Financial Struggles for Indiana Health Departments

Financial Struggles for Indiana Health Departments

GREENWOOD, Ind.–Your county’s health department will likely be forced to make some sacrifices because of state budget cuts to public health. The cuts were made because of projections of a $2.4 billion budget shortfall, caused mostly by the cutting of federal funds and the expected effects of tariffs on the state’s economy. “We absolutely will not be able to provide some of the same programs that we’re providing this year,” said Betsy Swearingen,…