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Health Care Reform
Local providers join Medicare ACO program
July 9, 2012
J.K. WallIndiana University Health, as well as a partnership of Franciscan Alliance and American Health Network, have formed accountable
care organizations that won the blessing of the federal Medicare Shared Savings program.
MoreRUSTHOVEN: A pocket guide to the health care ruling
July 7, 2012
Peter J. Rusthoven / Special to IBJOurs is a government of limited powers.
MoreDoctors, hospitals follow only parts of Regenstrief's IT prescription
July 7, 2012
J.K. WallThe great results Regenstrief Institute has produced over the years in studies at Indianapolis’ Wishard Memorial Hospital
have not held up when conducted in a wider variety of settings.
MoreQ&A
July 2, 2012
J.K. WallThe U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling to uphold the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act cleared a big cloud of uncertainty for employers, but with just 18 months before the most significant provisions of the law kick in, many questions remain. Three benefits consultants from Indianapolis-based Gregory & Appel Insurance—Bob Miller, Mike Miles and Karl Ahlrichs—sat down to discuss what the future looks like for employer health benefits.
High court ruling could leave 290K Hoosiers uncovered
July 1, 2012
J.K. WallA decision by Indiana to leave its Medicaid program unchanged could leave as many as 290,000 Hoosier adults, who would have
been newly eligible for Medicaid coverage, with no good options.
MoreHigh court health care decision good for some, not others
June 29, 2012
Associated PressThe Supreme Court's decision Thursday to uphold President Barack Obama's historic overhaul is expected to boost many
players in the health care industry, but not every corner of the sector will benefit.
MoreHigh court ruling opens Medicaid escape hatch for states
June 28, 2012
J.K. WallWhile upholding President Obama’s health care law, the U.S. Supreme Court may have created a way out for states that
do not want to expand their Medicaid programs. Whether Indiana decides to opt out remains to be seen.
MoreInsurance stocks sink, hospital shares rise after ruling
June 28, 2012
Associated PressStocks of hospital companies rose sharply and insurance companies fell Thursday after the Supreme Court upheld a requirement
that almost all Americans carry health insurance. WellPoint shares were down more than 5 percent.
MoreU.S. health-care overhaul upheld by Supreme Court
June 28, 2012
Bloomberg NewsThe U.S. Supreme Court has upheld the core of President Barack Obama’s health-care overhaul, preserving most of a law
that would expand insurance to millions of people and transform an industry that makes up 18 percent of the nation’s
economy.
MoreElectronic health records bring $135M to Indiana
June 25, 2012
J.K. WallThe federal stimulus program to speed “meaningful use” of electronic medical records is starting to generate significant
cash for Indiana health care providers: More than $135 million has flowed to more than 2,000 Hoosier hospitals and doctors
since January 2011.
MoreCourt ruling would lift cloud of uncertainty
June 18, 2012
J.K. WallThe U.S. Supreme Court did not hand down a ruling in the health care reform case Monday morning. The nine justices meet again
Thursday, but most observers expect the decision to come June 25 or June 28.
MoreEmployers slow to act on health reform
June 11, 2012
J.K. WallEven though employers expect the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down at least some of the 2010 health reform law later this
month, few are actually doing any contingency planning.
MoreWellPoint: Consumers will control health insurance
June 4, 2012
J.K. WallThe future of health insurance is lower profit margins and greater consumer control. WellPoint Inc. just bet $900 million
on it.
MorePrice hikes offset slower health care use
May 29, 2012
J.K. WallNewly available data from private health insurance plans show that price hikes by hospitals, doctors and drug companies have kept employer spending rising recently even as their employees and dependents have moderated their consumption of health care services.
Physician buyouts bruising hospitals
May 26, 2012
J.K. WallAs St. Vincent Health has nearly doubled the number of physicians it employs over the past two years, the losses on those
practices have mounted. And the same thing is happening at all the major Indianapolis hospital systems, as all have spent
the past four years aggressively acquiring physician practices.
MoreOBEIME: Poor, uninsured won't monopolize resources
May 12, 2012
Myth prevents policymakers from attacking real problem of distributing funding.
MoreState's high court to weigh hospital bills
May 7, 2012
J.K. WallThe Indiana Supreme Court this week will consider whether hospital billing practices should be put on trial. The state’s
highest court will hear oral arguments Thursday in a case in which two uninsured patients have sued Indiana University Health
for charging them much higher prices than it would have charged insured patients.
MoreQuest to rein in health care costs gives momentum to on-site clinics
May 5, 2012
J.K. WallHealth care firms have opened a flurry of clinics at Hoosier employers the past two years as businesses increasingly embrace
the concept as a way to restrain employee health costs.
MoreHealth insurers could pay $16.5M in rebates
April 30, 2012
J.K. WallHealth insurance customers in Indiana will get an estimated $16.5 million in rebates this year, but the average amount received
per person will be less than the national average and less than 3 percent of the total cost of coverage.
MoreReport: Rebates from health care law will top $1B
April 26, 2012
Associated PressMore than 3 million health insurance policyholders and thousands of employers will share $1.3 billion in rebates this year,
thanks to health care reforms, a research group said Thursday. Indianapolis-based WellPoint Inc. is expected to return $94
million.
MoreIU doc group becomes Eskenazi Medical
April 23, 2012
J.K. WallA group of 123 doctors, nurse practitioners and physician assistants have formed the Eskenazi Medical Group in order to focus
on maximizing patient care and related bonus payments at Wishard Health Services.
MoreTrend lines look good for WellPoint
April 23, 2012
J.K. WallMore people have jobs and yet the use of health care remains stagnant—which should drive nice profits when WellPoint
Inc. reports first-quarter earnings on Wednesday. The trends even have some wondering if consumer-driven health plans are
finally starting to make a real difference in Americans’ health care spending habits.
MoreIs health care bubble about to burst?
April 16, 2012
J.K. WallCitigroup economist writes that U.S. health care sector "reminds us somewhat ominously of the bubble in housing finance"
because public spending is fueling private profits.
MoreQ&A
April 16, 2012
J.K. WallSam Gibbs is president of eHealth Government Solutions, part of California-based eHealthInsurance Services
Inc. The company, founded in 1997, pioneered the sale of health insurance over the Internet. Gibbs spoke about the options
for public and private health insurance exchanges, including the state-based exchanges mandated by the Patient Protection
and Affordable Care Act.
MoreSt. Vincent nears another 'merger'
April 9, 2012
J.K. WallThe Indianapolis-based hospital system is working with Evansville-based St. Mary's Health System to mesh some of their
corporate operations.
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"And the success of the Indiana GOP to not allow an expansion of Medicaid had nothing to do with Indiana hospitals' financial woes? Fixed that for you; editorial bias rebalanced. Seriously, there are so many things wrong with Obamacare that the only way one can view it as a success is to assume that it was designed to fail our way into a government single payor healthcare system. The system is complex, creates huge regulatory burdens and overhead and yet still does not have adequate means to control escalating health care costs. But then when you elect a 10th grade math drop out with no quantitative reasoning skills to be President of one of the world's most important economies in troubled times, you can't really be surprised by blatant stupidity.
No NIMBYs here to chase off a decent development. We don't need tons of parking and we'd happily play the role of host to a downtown Whole Foods.
Whatever you do, don't change a single thing about Broad Ripple. I want it to look just like it did in the late '70s, with 30% of the north side of Broad Ripple Avenue burned out and plenty of places to park. That's right Broad Ripple, NEVER CHANGE. Let the world pass you by, don't improve your empty, abandoned lots full of weeds. Someday someone will want to film a zombie movie here.
Hollywood could step in and make a movie about the history about this forlorn series. It could be a full celebrity cast of characters. WOW. http://www.advanceindiana.blogspot.com/2013/02/indiana-taxpayers-forced-to-pay-for.html
This shouldn't come as a shock to many. Austin is a great city, and Indy needs to take some notes. Austin invests in decent transit options, has a highly educated workforce, embraces a creative class, and --despite being the state capital-- is not micromanaged by rural and suburban legislators. Want Indy to grow? Invest in the city (i.e. spend money). Raise taxes a bit, and use the money to improve education. And keep the state legislature out of Indy the other 9 months of the year.