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Health Care Reform
St. 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.
MoreStudy: Indianapolis high-priced hospital market
November 24, 2010
J.K. WallIndianapolis-area hospitals have negotiated reimbursement rates with private health insurers that are two and three times
higher than those paid by the federal Medicare program, suggesting the hospitals have the upper hand over insurers, according
to a new study.
MoreQ&A
November 17, 2010
J.K. WallLes Zwirn, executive director of Better Healthcare for Indiana, talked about his group’s progress on
promoting community collaborations to improve health and reduce the cost of care in cities around Indiana. BHI is hosting
its third health care summit of Indiana community leaders today at Second Presbyterian Church in Indianapolis.
MoreNurse practitioners get some autonomy
November 10, 2010
J.K. WallCould nurse practitioners get a promotion in the medical field? At least one health insurer is treating them like doctors
now.
MoreIndiana health exchange may take page from Utah playbook
November 6, 2010
J.K. WallIn Utah, employers can give each of their workers a specific amount of money to apply toward health insurance. The worker
then can use that money to choose from the 66 plans in the health insurance exchange.
MoreQ&A: Jim Hamilton
November 3, 2010
J.K. WallJim Hamilton, an employee-benefits lawyer at Bose McKinney & Evans in Indianapolis, discussed the likelihood
of a Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives changing or even outright repealing the health care reform law, formally
known as the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
MoreNew estimate drops health plan's cost to Indiana
October 26, 2010
Associated PressA new estimate has lowered the expected cost of the federal health care overhaul to Indiana's state government to perhaps
$2.6 billion over the next decade.
MoreWellPoint, other insurers' stock buybacks concern investors
October 12, 2010
Bloomberg NewsIndianapolis-based WellPoint Inc. and competing U.S. health insurers approved $10 billion in stock repurchases in the past
year, a concern to investors who say buybacks failed to increase share prices and who want more spent on dividends.
MoreHealth care reform boosts business for consultants
October 9, 2010
J.K. WallJohn Gause has grown the size of his benefits brokerage and consulting firm by more than half this year for one big reason:
health care reform. He needs more hands on deck because his clients--employers--are facing a raft of new regulations with
which they must comply.
MoreConsultants: Pharma industry facing huge changes
October 6, 2010
J.K. Wall
To date, most analysts say health reform turned out pretty well for
the pharmaceutical industry. But a detailed analysis by Deloitte Consulting says the indirect effects of reform will deliver
a gut punch to the industry that will lead to full-scale transformation akin to what the telecommunications world has seen
over the past three decades.
Insurers cautious on accountable care
October 6, 2010
J.K. WallHealth insurers, including locally based WellPoint Inc. and Advantage Health Solutions, have been looking to work with health
care providers to form accountable-care organizations. But they also worry that the accountable-care concept will become nothing
more than a negotiating tactic by hospitals and doctors.
MoreHealth reform forces providers, insurers to lay aside rivalries
October 2, 2010
Scott OlsonIn this new age of health care, ushered in by President Obama’s signing in March of a sweeping health care reform law,
health care players are encouraged to remove the gloves if they want to reap the benefits of reform.
MoreReform will boost health care costs, Indianapolis panel predicts
October 2, 2010
Rising costs aren't the only impact of reform, say panelists taking part in a Power Breakfast sponsored
by Indianapolis Business Journal.
Drugmakers’ ‘doughnut hole’ deal to shave sales
October 1, 2010
Bloomberg NewsDrugmakers including Pfizer Inc., AstraZeneca, Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. and Eli Lilly and Co. may provide more than $2 billion
in drug discounts to senior citizens next year under a deal pharmaceutical companies made with the White House.
MoreRules mostly falling WellPoint's way
September 29, 2010
J.K. WallHealth insurers won fairly broad leeway under key rules suggested by state insurance commissioners that will govern what kinds
of expenses count toward meeting a new federal threshold to spend at least 80 percent of premiums dollars on medical care.
MoreVoCare raises $2.2 million for telehealth device
September 13, 2010
J.K. WallThe local startup expects to raise another $1.3 million this year and launch pilots of a new mobile device connecting patients
with doctors.
MoreOn-site health care clinics moving beyond traditional settings
September 11, 2010
J.K. WallHealth clinics based in employers' offices are showing signs of breaking out of their niche among blue collar and government
employers—factories, warehouses and school corporations—and could pop up in Class A office buildings filled with
white collar workers.
MoreBarron's: Brighter days ahead for WellPoint
September 8, 2010
J.K. WallIt’s been a tough year for major health insurers, but Barron’s magazine predicts a big comeback for Indianapolis-based
WellPoint Inc. and its rival UnitedHealth Group.
MoreAfter health reform, Lilly looking for more
September 1, 2010
J.K. WallThe health reform debate may have ended in Congress, but Eli Lilly and Co. remains active, sponsoring a talk about the positives
of the
bill—and calling for further government efforts to help pharmaceutical research and development.
MoreSome states suing feds also claim health subsidies
August 31, 2010
Associated PressAn administration official said Tuesday that seven states, including Indiana, suing the federal government are among 16 already
approved for subsidies to help with the health care costs of early retirees.
MoreiSalus sees business boom as docs chase stimulus cash
August 28, 2010
J.K. WallThe company is seeing a rush of new sales for its Web-based electronic medical record system from doctors, who all stand to
receive bonus payments from the federal stimulus act for computerizing their patient records.
MoreHealth costs surge despite weak inflation
August 25, 2010
J.K. WallBen Bernanke may be worried about deflation in the economy, but there’s certainly no chance of it in health care and
insurance. Employers’ health plan premiums surged another 8 percent this year, according to results from a massive survey
by Indianapolis-based United Benefit Advisors.
MoreExpanding hospitals target Bloomington
August 18, 2010
J.K. WallMonroe Hospital in Bloomington is the latest target in the statewide buildup by hospital systems. St. Vincent Health, St.
Francis and at least one other system have all had talks in the past month with Monroe.
MoreQ&A
August 18, 2010
J.K. WallDr. Kevin Macadaeg, vice president of the Indiana Spine Group, talked about his physician
group's decision to build a 60,000-square-foot medical office and "bioskills" lab in Carmel next year, as well
as the group's commitment to grow independently in the face of pressures from hospital acquisitions and health reform.
MoreWellPoint, other health insurers race to join accountable care groups
August 14, 2010
J.K. WallThe health care industry is responding to reforms that will pay doctors bonuses if they provide high-quality care and save
Medicare money.
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Irvington is up and coming much like Fountain Square. We would love to have something like this in our neighborhood!
Why do we care who has submitted proposals if we can't review the proposals? It's publicly owned land, but the public has zero say in what gets chosen to be built there. Yep, that sounds about right.
Perhaps May 21 is "Evangelical Day" over at the IBJ?
I don't know what's more depressing: that this passes for a defensible elective in a publicly funded SCIENCE class, or that more than half of the posters here are defending this charlatan. Intelligent design is creationism. Creationism is religion. Yes, we have freedom of religion, which deserves to be protected. Now someone kindly show Professor Hedin his freedom by escorting him over to the Religion department at BSU. Carry on.
I hope people realize that the 'vocal' opposition at the meeting represent the minority of people against this project. As with any controversial project - those who don't want it are the loudest, while those who like it or really don't care one way or the other don't come to such meetings. Unfortunately the same may be true of the survey now being offered by the BRVA. I live less than a 5 minute walk from BR Avenue and can tell you that I and most of my neighbors are support this exciting project, or are ambivalent. And how great that it includes quality apartments - something that BR sorely lacks. This is a first class opportunity that we should embrace (and no, I'm not with the BRVA or the developer.) As for the fellow who owns the Good Earth store, if he doesn't want competition then let him pull together his own investors and out bid Whole Foods to operate the proposed grocery component! Come on folks - let's move ahead.