review details the work of IPHCA and Community Health Centers on behalf of primary care for the medically under-served, and it addresses the Centers' impact on Indiana's economy. To request a hard copy, call 317.630.0845; to view the report online, click here.

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