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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.<
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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See, I told u Indyman and Dipsicle....this 8 days is overkill. It's barely worth a weekend....great job Tony George! Your dream has been fulfilled....he fans want the I r l back. Thats how good it was.....and that sucked.
I have been in training for a short time now but right off I can see that safety and quality are the number one issues, my experience as of late has been a positive one, the employees along with Jeff the plant manager and the operation supervisor as well as the engineers are a highly motivated group of people, what an asset for the area to have and for company's in need of a quality metal products.
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While I understand the severity of their actions as well as everyones eagerness to hold them responsible for thier lost funds, these gentlemen did know how to make money. Dispite thier poor decisions over the ownership of Fair they had made several wise investments which paid them greatly. This proves they do have the potential to rebuild so they can repay. I do not feel they should live the life of luxuary but given an opportunity could they find ways of repaying the debts? They are doing nothing now but being a burden on tax payers. Just a thought!!!!!
You guys have some "interesting" comments to say the least. I hope you will call in and share those opinions starting June 1. I'm looking forward to having you on the air.