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Health Care Costs
Government-run insurance plan draws mixed reviews from employers
June 22, 2009
J.K. WallBusinesses all want to see reform of the health care system, but they diverge on how much the U.S. government's entrance into
the insurance market would help or hurt them.
MoreReport says Indiana health care is over-specialized
June 1, 2009
Hoosiers see too many specialty physicians and are driving up health care costs as they do, according to a recent study by
the Indiana University Center for Health Policy.
MoreClarian and IU Med School hiring 1,500 docs for massive Indiana Clinic; strategy may cut out insurers
May 18, 2009
J.K. WallClarian Health and the Indiana University School of Medicine want to turn 1,500 or more doctors into employees under a new
nonprofit group called the Indiana Clinic.
MorePrices salty and getting saltier at Indiana nursing homes
May 11, 2009
The cost of nursing home care in Indianapolis is rising faster than in the rest of the country, according to an annual survey
of long-term-care costs by Virginia-based Genworth Financial.
MoreReimbursement changes prompt specialists to join hospital payrolls
May 11, 2009
J.K. WallSpecialist physicians, who have traditionally been fiercely independent, are more and more coming on as employees of hospitals.
MoreUniversal health care? Bring it on!
April 20, 2009
With American ingenuity, we can achieve universal health care coverage without the bloated administrative costs found in our
system of private insurance companies.
MoreState insurance program containing health costs
April 6, 2009
Scott OlsonDoug Stratton, executive director of the Indiana Comprehensive Health Insurance Association, slashes costs, pushes disease
control to keep prices as low as possible.
MoreIndiana among first states targeted by expanded program to root out coding, billing problems
April 6, 2009
Erin LewisModern-day bounty hunters are preparing to fan out across Indiana as the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services expands
a program to ferret out fraud and overpayment in the health care system.
MoreWells leaves as Medicaid chief with cost-cutting plan in limbo
March 9, 2009
Dr. Jeff Wells is moving on from the Indiana Medicaid program even as a $40 million cost-savings plan he spearheaded faces
a threat in the Legislature.
MoreCommunity Health touts integrated computer system
February 23, 2009
Community Health Network has spent three years developing a computer interface that allows doctors and nurses to view all
information and records on a patient in one viewing program.
MoreWorkplace smoking policies move backward
February 9, 2009
Bruce HetrickThe bill in question seems like a long shot. It would abdicate government's responsibility for protecting citizens' health
and safety, and place it in the hands of individual business owners.
MoreDocs, health insurers battle at Statehouse
February 2, 2009
Katie MaurerPhysicians and insurance companies have entered their fourth year of haggling over insurance payments, and each side is claiming
to best represent patients.
MoreTime to snuff out public smoking
November 24, 2008
The Indiana General Assembly should pass a bill into law that bans smoking in public places.
MoreHospitals seek mergers to save costs
November 17, 2008
J.K. WallMarion County hospital systems anticipate more mergers, possibly with each other.
MoreNew health plans will cost more later
November 17, 2008
Consumer-driven health plans will lead to greater medical expenses later because people avoid going to the doctor now.
MoreAs workers lose jobs, Shelbyville hospital loses money
November 17, 2008
Because major employers in Shelby County have laid off workers, Major Hospital isn't getting as much income from employer-based
medical insurance plans.
MoreHoosiers need greater access to quality health care
November 10, 2008
Morton MarcusIndiana's economic woes are long standing and may be having an adverse effect on the health of our people,
because Hoosiers can't consistently gain access to excellent health care.
MoreExecutives must stress wellness program benefits consistently
November 10, 2008
Health care benefits that promote wellness should be an ongoing executive suite focus, not simply an annual budget concern.
MoreSt. Francis Hospitals, Anthem disagree over health insurance reimbursements
November 10, 2008
The St. Francis hospital system and Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Indiana are haggling over insurance reimbursement
costs. The original demand of Sisters of St. Francis Health Services Inc. would have increased reimbursement amounts $80 million
over three years, Rick Rhodes, an Anthem regional vice president, wrote in an Oct. 30 letter to employers covered by Anthem.
The increase would mean $12 million more in out-of-pocket costs to Anthem customers. But St. Francis claims its request for
an increase only brings it in line with what other hospitals are getting.
MoreStudy says consumerism cuts costs
November 3, 2008
Consumer-directed health plans really work, at least according to WellPoint Inc., which has made a big push to sell them recently.
MoreHealth network leading charge for electronic patient records
April 28, 2008
J.K. WallFour years after its launch, the Indiana Health Information Exchange is laying the groundwork to take its game outside state
borders. The Indianapolis-based not-for-profit offers a service that provides patient records and test results via computer
to hospitals and doctors around central Indiana. But now, its leaders think they can take their expertise to other cities
and help them develop their own health information exchanges.
MoreState feels pain from health care costs
October 15, 2007
J.K. WallSpending on health care is rising faster in Indiana than it is across the country. Yet the state's job and income growth continue
to lag national norms.
MoreSt. Francis CEO organizing effort to heal state's health care
July 30, 2007
J.K. WallBob Brody, CEO of St. Francis Hospital and Health Centers, is spearheading an emerging group of central Indiana health reformers
who want to start a bottom-up process to develop alternative solutions to the state's--and possibly the nation's--health care
crisis.
MoreHospital charity cases growing as ranks of uninsured swell
April 30, 2007
J.K. WallIn the last three years, Indianapolis hospitals have seen a substantial run-up in the amount of charity care they give to
patients who can't pay. The cost of care is rising, more people are uninsured, and government officials are scrutinizing not-for-profit
hospitals to make sure they give enough charity care to merit their tax-exempt status.
MoreClarian to put prices on its Web site
November 20, 2006
Tom MurphyClarian Health Partners will start posting prices for care on its Web site early next year, a move aimed at advancing the
national movement toward greater transparency in health care costs.
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Good ole' Obamacare. Thanks liberals and those who didn't bother to vote.
Yes. Blame those who were too lazy to go vote Obama out and those who voted him in again. That's my take on it. I know folks won't get it on the left. OK. Start berating me now!
Serioulsy, people are AGINST this project? Most communities would be salivating over a project like this. You'd rather have an empty eye-sore gas station and shacks posing as apartments? This project is exactly what BR needs. BUILD IT MR MAYOR. And yes, I am a BR resident, and have been for 20 years.
As a St. Vincent employee of over 20 years, I am saddened and disheartened by this announcement. Unfortunately, as the healthcare "industry" continues on this political and corporate path, all that St. Vincent Hospital has stood for spiritually for its employees and this community is being sucked dry. I know it truly has no choice. It is not just Obamacare or just competition or just any single thing. This trend started long before I was even born when the government became involved in healthcare and it became an "industry." I grieve for those who will lose their jobs, one of whom may be me, but I also grieve for this hospital which I have served for over 20 years. May God give us and it the grace to withstand the future of healthcare.
Why do people constantly harp on this issue and act ignorant about what a city population measures? A city's population is the city's population. There is no argument or debate about it. If you want to measure the density of a city--measure it. If you want to measure the size of a metropolitan area, then measure the metropolitan population. City boundaries cover different sized areas--and they always have (though the disparity has probably increased since about 1900 or so when more cities began annexing their surrounding communities). For example, San Francisco only covers 49 square miles while Houston cover nearly 600 square miles. No one argues about the population rankings of either city even though they clearly cover extremely different sized areas. Indianapolis is the 13 largest city by population in the U.S. That is a fact. While the population of a metropolitan area may give you a better sense of how large a community is, as noted, even metro areas can vary widely in the size of geographic area they cover--so that is not a perfect comparison either.