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Health Care Reform
Supreme skepticism boosts WellPoint stock
April 2, 2012
J.K. WallWall Street's favorable reaction came not only because harsh questioning by the U.S. Supreme Court’s conservative
justices put in doubt the health reform law’s mandate that all Americans buy health insurance, but also because the
justices raised the possibility that they would strike down requirements that insurers accept all customers, regardless of
health.
MoreSupreme Court can't stop 'reform'
March 26, 2012
J.K. WallLeaping costs, aging populace and cash-strapped consumers will drive reform in health care industries even if court strikes
down law.
MoreInsurers speed health care overhaul preparations
March 22, 2012
Associated PressThe nation's big insurers are spending millions to carry out President Barack Obama's health care overhaul even though
there's a chance the wide-reaching law won't survive Supreme Court scrutiny.
MoreBURTON: Accountability care organizations need good data
March 17, 2012
Michelle Burton / Special to IBJConcept is likely ahead of technical ability to make it work.
MoreHospitals push preemptive care with special programs
March 17, 2012
J.K. WallHospitals around Indianapolis and the nation are expanding programs to help people before they become patients. They are trying
to teach cooking as well as treat cancer, to do social work as well as do surgery.
MoreCOLVIN: Get ready for a perfect storm in Worker's Compensation
March 17, 2012
Ryan Colvin / Special to IBJRates are set to rise as insurers increasingly note the link between older workers' health and productivity.
MoreFranciscan pulls back Greenwood plans
March 5, 2012
J.K. WallFranciscan St. Francis Health said its plans to build an emergency room and physician office building in Greenwood are on
hold due to uncertainty over the effects of health care reform.
MoreAnthem seeking state rule change allowing doctors to practice online
March 3, 2012
J.K. WallAnthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield has renewed its push to bring online care to the Indiana market, including video. It has
asked the state’s Medical Licensing Board to relax a 2003 rule that stands in its way.
MoreStudy: Indy hospitals charge 'excess' prices
February 27, 2012
J.K. WallThe Big 3 automakers spent 35 percent more in the Indianapolis area to provide health care for workers and non-elderly retirees
than they did in other auto-heavy cities—and two-thirds of that difference can be blamed on “excess prices”
by Indianapolis hospitals.
MoreGallagher 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.
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These quaint,obsessed musings by the stalkers are certainly entertaining, but I'm trying to figure out what, if anything, all the yelping below has to do with Zak Brown.
It's evident that Moffett was pushing the right buttons and corporate America is now trying to squash him. He just wanted to withdraw the free pilot services provided to the company by the pilots to try and put some pressure on a company that has not been interested in negotiating a contract in over 5 years. The company does not provide a contract because not having one has saved them a bundle of money. Shame on any Republic pilots not standing behind their union leader just because things are getting tough, can you not see such strategic moves by the company as putting the last union president in a corporate position and into THEIR pocket. Do you really believe the last union president is so appalled at the attempts by Moffett, do you not remember his oppositions to the company? We stood behind him. It has been proven over and over again for thousands of years without fail, a man cannot serve two masters. Anyone that believes people vote contrary to their paycheck and livelihood deserve to be taken advantage of, the recent statements by the former union president are laughable as he denounces the current union president from his new corporate position. Have you ever seen a drafted sports player score points for his previous team, it cannot be done, he is not on the pilots side anymore, he gets his money a different way now than you and I do, and he should not be allowed to remain on the seniority list. A drafted player brings strength, credibility, tactical knowledge, and a strategic advantage to his NEW team, he would not be drafted or paid were it otherwise. We are all forced to choose only one side to play for and support, not doing so has many references in life such as insider trading and shaving points, all illegal for good reason. This basic fact is why corporate moguls, scientist, and engineers all sign non-discloser agreements and non-compete clauses, as protection in case they are lured into switching sides as our former union president has done. No NFL coach ever drafted a player so that both teams could benefit and better understand each other, they are recruited to win the game against that former team, period. Likewise the company does not recruit the former union president by accident or mutual understanding, its strategy. Don't confuse playing the game with good sportsman-like conduct in support of common business and prosperity goals, with the requirement to only play for one side. Good men we all love and favor fall subject to this manipulation, often without their knowledge, and it is not a betrayal of their friendship to oppose them when they switch sides. If we did not love and trust them, they would not have been chosen and lured to the other side in the first place. The deception by the drafted player is not made at a conscious level, it's just human nature and it's all about money and power which corrupts our ability to be objective and loyal to two masters. This is why our court system created the defense attorney, and why our military created counter intelligence. Its strategy and its propaganda, and it works, and that's why the "powers to be" manipulate the chess pieces by sometimes changing their colors. Some players know they are being manipulated when their color is changed, but it brings them more money and power so they do not care. The rest have good intentions but do not even realize they are being manipulated. This tactic is also known by another name, Divide and Conquer. In battle sending an imperfect message with an imperfect team is obviously not ideal, but it's still being sent by YOUR team, your union leader, a leader that has common goals and common rewards with you, they are the best, because we have elected them to do a job for us. If you are not backing Moffett but believing the spin by those that have recently switched sides, you are taking food out of your own mouth. Showing unity and backing an imperfect situation still results in taking just as much ground, it's about unity and bargaining power. It's not necessary to wait around for that perfect attack because it will never come, the company will spin and attempt to destroy anyone that gets in their way. Ultimately it's not about any specific attack anyway, ASAP or whatever it makes no difference, it is and always has been only about power. If this company cared about safety it would not build pairings with 8 hour overnights, come on, are you that naive? Besides, do you really think Hoffa cares, no, he got a call from corporate America and was squeezed into denouncing Moffett. If he didn't they would spin the safety card against him and the Teamsters National with implication for truckers, future contracts, insurance rates etc...saying something like the Teamsters use safety as a bargaining chip, blah blah blah... Do you really think any pilot is going to do something unsafe for the contract, absolutely not, the only ones threatening safety here is the company with reduced rest, fatigue, and poverty. Do you not find it odd that Hoffa and the Teamsters are opposing a Teamster president publicly? Would the Teamsters National not normally support and work with one of their own? Why did they not sit down and help him strategize, correct any mistakes, and charge ahead? Would the Teamsters National not normally support and leverage a contract for all those pilots that have been paying Teamster dues, isn't that why we have all been paying Teamster dues in the first place? I sure haven't been paying dues so that the Teamsters National could come along and write this kind of an article undercutting our union leader and our unity. Whose side is the Teamsters National really on, it's obviously not the Republic pilots side.
No matter what Moffatt does the company is going to spin it like he is the terrorist and brainwash people like you into believing it, wake up, back your players that are trying to change things for you and your livelihood. Where has Hoffa been for the last 6 years, except collecting our dues. Seriously, do you really think an FO going for upgrade, signed off by a checkairman ready for the upgrade, who then fails, is not even capable of returning as a First Officer.
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