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Study rebuts hospitals' argument on Medicare, rising costs
May 13, 2013
Rather than raising prices on private health insurers to make up for inadequate payments from the government, hospitals across
the country have been raising prices just because they can, according to a new study.
MoreMedical finance driving major changes in health care marketplace
April 6, 2013
J.K. WallBrian and Emily Kahn had virtually identical physical therapy. He paid much more than she did. Why? Because of where the therapy
took place.
MoreHealth records operation looking to raise $20M
March 25, 2013
J.K. WallThe Indiana Health Information Exchange Inc. hopes to raise roughly $20 million over three years to take its health information
technology services to hospitals around the country.
MoreAnthem tries new 'narrow network' strategy
February 16, 2013
J.K. WallAnthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield has selected Community Health Network to be the “exclusive provider” for a new
kind of health insurance plan—a sharp departure from Anthem’s typical strategy of offering the broadest network
of hospitals and doctors.
MoreAmerigroup chief emerges as a frontrunner for WellPoint job
January 15, 2013
Bloomberg NewsWellPoint Inc. is still considering former Amerigroup Corp. CEO James Carlson among several finalists to become CEO. Statements
and filings this month have fueled speculation among analysts and shareholders that Carlson has vaulted ahead of other prospects.
MoreAnthem pulling out of Quality Health First
January 14, 2013
J.K. WallSince 2009, Indianapolis-based Anthem has doled out $14.5 million in bonuses to physicians based on their scores in quality
reports generated by Quality Health First.
MoreWellPoint says earnings could slightly exceed expectations
January 8, 2013
Associated PressWellPoint Inc. said Tuesday that it expects 2012 earnings at the high end or slightly above a range that the health insurer
reaffirmed last month.
MoreAnthem rolling out 401(k)-style medical benefits
December 1, 2012
J.K. WallAnthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Indiana will open a new online exchange to Indiana employers on Jan. 1, where workers
could purchase medical benefits from a group of plans using a fixed sum of money given them by their employers.
MoreAnalyst: WellPoint CEO search down to two
November 19, 2012
J.K. WallAccording to one Wall Street analyst, the search for a new CEO for Indianapolis-based health insurer WellPoint Inc. is down
to two candidates: former Aetna Inc. CEO Ron Williams and Amerigroup Corp. CEO Jim Carlson.
MoreSmall biz exposure clouds WellPoint's future
November 12, 2012
J.K. WallWellPoint’s average small-employer client has just 8.5 lives covered on its health plan. And firms of that size are
far more likely to use the new health insurance exchanges, said WellPoint Chief Financial Officer Wayne DeVeydt.
MoreDeal provides peek at Anthem's narrow networks
November 5, 2012
J.K. WallA new agreement in Wisconsin provides a glimpse of the kind of “narrow network” arrangements that Indianapolis-based
Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield might attempt in Indiana.
MoreJudge approves $90 million for Anthem plaintiffs
October 29, 2012
Kathleen McLaughlinThe settlement will go to 700,000 claimants in Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky and Connecticut, who said Anthem underpaid them when
it converted in 2001 from policyholder ownership into publicly traded company WellPoint Inc.
MoreWellPoint spends $50M to burnish brand
September 17, 2012
J.K. WallThe Indianapolis-based health insurer expects the purchase of health insurance to look and feel much more like online retailing
than ever before, where brand name, along with price and convenience, win the day.
MoreBloomington docs still feuding with Anthem
September 10, 2012
J.K. WallA large physician practice in Bloomington remains at an impasse with Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Indiana less than
two months before their contract is set to expire.
MoreWellPoint lowers earnings forecast after $90M legal bill
June 18, 2012
Bloomberg NewsIndianapolis-based WellPoint Inc. said it is lowering its profit forecast for the year by 3 percent after reaching a $90 million
settlement in a class-action lawsuit.
MoreWellPoint settlement: $90M for former Anthem members
June 15, 2012
Scott OlsonThe federal lawsuit was set to go to trial June 18 in Indianapolis. The claims arise from Anthem's 2001 conversion from a
mutual company, owned by its insured policyholders, to a public company.
MoreHealth insurers could pay $16.5M in rebates
April 30, 2012
J.K. WallHealth insurance customers in Indiana will get an estimated $16.5 million in rebates this year, but the average amount received
per person will be less than the national average and less than 3 percent of the total cost of coverage.
MoreAnthem seeking state rule change allowing doctors to practice online
March 3, 2012
J.K. WallAnthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield has renewed its push to bring online care to the Indiana market, including video. It has
asked the state’s Medical Licensing Board to relax a 2003 rule that stands in its way.
MoreUPDATE: WellPoint to boost primary-care pay
January 27, 2012
Associated PressHealth insurer WellPoint Inc. plans to improve primary care reimbursement and start paying for care management it doesn't
currently cover, changes that could give patients more quality time with their doctors.
MorePoll: Anthem so-so in customer satisfaction
January 23, 2012
J.K. WallAnthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield ranked No. 12 in a new national customer satisfaction survey, but the poor showing doesn’t
appear to threaten the Indianapolis-based company’s business success.<
MoreWellPoint prevails in shareholder suit over 2001 restructuring
December 28, 2011
Kathleen McLaughlinA federal judge has dismissed a shareholder class-action lawsuit against WellPoint stemming from the company’s 2001
conversion from a mutual insurer to a publicly traded company.
MoreExpress Scripts, WellPoint in contract fight
December 13, 2011
Associated PressPharmacy benefits manager Express Scripts Inc. said Tuesday it is in the middle of a contract dispute with WellPoint Inc.,
one of the biggest health insurers in the United States.
MoreHealth insurers push comparison shopping
November 26, 2011
J.K. WallIndianapolis-based Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield and Minnesota-based UnitedHealthcare say they’re responding to
demands from employers, who are desperate to rein in spiraling health benefits costs and have begun embracing the idea that
to do so they must change their workers’ approach to health and health care.
MoreUnitedHealth to acquire Medicare insurer XLHealth
November 22, 2011
Bloomberg NewsUnitedHealth Group Inc. said it will acquire XLHealth Corp., a provider of managed care for chronically ill Medicare members.
Indianapolis-based WellPoint Inc. had been considering a possible acquisition of the company.
MoreJudge stays decision in WellPoint policyholder case
September 23, 2011
J.K. WallFormer policyholders of WellPoint Inc., who won a right to a class-action trial over their claims that they were shortchanged
when the company went public a decade ago, will have to put their trial plans on hold.
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The basic idea of nice apartments with parking and retail is a good one, but this design seems overwhelmingly big/tall for Broad Ripple. The size could be disguised a bit with lots of big trees/landscaping, but the complex is too massive to blend in easily. That section of canal between College and Westfield will also need to be upgraded on both sides. Nice apartments facing onto a nice promenade with shade trees/plantings could bring together the canal towpath/Monon recreation, the outdoor seating at existing restaurants, and this project into something that upgrades the whole area. A plan for the whole stretch makes more sense than facing nice new housing onto what looks like a ditch. Is there a plan? Does the public have input? Who pays? The apartment idea seems to be reasonable, but Whole Foods is not a good idea for appropriate retail. Besides the store being physically too big, there are already Fresh Market at 54xCollege and Whole Foods in Nora for fancy groceries. Good Earth and Kroger are within walking distance of the Shell site. There are at least 7 grocery stores within a safe bike ride. Whole Foods would add nothing but traffic congestion. This design is on the right track, but there needs to be more work done to ensure that it blends in with and enhances the existing community. A project that large will set a tone for that whole part of town. It could be a real asset, but only if done right.
I did not move to Zionsville to live in Carmel. This and the subsequent developments to follow will ensure a vanilla uniformity of strip malls and apartment buildings as we seek to bring our town down to the least common denominator. We were warned before recent elections that pro-development council members would make sure their friends (landowners and developers) would be able to make their millions off of the exploitation of Zionsville. Why in God's name would we sell out the best preserved small town in the State of Indiana?