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Health Care Reform
WellPoint expects employer biz to stagnate
March 2, 2011
J.K. WallOver the next five years, WellPoint Inc. expects the employer-sponsored insurance business to shrink slightly, forcing it
to shift its focus to government-sponsored plans.
MoreCommunity wins sweepstakes for Johnson partnership
March 2, 2011
J.K. WallCommunity Health Network won a three-way race for a close partnership with Johnson Memorial Hospital, besting Franciscan St.
Francis and Indiana University Health.
MoreFort Wayne firm to open health info to patients
February 16, 2011
J.K. WallWith electronic medical record systems proliferating, there’s information galore about patients. But it’s not
so easy for patients to get at it. Now Fort Wayne-based NoMoreClipboard has been charged to design ways to fix that problem.
MoreMedicaid expansion could tax community health centers
February 12, 2011
J.K. WallThe president of the Indiana Primary Health Care Association wants to double the number of federally qualified community health
centers in Indiana in the next five years.
MoreHealth insurers expect hit from reform rule
February 9, 2011
Associated PressMajor health insurers, including WellPoint, say a provision that requires them to spend a certain percentage of the premiums
they collect on care-related costs will eat into earnings this year.
MoreDaniels leads guvs' health-care revolt
February 9, 2011
J.K. WallBoy does Gov. Mitch Daniels have an ultimatum for President Obama: Wave off the health reform law or else I’ll do nothing
to help while it wreaks havoc on Hoosier citizens.
MoreHealth insurance brokers set for shakeout
February 5, 2011
J.K. WallHealth insurance brokers, who match up employers with health insurance policies, are about to have a brighter light shone
on the commissions they earn from insurers. The likely result: Commissions will fall or flatline and, eventually, fall away
in favor of fee-based business models.
MoreJudge's ruling raises uncertainty for health care execs
February 2, 2011
J.K. WallAfter a federal judge in Florida struck down the entire health reform law, investors shrugged. But the uncertainty for executives
in health care companies increased.
MoreFlorida judge strikes down health care overhaul
January 31, 2011
Associated PressA federal judge ruled Monday that the Obama administration's health care overhaul is unconstitutional, siding with 26
states, including Indiana, that sued to block it.
MoreExecs from WellPoint, peers meet to hone health-law lobby
January 31, 2011
Bloomberg NewsTop executives from WellPoint Inc. and UnitedHealth Group Inc. are meeting almost monthly with their counterparts from Aetna
Inc., Cigna Corp. and Humana Inc. in an informal lobbying alliance aimed at blunting parts of the health-care law, say sources
with knowledge of the sessions.
MoreIndiana Health Information Exchange hires new CEO
January 27, 2011
Scott OlsonHarold Apple takes over for J. Marc Overhage, who will remain with the organization as its chief strategic officer and national
policy adviser. IHIE is one of four operational exchanges in Indiana that allows for the sharing of medical records electronically.
MoreQ&A
January 26, 2011
J.K. WallChris Sears is a health care and employee-benefits attorney at Ice Miller LLP in Indianapolis. He spoke about
how employers are sizing up health insurance reforms that hit in 2014, which would set up government-subsidized insurance
as a new option for workers but also would penalize most employers if they stop sponsoring employee health benefits.
MoreLAMKIN: Health care reform is opportunity to reorganize services
January 15, 2011
Ned LamkinIndiana should take advantage of the opportunity to build a comprehensive exchange.
MoreQ&A: Derek Bang
January 12, 2011
J.K. WallDerek Bang, practice leader of health care advisory services at the Crowe Horwath accounting firm in Indianapolis, spent a
week in March studying health care in the United Kingdom, especially its universal health care program. He was surprised by
the “daily barrage of criticism” he heard about the National Health Service, but also found that the United Kingdom
and United States face very similar issues when it comes to constraining growth in health care costs.
MoreLilly bumped up federal lobbying in third quarter
January 4, 2011
Associated PressThe Indianapolis-based drugmaker spent $2.1 million in the three months that ended Sept. 30, a 5-percent increase from the
same quarter last year and a jump of more than 30 percent from the $1.6 million it spent in this year's second quarter.
MoreWellPoint helps usher in health care reform
December 24, 2010
J.K. WallPresident Obama revived the health care reform bill by seizing on news of sharp premium hikes on individual customers by Indianapolis-based
WellPoint Inc.
MoreClarian, Morgan clear way for merger
December 22, 2010
J.K. WallThe merger of Morgan Hospital & Medical Center into Clarian Health got the go-ahead from all parties in the past week,
opening the way for Morgan to bring on new doctors to its facilities.
MoreWellPoint’s New York rate hike to face scrutiny
December 21, 2010
Bloomberg NewsWellPoint Inc. and other U.S. health insurers will have to provide justification for any increases to customers’ premiums
of more than 10 percent next year, according to federal regulations published Tuesday.
MoreHealth insurance investors unfazed by court ruling
December 15, 2010
J.K. WallThis week’s ruling by a federal judge could force Congress to rework the new health law to avoid a health insurance
market collapse. But the decision had little to no effect on investor sentiment toward WellPoint Inc. and its peers.
MoreClarian Health looks to scoop up White County hospital
December 9, 2010
J.K. WallThe Indianapolis-based hospital system’s board of directors could vote to acquire the 25-bed hospital as early as next
week, but might put off a decision till February.
MoreLaw affects hospitals with doctor-held debt
December 8, 2010
J.K. WallHealth care reform put strict limits on physician-owned hospitals, but it seems the law also restricts hospitals that have
physician-owned debt.
MoreSwing in governors could help WellPoint deal with reform
December 1, 2010
Bloomberg NewsRick Scott of Florida will get another chance next month to derail the law President Obama signed in March when he and 21
other Republican governors-elect are sworn in just as states begin implementing details of the legislation the candidates
campaigned against.
MoreHealth reform tripping up Indiana wellness incentive
November 27, 2010
J.K. WallFederal health reform will trump an Indiana law that allows health insurers to offer steep discounts to employers with healthy
workers and which institute aggressive wellness programs, but experts say other provisions will motivate small firms.
MoreAHLRICHS: Turn health reform into pragmatic answers
November 27, 2010
Health reform entrepreneurship could brand Indiana as productive, healthy place for employers to operate.
MoreSt. Francis-WellPoint deal is a sign of the times
November 27, 2010
J.K. WallSt. Francis, which operates three Indianapolis-area hospitals, and WellPoint, the giant health insurer, announced this month
that they have agreed to jointly form an accountable care organization.
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