Indiana Community Action Poverty Institute

Healthy families are the foundation of strong communities. When nearly half struggle to afford health care, that's a crisis that requires immediate action.

We need:
🧑‍⚕️ Quality, affordable, and continuous health insurance coverage
🕛️ Time to care for self and family
🍅 Nutritious food in every community
🛑 Consumer protections that prevent a medical bill from becoming a financial downward spiral

Nearly Half of Working-Age Adults Had Difficulties Affording Health Care in 2025 In this brief, we examine difficulties affording health care among families of working-age adults (i.e., those ages 18 to 64) using December 2025 data from t…

Who else is a ⭐️ new member ⭐️ of our advisory council?

🤩 Carlie Dunn is a social justice advocate with both a bachelor’s and master’s degree in social work and a background in research, survivor advocacy, and community engagement. Her work has included supporting individuals impacted by domestic violence and substance use while examining the systemic barriers that contribute to poverty and instability.

Policy interests: Social work, social justice, domestic violence, and addressing systemic barriers contributing to poverty

Thank you, The Journal Gazette Editorial Board, for calling on Congress to make health care affordable. The current coverage losses are alarming, and likely to worsen as the year goes on.

“This was foreseeable and avoidable,” Macey said. “There were multiple federal and state policymakers who offered ideas to boost health care access and prevent harm, & these were tabled, often in favor of tax cuts that do not prioritize our health as a state and nation.”

Congress should reconsider the ACA to make quality health insurance affordable Congress must reconsider extending the Affordable Care Act’s enhanced premium tax credits. Quality, affordable health insurance should be available and affordable to all.

A random fact learned while in D.C.:

Did you know that the U.S. Capitol has carvings of corn?? 🌽

Neither did we, so we thought we would share with fellow Hoosiers!