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 19, 2012
J.K. WallBloomington-based Cook Medical won approval for the first drug-coated stent for clogged leg arteries in the United States,
which accounts for 40 percent of the soon-to-be $3 billion market.
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November 19, 2012
IBJ StaffEli Lilly and Co. said Monday it plans to give $12.4 million to the United Way, the largest single charitable donation in
the company’s history.
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November 18, 2012
Associated PressIndiana lawmakers can add confusion over the federal health insurance law to their already overflowing plate when they return
for their 2013 legislative session in January.
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November 16, 2012
Bloomberg NewsStates received an extra month from the Obama administration to decide whether to build online marketplaces for medical insurance
after Republican governors pressed their resistance to the president’s health-care law.
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November 16, 2012
Diagnotes LLC's On Call software, which delivers patient medical records to smartphones of an on-call doctor, won the inaugural
Hoosier Healthcare Innovation Challenge.
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November 15, 2012
Associated PressIndiana Gov.-elect Mike Pence closed the door on a state-run health insurance exchange Thursday, arguing that the estimated
$50 million cost of the state program was not worth the limited autonomy granted in return.
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November 15, 2012
Associated PressEli Lilly and Co. and two other major drugmakers say they are collaborating in a global project aimed at getting patient tests
of experimental drugs up and running more quickly and efficiently.
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November 14, 2012
Associated PressIndiana Gov.-elect Mike Pence has ruled out building a state-run health insurance exchange but appears to be leaving open
the option of running a joint venture with the federal government as a critical decision deadline draws near.
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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 12, 2012
J.K. WallLabDoor, which soon will launch an iPhone app that assigns A-F grades to over-the-counter vitamins and medicines, moved last
month from Indianapolis to San Francisco, where it received $100,000 in startup financing.
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November 12, 2012
Associated PressHealth officials developing a statewide trauma system say Indiana needs more trauma centers.
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November 12, 2012
Scott OlsonIndianapolis-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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November 10, 2012
Chris O'MalleyIf 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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November 9, 2012
Associated PressThe 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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November 8, 2012
Associated PressHealth 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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November 7, 2012
Bloomberg NewsWellPoint 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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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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November 5, 2012
J.K. WallCommunity 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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November 3, 2012
J.K. WallBioCrossroads CEO David Johnson sees little conflict as he balances all three in promoting and investing in Indiana life sciences
firms
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November 3, 2012
Scott OlsonPete Kissinger hopes Phlebotics will follow in the footsteps of another of his creations, Bioanalytical Systems Inc.
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November 3, 2012
J.K. WallMany 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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November 1, 2012
J.K. WallAbout 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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October 30, 2012
J.K. WallThe 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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October 30, 2012
Associated PressThe 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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Saw the Indy Men's Chorus "Music of Gilbert & Sullivan" at the Indiana Historical Society on Sunday evening.
Temporary workers are not "tools" they are people and companies that keep large amounts of temp staff are cheating.
I miss having them around. I hope one of their stores is in the general Meridian/86th Street area. I will make good use of it.
The Fringe! Plus, the simple fact that there are so many local faves in such close proximity to each other.
I remenber, watching the toll road, being built, through South Bend, when I was 10 years old. I believe, back then that it was estimated, that the toll road, would be paid for in 20 years and then it would be free. I am now 71, what happened? Since the power is in the people, by that, I mean that, we the people are in total control of everything. I, suggest that no one ever use the toll road again, let it go broke. We the people can control the price of everything, from groceries to gas, if we would just do it. If we don't pay the asking price, the sellers will lower the price and if we wait awhile, they will lower the price to what we accept as reasonable. I would like to know why a highway like interstate 94, is so well maintained, a much better highway, than the toll road, but has no tolls. I would also like to know why, a sitting governor, with a term limit, maximum of eight years, can lease, public property, for 75 years. Even though I have transponders in both of my trucks and will not be affected by the increase, I have been and will contine to avoid using the toll road. I make many trips from northern Indiana to Chicago, every year, and I prefer the better highway, I94!