Health Care Reform
Gallagher sees more broker mergers coming
January 30, 2012
J.K. WallThe Carmel office of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. just made its sixth acquisition in five years, and it expects looming changes
to tax and health laws to produce even more chances to snap up benefits brokers this year.
MoreWalgreen marks retailers' push into health care
January 23, 2012
J.K. WallHealth care reform is projected to cover 30 million more people with health insurance—and overwhelm the nation’s
doctors. That's why retailers like Walgreen and Wal-Mart are moving into the space in a big way.
MoreHETRICK: Here's a little ditty 'bout health insurance reform
January 21, 2012
Bruce HetrickJust before Christmas, I received a nasty-gram in the mail from a firm called ORS.
MoreRating 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WallAs it is in the rest of the country, the 2010 health reform in Indiana continues to be unpopular, unlikely to be repealed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.
MoreIndependent doctors fear loss of referrals
December 17, 2011
J.K. WallIndependent health care facilities, like Body One Physical Therapy, are seeing referrals from physicians beginning to slacken
as more and more doctors become employees of hospitals. The hospitals request that doctors send patients to their in-house
physical therapy practices.
MoreBrokers' hopes dashed by feds
December 5, 2011
J.K. WallThe Obama administration on Friday let stand an earlier rule that said brokers’ fees will have to count toward a 15-percent
to 20-percent cap on administrative expenses placed on insurance plans by the 2010 health overhaul.
MoreStates suing over health care law collect funding
November 29, 2011
Associated PressFederal officials announced Tuesday they are awarding more money to help states carry out President Barack Obama's health
care overhaul. Seven states that are suing to overturn the landmark law are also on the list for funding.
MoreBrokers get hope on commissions
November 28, 2011
J.K. WallThe National Association of Insurance Commissioners passed a resolution Nov. 22 that urges Congress and the Obama administration
to exclude benefits brokers’ commissions from the new requirement that insurers spend only 15 percent to 20 percent
of the premiums they collect on administration and profits.
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.
MoreFew employers say they'll drop health coverage
November 21, 2011
J.K. WallFew employers in Indiana say they’re likely to drop health benefits after state insurance exchanges are formed in 2014,
according to a new survey by the health benefits firm Mercer.
MoreKaiser: Lack of competition endemic
October 31, 2011
J.K. WallIn a new study, Indiana ranked as the 19th least-competitive state for individual health insurance and the 27th least-competitive
for small-employer health insurance.
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.
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.
MoreHospitals scrambling to buy nursing homes
October 22, 2011
J.K. WallThe hospitals owned by Boone and Hamilton counties are following the lead of Indianapolis-based Wishard Health Services and
its parent organization by acquiring far-flung nursing homes, hoping the strategy proves as lucrative.
MoreBest and worst of times for new docs
October 10, 2011
J.K. WallMedical residents are getting more job offers than before, yet greater numbers of them say if they had it to do over again,
they would not go to medical school.
MoreIU Health, Howard Regional call off merger talks
October 4, 2011
J.K. WallThe integration of the two not-for-profit hospital systems, approved by Howard Regional's board in late May, is now dead,
the two hospitals announced Monday.
MorePrivate exchange could boost WellPoint profits
October 3, 2011
J.K. WallWellPoint Inc.'s participation in buying a majority stake of the private health insurance exchange operator Bloom Health could
help it get back to its roots as a health insurer—and make a bit more money in the process.
MorePANEL: Reforms to rapidly reshape health care
October 1, 2011
Reform-induced changes dominate health care panel of health care experts convened by Indianapolis Business Journal.
MoreAccountable care 'savior' of doc groups
September 26, 2011
J.K. Wall
Indianapolis’ largest independent physician group, American Health Network, doesn’t want to sell to a hospital,
but its CEO hopes it can hold on until accountable care kicks in.
Firm 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.
MoreWellPoint buying private health insurance exchange
September 20, 2011
Bloomberg NewsThe deal helps WellPoint compete for employers with the U.S. state-run marketplaces set to open in 2014 under President Obama’s
health-care overhaul.
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