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Study: Medicaid better than nothing
July 11, 2011
J.K. WallHealth care reform will add roughly 500,000 Hoosiers to the Medicaid program and, in spite of great criticism of that expansion,
a new study suggests Medicaid coverage does help consumers get more care, have fewer unpaid bills and feel better.
MoreEmployers face messy decision to drop health insurance
July 9, 2011
J.K. WallCompanies that drop insurance coverage could, without spending any more money than they are now, give workers an 11-percent
raise or else help them save as much as $2,000 per year buying health coverage in one of the exchanges, IBJ calculations
show.
MoreSTUMPP: Docs' loss of independence driving up health care costs
July 9, 2011
Don Stumpp / Special to IBJThe fact is that hospitals are paid three to four times for physician ancillary services.
MoreTroubled economy fueling hospital deals
June 20, 2011
J.K. WallBattered by stagnant population growth and blue-collar job loss, Howard Regional Health is merging with Indiana University
Health—a deal that reflects the challenges faced by hospitals in Indiana’s outlying cities.
MoreSurvey: Hospitals still rewarding docs for volume
June 20, 2011
J.K. WallThe latest physician recruitment survey from Texas-based Merritt Hawkins shows three-quarters of all physician searches include
a performance bonus for the doctor. Fewer than 10 percent of those bonuses are tied to something other than volume of procedures.
MoreState gets week to respond in Planned Parenthood case
June 17, 2011
Associated PressA federal judge on Friday gave the state of Indiana a week to respond to the Obama administration's decision siding with
Planned Parenthood of Indiana in an attempt to block the state's new abortion funding law.
MoreWellPoint pays big to tap fast-growing Medicare market
June 13, 2011
J.K. WallAnalysts raised their eyebrows at the $800 million reportedly paid by WellPoint Inc. to acquire a West Coast Medicare plan,
but with the commercial health insurance business stagnating, Medicare is vital to WellPoint’s future growth.
MoreWellPoint paying almost $800M for CareMore
June 8, 2011
Bloomberg NewsIndianapolis-based WellPoint Inc. agreed to acquire CareMore Health Group to expand Medicare coverage in California, Arizona
and Nevada. The insurer paid almost $800 million, according to people familiar with the deal.
MoreGovernment cutting rates for hard-to-insure patients
May 31, 2011
Associated PressSo far, about 18,000 people have signed up for the Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan, well short of government projections
that some 375,000 people would gain coverage in 2010. Rates in Indiana will fall 26 percent.
MorePlanned Parenthood says donors alone can't sustain clinics
May 26, 2011
Kathleen McLaughlinDonors from far and wide are sending money to Planned Parenthood of Indiana, but the organization doesn’t expect the
giving to last.
MoreFeds review Indiana law targeting Planned Parenthood
May 23, 2011
Associated PressFederal officials said Monday they're taking a hard look at a new Indiana law that withholds some public funding for Planned
Parenthood of Indiana, a development that could cost the state some of its Medicaid funding.
MoreGrowth in drug spending to slow as generics rise
May 18, 2011
Bloomberg NewsThe annual growth rate in spending on drugs may be cut in half over the next five years as people opt for less expensive generic
medicines over brand-name treatments, a health-care research group said Wednesday, highlighting the challenge pharmaceutical
firms like Eli Lilly and Co. are facing.
MoreReform could create more 'boutique' doctors
May 14, 2011
J.K. WallHealth reform could accelerate trend toward two tiers of care, with concierge services like Dr. Matt Priddy offers at the
top and long waits and minimal attention at the bottom.
MoreFee could feed $100M to hospitals
May 2, 2011
J.K. WallIndiana hospitals could pull in more than $100 million a year from the federal government under a new assessment fee included
in the state’s 2011 budget bill.
MoreIndiana poised to cut Planned Parenthood funding
April 27, 2011
Associated PressThe Indiana House voted 66-32 Wednesday to approve a bill cutting the $3 million in federal money the state distributes to
the organization for family planning and health programs. The Senate approved the measure earlier this month.
MoreParties near deal for hospital tax
April 11, 2011
J.K. WallOfficials from Indiana Medicaid and a hospital trade group are trying to craft a deal that would create a tax on hospitals
that would help attract more federal funds for hospitals—thereby offsetting looming cuts in state payments.
MoreRATHKE: My saga of staying up to date on health care reform
March 19, 2011
Tracey RathkeHuman resources used to be about payroll and benefits. Now it's also about watching Congress.
MoreHospital systems adopt Starbucks-style service
March 19, 2011
J.K. WallIndiana University Health is the latest system to drill employees ranging from clerks to physicians in how to treat patients.
MoreIndiana Medicaid mental health list worries advocates
March 14, 2011
Associated PressThe state budget bill moving through the Indiana General Assembly would save about $7 million each year by creating a list
of preferred mental health drugs and trying to win larger rebates from manufacturers.
MoreReform, revenue behind Franciscan expansion
February 16, 2011
J.K. WallChanges unleashed by health reform are pushing Franciscan St. Francis Health’s expansion into Hamilton County—in
addition to the obvious pull of the area’s well-heeled population.
MoreMedicaid expansion could tax community health centers
February 12, 2011
J.K. WallThe president of the Indiana Primary Health Care Association wants to double the number of federally qualified community health
centers in Indiana in the next five years.
MoreJudge's ruling raises uncertainty for health care execs
February 2, 2011
J.K. WallAfter a federal judge in Florida struck down the entire health reform law, investors shrugged. But the uncertainty for executives
in health care companies increased.
MoreFlorida judge strikes down health care overhaul
January 31, 2011
Associated PressA federal judge ruled Monday that the Obama administration's health care overhaul is unconstitutional, siding with 26
states, including Indiana, that sued to block it.
MoreDaniels' budget proposal wouldn't cut hearing aids
January 19, 2011
Associated PressState budget director Adam Horst said he misspoke when he told the State Budget Committee last week that Daniels&' proposal
would eliminate Medicaid coverage for hearing aids.
MoreQ&A: Derek Bang
January 12, 2011
J.K. WallDerek Bang, practice leader of health care advisory services at the Crowe Horwath accounting firm in Indianapolis, spent a
week in March studying health care in the United Kingdom, especially its universal health care program. He was surprised by
the “daily barrage of criticism” he heard about the National Health Service, but also found that the United Kingdom
and United States face very similar issues when it comes to constraining growth in health care costs.
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Can IBJ please stop referring to this property as "Kessler Mansion"? What a ridiculous title for the biggest, bloated, blight in our city. It's not a mansion. At best, it's an ideal site to shoot low-budget porn. Ahhh! Another business use!
Its stories like these that prove that a Ball State diploma is worth less than the paper that its printed on. A real institution of higher learning would have taken care of this long ago. No way should this crap be taught in a SCIENCE class.
It is such a shame that King Ballard has made Indianapolis into Chicago south with all of the rampant corruption.
How many of these 1,259 bills were actually heard and voted on on the floor vs how many were shot down in committee?
When a an arrogant young guy with essentially no experience and no qualifications for the job, was dropped into an Administrator position out of nowhere by his "mentor" in the Mayor's office things seemed fishy. Sometimes things are what they seem.