Health Care & Insurance

Health officials: Indiana needs more trauma centers

November 12, 2012
Associated Press
Health officials developing a statewide trauma system say Indiana needs more trauma centers.
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Local scientific software firm plans to add 63 jobs

November 12, 2012
Scott Olson
Indianapolis-based Indigo Biosystems Inc., a scientific software provider, announced Monday morning that it plans to add 63 jobs by 2015 as part of a $1.4 million expansion.
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Hoosier colleges discover patents aren't just for faculty anymoreRestricted Content

November 10, 2012
Chris O'Malley
Universities that once focused on faculty inventions now are encouraging students to pursue patents. Last year, 355 Purdue University students filed a patent, a 62-percent jump from 218 student-filed patents the previous year.
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Life sciences finance pro heading to startupRestricted Content

November 10, 2012
Chris O'Malley
If a biotech startup were akin to a rock band, Kristin Sherman might be the keyboardist. She’s not front-and-center on the stage, but the ballad wouldn’t be as dynamic without her pounding the chords.
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Indiana's top state budget official finds new job

November 9, 2012
Associated Press
The top state budget official under Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels has decided to move into an executive position with Indiana University Health when the governor's term ends in January.
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Health insurance stocks flop after Obama wins second term

November 8, 2012
Associated Press
Health insurance stocks sank deeper than the broader market Wednesday after President Barack Obama's re-election helped clarify the future of his health care overhaul, a sweeping law that some investors fear will pinch profits.
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WellPoint shares droop despite profitable quarter

November 7, 2012
Bloomberg News
WellPoint Inc.'s third-quarter earnings trumped Wall Street expectations, but the health insurer's stock tumbled Wednesday after President Barack Obama won re-election, a victory that could help cement the future of his health care overhaul.
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Deal provides peek at Anthem's narrow networks

November 5, 2012
J.K. Wall
A 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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Community to commercialize innovations

November 5, 2012
J.K. Wall
Community Health Network thinks it can help patients, engage doctors and maybe even make some money by trying to turn ideas within its organization into commercial products, service and companies.
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Life sciences leader juggles faith, science and businessRestricted Content

November 3, 2012
J.K. Wall
BioCrossroads CEO David Johnson sees little conflict as he balances all three in promoting and investing in Indiana life sciences firms
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Low enrollment clouds Healthy Indiana PlanRestricted Content

November 3, 2012
J.K. Wall
Many Indiana Republicans want to use the Healthy Indiana Plan to expand Medicaid coverage in Indiana to more low-income adults. But the program—which offers health insurance based on health savings accounts to uninsured adults—has managed to attract just one-third of the Hoosiers it was designed for and has cost about twice as much per enrollee as predicted.
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Lilly to spend $140M on new insulin cartridge plant

November 1, 2012
J.K. Wall
About 100 workers will staff the new plant, which will be constructed by spring 2014 and ready for operations in 2015. But only “some” of that number will be new hires.
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Lilly plans expansion of local insulin plant

October 30, 2012
J.K. Wall
The Indianapolis-based drugmaker plans to expand its local insulin plants to make insulin cartridges to meet what it describes as growing demand in the United States.
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Lilly's Cialis receives European approval for new use

October 30, 2012
Associated Press
The European Union has approved Eli Lilly and Co.'s erectile dysfunction drug Cialis to treat symptoms tied to an enlarged prostate.
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Colts QB Luck, Riley Hospital reach multiyear promotional deal

October 30, 2012
Anthony Schoettle
Indianapolis Colts rookie quarterback Andrew Luck on Tuesday will announce his first local sponsorship deal, a four-year pact with Riley Hospital for Children at Indiana University Health.
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CNO Financial earnings fall on recapitalization charge

October 29, 2012
 IBJ Staff
Carmel-based CNO Financial Group on Monday reported a third-quarter loss of $5 million compared to a $179.5 million profit in the third quarter of 2011.
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Lilly's insulin dip concerns analysts

October 29, 2012
J.K. Wall
Eli Lilly and Co. suffered a tough week on the stock market, in part because of a disturbing bit of news buried in its third-quarter earnings report: Lilly’s insulin sales are down.
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Outlook gloomy for device investments

October 29, 2012
J.K. Wall
The amount of venture capital invested in medical-device and equipment companies nationally has declined each quarter this year, reaching levels not seen since 2004, according to data released Oct. 19 by the National Venture Capital Association and PricewaterhouseCoopers.
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Judge approves $90 million for Anthem plaintiffs

October 29, 2012
Kathleen McLaughlin
The 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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Zimmer trims full-year forecast after quarterly profit falls

October 25, 2012
J.K. Wall
The Warsaw-based maker of orthopedic implants beat analysts’ estimates with its third-quarter earnings, but lowered its full-year forecast.
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Lilly misses analyst estimates, lowers profit forecast

October 24, 2012
J.K. Wall
Third-quarter earnings at Eli Lilly and Co. fell short of analysts' expectations, and the Indianapolis-based drugmaker reduced its profit forecast by 4 cents per share for the remainder of the year.
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Amerigroup shareholders approve $4.9B sale to WellPoint

October 24, 2012
J.K. Wall
Shareholders of Amerigroup Corp. overwhelming approved the Virginia company’s sale for $4.9 billion to Indianapolis-based health insurer WellPoint Inc. in a vote on Tuesday. The vote clears the way for the acquisition to close before the end of the year.
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Lilly CEO calls for life sciences research institute

October 23, 2012
J.K. Wall
Eli Lilly CEO John Lechleiter on Tuesday called for creation of a "world-class" research institute in Indianapolis to bring together scientists from universities and corporations to develop new medical therapies and companies.
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Roche continues to restructure diabetes unit

October 22, 2012
J.K. Wall
Roche officials said last week that price competition and lower reimbursement rates are forcing it to make an unspecified number of cuts in its U.S. sales force and at its research and development hubs in Indianapolis and Germany.
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Lilly continues string of positive trials

October 22, 2012
J.K. Wall
Eli Lilly and Co. is continuing a string of positive yet incomplete clinical trial results, giving it a boost among investors.
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