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Indiana's healthcare gap: Understanding the challenges and path forward

Explore the access, affordability, and chronic condition challenges shaping Indiana—and how advanced primary care helps employers and labor organizations act.
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Indiana employers and labor organizations face rising healthcare costs, limited access, and growing chronic disease burdens. Over 14% of adults live with 3+ chronic conditions. Indiana ranks 41st in primary care access, and all 92 counties are designated mental health shortage areas. The question isn't whether the gap is real—it's what your organization can do about it.

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THE INDIANA LANDSCAPE

A healthcare system under pressure—and what it means for your people

A healthcare gap employers can't ignore

Indiana's healthcare landscape is shaped by chronic conditions, cost burdens, and access gaps that most employer benefit strategies fail to address—affecting both individual well-being and organizational performance.

Pressures stacking up across the state

Indiana outpaces national averages for cardiovascular disease, diabetes, high blood pressure, and obesity. A severe primary care shortage meets just half of residents' needs, and all 92 counties lack adequate mental health coverage.

THE INDIANA CHALLENGE

Indiana's healthcare gaps are widening—and the stakes are high

Indiana's healthcare challenges create compounding consequences for the people your organization depends on. Chronic conditions go unmanaged, mental health needs go unmet, and small issues escalate into costly interventions that affect both individuals and your budget.

  • Chronic illness costs employers $2,945 per employee yearly in lost productivity

  • 32% of Hoosiers have skipped a recommended procedure due to cost

  • All 92 Indiana counties are designated mental health shortage areas

These challenges reflect a system not built to support the whole person. When access is limited and costs are high, the burden falls on individuals and the organizations that serve them. Closing the gap requires a fundamentally different approach to care.

A BETTER PATH FORWARD

Advanced primary care gives Indiana employers a proven path to better outcomes

Closing the access gap with proactive, personal care

Advanced primary care gives providers time to truly engage—36 minutes per visit versus 13–16 minutes nationally. Same- or next-day appointments and little-to-no-cost access mean people get care before small issues become serious.

Reducing costs through greater primary care utilization

Engaged members see 41% fewer inpatient admissions and 15% fewer ED visits. Greater primary care utilization drives compounding ROI—up to 3.7x by year five.

Supporting whole-person health, including mental health

Advanced primary care integrates mental health support alongside primary care—directly addressing Indiana's shortage. When people feel supported in every dimension of their health, they show up more fully at work and in life.

  • Everything about Marathon is way better than any PCP or provider I have ever been to. Cost, time of wait, level of service, and willingness to listen to me and my concerns.

    MARATHON HEALTH PATIENT
    Indiana
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Take the first step toward better care in Indiana

Indiana's healthcare challenges aren't waiting—and neither should your benefits strategy. This eBook breaks down the state's access, affordability, and chronic condition gaps, and shows how advanced primary care is helping Indiana employers take action.
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