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Welcome to the archives for NewsTalk, an IBJ blog published from November 2007 through December 2010.
Health care Blog Posts
Diabetes overview, on-demand
December 6, 2010
Comments(4)Check out an interactive map to see how diabetes rates are shooting up in Indiana.
MoreDid Lilly get preferential treatment on a disputable billboard ad?
November 4, 2010
Comments(6)Billboard companies spiked the cancer ad. But Citizens Gas or WellPoint might have gotten a different result.
MoreElections encourage an arch-conservative
November 3, 2010
Comments(2)Bill Styring, whose long, wonkish career includes analyzing health reform for Mike Pence, cried last night.
MoreKissinger speaks out about Indiana's 'passion' problem
September 28, 2010
Comments(6)Pete Kissinger, who co-founded Bioanalytical Systems in West Lafayette, thinks Indiana needs more people like Bill Cook and
Scott Jones—people who actually like their businesses.
MoreIndiana GOP candidates for U.S. House unanimously pledge to repeal health reform
September 8, 2010
Comments(6)All nine Republicans—count 'em—have signed a pledge. What is that telling us?
MoreIndiana bombs in rankings of 'new economy' states
August 25, 2010
Comments(8)State has a dire future if Business Facilities' latest lists are any indication.
MoreExpert: The end to sedentary lifestyles is in sight
July 15, 2010
Comments(0)Physical and mental problems tied to inactivity are pushing both government and the private sector to force changes, Bradford
Woods chief says.
MoreHard times might make workers feel better about employers
May 3, 2010
Comments(0)Any bounce could be temporary, an expert cautions.
MoreTrouble in life-sciences paradise
April 12, 2010
Comments(2)Bloomington is struggling to keep its edge, a report says. And Bill Cook isn’t happy about it.
MoreRaw milk controversy foams again
March 29, 2010
Comments(20)Want to start a fight? Don’t say “health care reform.” Try “raw milk."
MoreWhat to do when a pit bull attacks
March 24, 2010
Comments(133)If the next incident involves you, good luck. But pepper spray for grizzly bears might help.
MoreWould health reform spark exodus of best, brightest?
March 15, 2010
Comments(9)Guaranteed availability of health insurance might prompt top employees to leave businesses and other organizations.
MoreThe local impact of gendercide
March 8, 2010
Comments(2)Baby girls are being aborted at higher and higher rates around the world. Does that affect how you do business in countries
where this form of gendercide is prevalent?
MoreUnderrated entrepreneurs
February 5, 2010
Comments(9)The Indianapolis area is home to myriad unsung entrepreneurs who run interesting companies, make money and create good jobs.
Here are some of them.
MoreIndy without Lilly, the 500?
February 2, 2010
Comments(34)An Indiana University prof thinks Indianapolis should anticipate a future without Indianapolis Motor Speedway, and a potentially
reduced Eli Lilly and Co.
MoreKiller desk jobs
January 19, 2010
Comment(1)Swedish doctors say sitting for long periods carries health risks.
MoreOsteopathy and Indiana Wesleyan
January 15, 2010
Comments(8)The Indiana Osteopathic Association passed over a virtually certain $75 million in startup funding from Indiana Wesleyan University
to choose Marian University for its new osteopathic college.
MoreMad about work? Let it out
November 24, 2009
Comment(1)If you're angry about unfair treatment at work, and don't let it out, you're much more likely to have a heart attack, a new
study shows.
MoreLilly snags talent kudos
November 19, 2009
Comments(0)Fortune magazine ranked the drug company among the best in the world for managing talent.
MoreExpert: Wishard referendum will pass
November 2, 2009
Comments(0)IUPUI political scientist Bill Blomquist predicts the Wishard hospital referendum will pass by a "comfortable" margin.
Afraid to die
October 19, 2009
Comments(3)Fear of death may be causing Americans to expect too much from our medical system when it comes to prolonging the lives of
the old and infirm.
MoreRolls-Royce and health care reform
October 5, 2009
Comments(2)Rolls-Royce, the British jet engine maker, isn't taking a position on health care reform, but let's drag them into it, anyway,
because Rolls-Royce's business model might interest the crowd advocating for reform via market forces.
MoreLilly as an employment destination
September 14, 2009
Comments(2)Eli Lilly and Co. has experienced a string of setbacks in recent years. Is it still a good place to work?
MoreOn the hook for bariatric surgery
September 11, 2009
Comments(3)An Indiana Court of Appeals ruling favoring an obese employee is likely to make employers think twice about hiring
overweight people.
MoreCommunity Health hires a maverick
August 21, 2009
Comments(0)Today’s announcement that Community Health Network named Tony Lennen to head its Community Hospital South was a bit of an eye-opener.
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Good ole' Obamacare. Thanks liberals and those who didn't bother to vote.
Yes. Blame those who were too lazy to go vote Obama out and those who voted him in again. That's my take on it. I know folks won't get it on the left. OK. Start berating me now!
Serioulsy, people are AGINST this project? Most communities would be salivating over a project like this. You'd rather have an empty eye-sore gas station and shacks posing as apartments? This project is exactly what BR needs. BUILD IT MR MAYOR. And yes, I am a BR resident, and have been for 20 years.
As a St. Vincent employee of over 20 years, I am saddened and disheartened by this announcement. Unfortunately, as the healthcare "industry" continues on this political and corporate path, all that St. Vincent Hospital has stood for spiritually for its employees and this community is being sucked dry. I know it truly has no choice. It is not just Obamacare or just competition or just any single thing. This trend started long before I was even born when the government became involved in healthcare and it became an "industry." I grieve for those who will lose their jobs, one of whom may be me, but I also grieve for this hospital which I have served for over 20 years. May God give us and it the grace to withstand the future of healthcare.
Why do people constantly harp on this issue and act ignorant about what a city population measures? A city's population is the city's population. There is no argument or debate about it. If you want to measure the density of a city--measure it. If you want to measure the size of a metropolitan area, then measure the metropolitan population. City boundaries cover different sized areas--and they always have (though the disparity has probably increased since about 1900 or so when more cities began annexing their surrounding communities). For example, San Francisco only covers 49 square miles while Houston cover nearly 600 square miles. No one argues about the population rankings of either city even though they clearly cover extremely different sized areas. Indianapolis is the 13 largest city by population in the U.S. That is a fact. While the population of a metropolitan area may give you a better sense of how large a community is, as noted, even metro areas can vary widely in the size of geographic area they cover--so that is not a perfect comparison either.