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Franciscan, American Health join new ACOs
January 14, 2013
J.K. WallFranciscan St. Francis Health and American Health Network continue to get deeper into the accountable care organization concept
being promoted by the federal Medicare program under the 2010 health reform law.
MoreFiscal cliff deal threatens Indiana co-op health plan
January 7, 2013
J.K. WallLast week’s fiscal cliff bargain in Congress dealt a potentially fatal blow to a new health insurance plan, called Remedy
Indiana, that was set to launch this year.
MoreBig drug deals expected to return in 2013
January 7, 2013
Bloomberg NewsPharmaceutical companies including Pfizer Inc., Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. and Eli Lilly and Co. could be ready to start making
major acquisitions again.
MoreHealth care pricing service comes to Indy
December 17, 2012
J.K. WallChicago-based OkCopay Inc. posts prices offered by Indianapolis health care providers, many of which have agreed to give cash-paying patients a price roughly equivalent to those charged to insured customers. The site also includes pricing information from health care providers that do not give cash-paying patients an additional break.
About 1 in 10 firms plans to drop coverage
December 3, 2012
J.K. WallEven as the rising cost of medical benefits has moderated, 11 percent of Indiana employers with 10 or more workers say they
will terminate their medical coverage within the next five years, according to the latest survey from the benefits consulting
firm Mercer.
MoreAnthem rolling out 401(k)-style medical benefits
December 1, 2012
J.K. WallAnthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Indiana will open a new online exchange to Indiana employers on Jan. 1, where workers
could purchase medical benefits from a group of plans using a fixed sum of money given them by their employers.
MoreMedicaid expansion could cost $54M a year
November 26, 2012
J.K. WallA new set of projections released Monday estimates that expanding Medicaid coverage as called for in President Obama’s 2010 health reform law would cost the state government less than $54 million per year on average over the next decade—far lower than projections issued by the actuarial firm hired by Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels’ administration.
Small biz exposure clouds WellPoint's future
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.
MoreDeal provides peek at Anthem's narrow networks
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.
MoreLow enrollment clouds Healthy Indiana Plan
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.
MoreStudy: Newly insured to be poorer, less educated
October 8, 2012
J.K. WallNew health insurance coverage created by the 2010 health reform law will attract a lower-income, less-educated and more diverse
set of customers than the insurance markets that exist today, according to a new analysis by PricewaterhouseCoopers. And that
could create challenges for doctors and hospitals trying to care for those patients.
MoreSt. Vincent, Community team up, forming colossus
October 6, 2012
J.K. WallThree area hospital groups—St. Vincent Health, Community Health Network and Suburban Health Organization—have
agreed to join forces to manage patients’ health and strike new kinds of contracts with employers and health insurers.
MoreIBJ Health Care Power Breakfast - transcript
October 2, 2012
Indianapolis Business Journal convened a panel of experts at its Health Care & Benefits Power Breakfast on Sept.
28 to talk about industry issues including Medicaid, on-site health clinics and narrow networks. Panelists included Robert
J. Brody, president and CEO of Franciscan St. Francis Health; Michael N. Heaton, partner, Katz Sapper & Miller; Dr. Gregory
N. Larkin, commissioner, Indiana State Department of Health; Vicki F. Perry, president, CEO, Advantage Health Solutions Inc.;
Dr. Ram Yeleti, president, Community Physician Network. The following is the unedited transcript of the discussion.
MoreWill Medicaid expansion actually work?
October 1, 2012
J.K. WallIt would be “absurd” and a “travesty” for Indiana not to expand its Medicaid program, according to
two local hospital officials. And yet other health care leaders do not expect expanded Medicaid coverage to provide nearly
as much help to uninsured Hoosiers as hoped.
MoreBill for Medicaid expansion? $516M a year
September 24, 2012
J.K. WallIf Indiana expands its Medicaid program as called for under President Obama’s health reform law, it likely will hike
state spending on the program an extra 13.5 percent—or $516 million annually—by 2020, according to the latest
projections from Seattle-based actuarial firm Milliman Inc.
MoreWellPoint spends $50M to burnish brand
September 17, 2012
J.K. WallThe Indianapolis-based health insurer expects the purchase of health insurance to look and feel much more like online retailing
than ever before, where brand name, along with price and convenience, win the day.
MorePurdue health care engineering center lands another $10M
September 12, 2012
J.K. WallPurdue University’s Regenstrief Center for Healthcare Engineering will get another $10 million from the Indianapolis-based
Regenstrief Foundation, keeping its research going through 2018.
MoreRival's strong results have WellPoint playing catch-up
August 25, 2012
J.K. WallUnitedHealth has been enjoying healthy profits, growing customer rolls and a rising stock price—things the Indianapolis
insurer has been unable to match. That tough comparison lies behind some of the investor attacks on WellPoint CEO Angela Braly.
MoreGovernors aside, feds building health care exchanges
August 7, 2012
Associated PressThe feds may be gaining on GOP governors who've balked at carrying out a key part of the health care overhaul law. Opponents
of the law say they won't set up new private health insurance exchanges. But increasingly it's looking like Washington
will do it for them.
MoreCautious hospitals trouble Hill-Rom
July 30, 2012
J.K. WallThe investor drubbing sustained by Hill-Rom Holdings Inc. last week stemmed not so much from the new acquisition it announced
as from the gloomy outlook in the North American hospital market.
MoreMulti-employer health clinic to open downtown
July 28, 2012
J.K. WallNoviaCare Clinics LLC will open a multi-employer health clinic in downtown Indianapolis this fall, opening the door for smaller
employers to add the service to their health benefits.
MoreHealth insurers' anti-fraud bid seeks to ease profit-limit rule
July 27, 2012
Bloomberg NewsThe Obama administration Thursday announced a partnership with the industry in which WellPoint Inc., UnitedHealth Group Inc.
and other insurers may try to share more billing data with the government to root out fraud.
MoreSuburban hospitals charm patients
July 23, 2012
J.K. WallA little extra Medicare money will flow to suburban hospitals in the Indianapolis area, based on recent patient satisfaction
scores. But hospitals in the core of Indianapolis—and hospitals that do significant amounts of teaching medical students—may
take a hit.
MoreInsurance company key to Franciscan-American Health partnership
July 21, 2012
J.K. WallHospital system's health insurance unit has IT infrastructure that will allow physicians to participate in Medicare's shared
savings program.
MoreWellPoint using deals to prep for new era in insurance
July 14, 2012
J.K. WallThe buying spree is back on at WellPoint Inc., with a twist. A decade ago, the insurer consolidated Blue Cross and Blue Shield
plans that catered to employers. Today, it is making deals to grow the non-employer part of its business.
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So the Mayor adds another non value added layer to having a vehicle towed? Whereby the City Government RECIEVES AN ILLEGAL KICKBACK FROM A LGOISTICS COMPANY THAT SUBS THE WORK TO LOCAL TOW COMPANIES? What is the service the City performs for receiving the "tribute"? This is RICO!!!!! What a corrupt and unnecessary layer. What a dirtbag Mayor and his cronies.
Owner occupied housing. Clear enough?
So people think I am paranoid. It's from experience in dealing with puds requested by developers who make major donations themselves to representatives, have nice fund raisers for those running for office and hide through pac's. then there are the public relation firms. You will note some pr comments below. You there Clyde Lee? My opinion. Commercial along 421, great. Multifamily housing, terrible idea that will change the town. Senior condos or zero lot line homes west, great. I suggest keeping all entries to commercial areas at 421. All entries to owner occupied on sycamore. Will keep the traffic on sycamore down some. Two other things. You can't trust what will be there in 10 years. Steve builds quality stuff, but areas change over time. Look at the changes at the wall mart center at 86th and 421 over the last 10 years. Look at the apartments and neighborhoods behind St Vincent's. Raintree properties WILL decrease in value if commercial and multifamily goes in near. It has already been happening around the bridges area. The houses that have been sold recently are way below market. Several deals not closed due to the Illinois construction and the whole unsurety of the bridges. It's pretty simple, Zionsville will approve the whole thing because the city council has been groomed over a LONG period of time for this. I might even suggest some are in their position as a result of this.
Esta, do you have a dog in this fight? You seem to really want to knock anyone against this project. No, I didn't move to Indiana for the architecture. I moved here for that red barn in the field. The horses and fields of corn. A place that is NOT overdeveloped. There are plenty of nearby places in Indianapolis that could be REDEVELOPED instead.
RKW - OK, we get it, you're paranoid. The question is, are you paranoid enough? Greg - Yes, Pittman(s) is (are) at it again. They are developers, they build things. It's what they do. So when you go to work tomorrow, Greg, you're at it again too. Cliff - Really? You moved to Indiana for its progressive architecture? That's like moving to England for the cuisine. Zionsvillain - The house you moved to was once a field or woods. I'm willing to bet folks were upset when that ground was plowed under and a house was built. But I guess now that you are in, everything should stop? "My house was OK, but the next one is sprawl." SE Guy - Please don't paint us with such a wide brush. Most reasonable Zionsville residents welcome planned, measured development.