[11/12/2026]
In recognition of Veterans Day, ISMA honors physicians who have served in the U.S. armed forces and continue to demonstrate their commitment to service through medicine.
[11/12/2026]
The state estimates nearly 140,000 HIP members could qualify for exemptions and physicians may play an important role in documenting medical necessity.
[11/12/2026]
HEA 1249 (2026) requires employers of health care and school employees to make a workplace battery report to the Department of Labor (DOL).
[11/12/2026]
David Diaz, MD, recently published, “The commodification of medicine and the meaning of our work,” as an editorial column that went out to publications across the state and nationally.
[11/12/2026]
Membership notices have been sent out.
[11/12/2026]
Indiana physicians experience substantially lower medical malpractice rates than those in neighboring states. ISMA annually reports the regional medical malpractice rates from Medical Liability Monitor 2026.
[11/12/2026]
Indiana's Nov. 3 election brought significant changes to the Statehouse, while Republicans maintained control of both chambers of the General Assembly. Republicans will hold a 54–46 majority in the House and a 35–15 majority in the Senate.
[11/12/2026]
ISMA President Richard Gunderman, MD, spoke before a packed library on Tuesday evening as part of the Spirit and Place Festival, sponsored by Indiana University, ISMA, and Hussey Mayfield Library in Zionsville.
[11/12/2026]
ISMA welcomes back Jan Hailey, MHL, CMC, CMCO, CMIS, CMOM, CMCA-E/M to discuss new updates in medical coding. The webinar will take place on Thursday, Dec. 10 at noon.
[11/12/2026]
All members are invited to take advantage of a free, three-part online series, “Preserving High-Quality Patient Access to Healthcare in the U.S.”
[11/12/2026]
Indiana Department of Health (IDOH) announced that as of Nov. 10, there are 153 known measles cases in Indiana this year. LaGrange County has triple the number of cases as the other 90 counties, with 36 cases.
[11/12/2026]
ISMA is seeking volunteers to serve as Physician of the Day at the Statehouse during the 2027 Indiana General Assembly.
[11/12/2026]
The AMA House of Delegates considered 171 reports and resolutions at the 2026 Interim Meeting on Nov. 6-10 in Orlando, FL.
[11/12/2026]
ISMA is expecting increased numbers at our annual Physician Advocacy Day at the Statehouse. This is a budgetary year and the more physicians representing Indiana, the more impact the day will have.
[11/12/2026]
Indiana physicians could face a changing Medicaid landscape as federal funding restrictions threaten a major revenue source supporting the state's health care system.
[11/12/2026]
Indiana is experiencing a physician shortage that is projected to worsen and further limit access to necessary medical care unless there is significant investment and expansion in physician residency training and efforts to retain doctors.