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Continuing the march for healthcare

ANDRE CARSON - December 7, 2023

Between Thanksgiving and Christmas, there’s another season to recognize: we’re in the middle of Open Season for health insurance. This opportunity is personal for...

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Racism on campus

LARRY SMITH - December 7, 2023

Protests have erupted on college campuses in the wake of Hamas’ October 7th terrorist attack on Israel. Verbal and even physical assaults on Jewish...

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Empowering employees: The transformative impact of stop loss captives on healthcare choices

HEAVYN LESTER - December 4, 2023

According to a study by the RAND Corporation, Indiana ranks as the seventh most expensive state for hospital costs. And while debates about those...

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Indiana’s mortality rates are unacceptable; doulas can help

HEAVYN LESTER - November 30, 2023

The lack of sufficient maternal health care is killing Hoosier women and children, but having a doula during pregnancy and child birth has the ability to...

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More than a feeling

LARRY SMITH - November 30, 2023

The song Superstar, which was popularized both by the Carpenters and by Luther Vandross, contains the memorable and melancholic line, “Loneliness is such a...

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Racism in an Authoritarian Government: It can get worse

GEORGE MIDDLETON - November 27, 2023

Race and politics I always say that everything isn’t always about race, but race is in everything. It’s a fact. You won’t find one thing...

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Giving thanks is good for you

CAMIKE JONES - November 21, 2023

As the holiday season approaches, people often take the time to reflect on what they have to be grateful for. At the same time,...

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Representation matters for Black nurses in Indiana

HEAVYN LESTER - November 21, 2023

Most of us have heard these two words, “representation matters”. In many industries like education, finance, media, or even construction, representation in healthcare matters....

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Last month a sobering wake-up call to the General Assembly

HEAVYN LESTER - November 21, 2023

To quote Newton's Second Law of Gravity: "What goes up must come down," and that unfortunately has happened with the revenue forecast numbers reported...

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Newfields owes the Black community an explanation

ROBERT SHEGOG - November 16, 2023

Here we go again. Dr. Colette Pierce Burnette, the now-former CEO of Newfields, was unceremoniously let go from the city’s most prominent art institution last...

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