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Rating doctors and other health care providers
January 14, 2012
Sam StallA new onslaught of Medicare data might shine more light on providers, but tricky questions abound.
MoreWellPoint, other insurers profit from health law they oppose
January 5, 2012
Insurance companies spent millions of dollars trying to defeat the U.S. health-care overhaul. But profit margins at the companies
have widened to levels not seen since before the recession, a Bloomberg Government study shows.
MoreFranciscan among Medicare's first accountable care groups
December 19, 2011
J.K. WallFranciscan Alliance’s Indianapolis-area hospitals, along with more than 700 physicians, have been named one of the nation’s
first 32 accountable care organizations.
MoreHoosiers like parts of health reform law
December 19, 2011
J.K. WallAs it is in the rest of the country, the 2010 health reform in Indiana continues to be unpopular, unlikely to be repealed
and uncertain to put a dent in health spending, according to a poll of Hoosiers released last week by Ball State University.
MoreSMITH: Small steps, big results: gauging design's impact
November 26, 2011
Keith Smith / Special to IBJMetrics make a difference in health care facilities.
MoreZWIRN: Most health care reform will happen at local level
November 26, 2011
Les Zwirn / Special to IBJSmart coalitions will cut costs, improve quality.
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.
MoreWellPoint eyes $1.5 billion deal for XLHealth
November 14, 2011
Bloomberg NewsOffers for XLHealth, a provider of managed care for chronically ill Medicare members, may value the company at $1.5 billion
to $2 billion.
MoreIndiana officials blast feds for 'over-regulation' on reform
November 1, 2011
J.K. WallMichael Gargano, secretary of the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration, blasted the rules for both “glaring
omissions” as well as creating new and unfunded “mandates” not included in the 2010 health reform law
MoreQ&A
October 31, 2011
J.K. WallAs an Eli Lilly and Co. lobbyist in Washington, D.C., Jay Bonitt is hoping the Congressional “super
committee” charged with trimming the federal budget doesn’t turn to the Medicare prescription drug program, known
as Part D, to do so. Bonitt, Lilly's vice president of federal affairs, said the program is under budget and helps spur
drugmakers to further innovation.
MoreInsurer Humana's quarterly profit climbs 13 percent
October 31, 2011
Associated PressHumana Inc. raised its 2011 earnings forecast, following the lead set by other big insurers, including competitor WellPoint
Inc.
MoreInsurance mandate lacks teeth, WellPoint CFO says
October 24, 2011
J.K. WallAs constitutional challenges to the health reform law’s mandate to buy insurance advance, WellPoint Inc.’s chief
financial officer reiterated that the company does not object to the mandate, just to its lack of penalties.
MoreDeficit committee could bite CNO
October 17, 2011
J.K. WallMedicare supplement policies are reportedly one of the targets of Congress’ special deficit-reduction committee—and
that’s not good news for Carmel-based CNO Financial Group Inc.
MoreMedical supplier Hill-Rom makes $42M fraud settlement
September 27, 2011
Associated PressHill-Rom Holdings Inc., a medical-equipment company based in Indiana, agreed Tuesday to pay nearly $42 million to settle a
government lawsuit. The government had accused the company of knowingly submitting false claims to Medicare from 1999 to 2007.
MoreFirm tries again with personal health records
September 26, 2011
J.K. WallEven though Google Inc. has given up on the business of electronic personal health records, Fort Wayne-based NoMoreClipboard.com
is launching a new service it thinks will crack open the market.
MoreQ&A
September 26, 2011
J.K. WallDr. Ed Kowlowitz, owner and medical director of the Center for Pain Management in Indianapolis, recently
challenged a regional Medicare reimbursement policy and, surprisingly, won. He spoke with IBJ about the experience,
as well how his three-physician practice is growing even while many physician practices are selling to hospitals.
MoreHealth regulatory leaders ready to flock to city
September 14, 2011
IBJ StaffThe top event for regulatory professionals in the health care industry is headed to Indianapolis next month. The annual conference
of the Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society, or RAPS, is expected to draw thousands of members representing 120 companies
and organizations.
MoreIndiana company quits Missouri Medicaid contract
September 1, 2011
Associated PressIndianapolis-based SynCare has ended its contract to screen Missouri Medicaid recipients after numerous complaints about its
job performance.
MorePrivate firm with Medicaid deal gets state help
August 31, 2011
IBJ Staff and Associated PressOfficials with the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services say they had to hire 13 temporary workers and shift as
many as 20 state workers from their regular jobs after withering consumer complaints against SynCare LLC of Indiana.
MoreMissouri health care advocates decry Indiana contractor
August 30, 2011
IBJ Staff and Associated PressIndianapolis-based SynCare LLC, hired to determine the eligibility of Missouri Medicaid patients for in-home care, has "been
a complete disaster from the beginning," statewide health care advocates charge.
MoreArcadia Resources to delist stock amid cash crunch
August 16, 2011
J.K. WallArcadia Resources Inc.'s share price dwindled to just 5 cents as of late Tuesday morning, following the company's announcement
that it was delisting its stock and had suffered another quarterly loss.
MoreIndiana asks court to lift Planned Parenthood order
August 1, 2011
Associated PressIndiana asked a federal appeals court Monday to lift a judge's order blocking parts of a new abortion law that cuts some
public Planned Parenthood funding, saying the issue should be decided by Medicaid officials and not the courts.
MoreBirth control coverage required in U.S. health plan
July 19, 2011
Health insurers led by WellPoint Inc. would be required to cover birth control pills and devices at no cost to patients under
the recommendation of a top U.S. scientific advisory board.
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MoreNot-for-profits vying with WellPoint may get $3.8B in loans
July 18, 2011
Bloomberg NewsNot-for-profits that compete with insurers such as WellPoint Inc. are eligible for $3.8 billion in U.S. financing under the
health law, and the government expects more than a third of the loans not to be repaid.
MoreCBO: No great savings from health reform
July 18, 2011
J.K. WallDon’t expect the health reform law to tame health care costs. That’s the conclusion of the director of the Congressional
Budget Office, who also suggested some of the simplest ways to moderate costs would be to roll back some of its key provisions.
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SCB Bank's failure is expected to cost the government $33.9 million,dont you mean middle class another bailout our government has no money
Diogenes, the company did not call "pro-life" statements inflammatory. The IBJ article used the words "pro life."
All, the company did, is what it should do which is apologize profusely for offending people with a program that offered statements that support an infamous apartheid proponent, Dr. Verwoerd, suggest that sometimes rape is justified, and quote Biblical text to people, not looking for it.
If this is what you think is "insanity" then more companies need to behave insanely.
I totally disagree with $45mil being given to the state Attorney General's office. That money is a waste. All of the money should go to help the homeowners & the people who were foreclosed on. Why such a big percentage to state govt? They'll get to start another agency staffed with people who have new-found power & don't care about the people they serve. As soon as the program was announced, I knew the states would end up with a huge chunk of the money for themselves that would just be squandered. Or maybe Mitch Daniels will just happen to "find" another big chunk of money that was "posted in the wrong section of the state's books."