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Lilly shares rise on possibility for Alzheimer’s drug
December 7, 2011
Bloomberg NewsEli Lilly and Co. stock rose to a one-month high Tuesday after an analyst said the possible success of the company’s
experimental Alzheimer’s drug could double the share price.
MoreMills: Health care's future is partnership
December 5, 2011
J.K. WallIn spite of all the consolidation lately among hospitals, Community Health CEO Bryan Mills says the future of hospital systems
will hinge more on partnerships like the one Community struck last week on its rehab hospital.
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.
MoreQ&A
December 5, 2011
J.K. WallCarmel resident David Wasilewski has launched WhatNext, a website that uses algorithms to make it easier
for cancer patients to connect with others in similar circumstances. Wasilewski, 39, spent eight years as chief operating
officer of the Spanx line of body shapers and did health care consulting before that. In addition to helping patients, he
thinks WhatNext can become a way for health care organizations share their expertise with patients in need.
MoreTakeda, Lilly may face thousands of suits over Actos claims
December 1, 2011
Bloomberg NewsTakeda Pharmaceutical Co. and marketing co-partner Eli Lilly and Co. may face as many as 10,000 lawsuits in U.S. courts over
allegations that their Actos diabetes drug causes bladder cancer.
MoreWellPoint won’t put brand-name Lipitor on generics list
December 1, 2011
Bloomberg NewsIndianapolis-based WellPoint Inc., the largest U.S. health insurer by enrollment, will favor a copy of the blockbuster cholesterol
medication made by Watson Pharmaceuticals Inc., the insurer said.
MoreFailed dental chain lists no assets, $3.6 million debt
November 29, 2011
Associated PressA New York dental chain that closed offices in 13 states, including eight in Indiana, without warning late last year lists
no assets and liabilities of $3.6 million in a bankruptcy filing.
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.
MoreIU Health reports most serious medical errors
November 29, 2011
Scott OlsonIndiana's largest and busiest medical system committed 19 preventable errors last year at its hospitals in Indianapolis and
other cities, three fewer than in 2009, according to a report released Monday.
MoreFeds reject Indiana request for health care exemption
November 28, 2011
Associated PressThe U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Monday rejected Indiana's bid for an exemption from federal health
care overhaul rules that require insurers selling policies to individuals to essentially dedicate 80 percent of the premiums
they collect to medical care.
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.
MoreDrugmakers, pharmacists at odds
November 28, 2011
J.K. WallIndianapolis-based Eli Lilly and Co. recently rejected CVS Caremark’s demands for big price discounts on its insulins,
leading CVS to kick Lilly’s insulins off its list of recommended drugs.
MoreCommunity to move rehab service to new $23M hospital
November 28, 2011
J.K. WallCommunity Health Network plans to move its inpatient rehabilitation facility from its east-side hospital to a new $23 million,
60-bed facility in the Castleton neighborhood.
MoreBROWN: The real reason hospitals are buying doctor offices
November 26, 2011
Michael Brown / Special to IBJRaising prices is easier when numbers are limited.
MoreSMITH: Small steps, big results: gauging design's impact
November 26, 2011
Keith Smith / Special to IBJMetrics make a difference in health care facilities.
MoreHealth insurers push comparison shopping
November 26, 2011
J.K. WallIndianapolis-based Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield and Minnesota-based UnitedHealthcare say they’re responding to
demands from employers, who are desperate to rein in spiraling health benefits costs and have begun embracing the idea that
to do so they must change their workers’ approach to health and health care.
MoreSlabosky retiring from IU Health Plans
November 22, 2011
J.K. WallAlex Slabosky, who ran the M-Plan HMO for 20 years, is retiring from IU Health and has been replaced by the hospital's treasurer,
Ryan Kitchell.
MoreUnitedHealth to acquire Medicare insurer XLHealth
November 22, 2011
Bloomberg NewsUnitedHealth Group Inc. said it will acquire XLHealth Corp., a provider of managed care for chronically ill Medicare members.
Indianapolis-based WellPoint Inc. had been considering a possible acquisition of the company.
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.
MorePotential Lilly drug doubles good cholesterol
November 15, 2011
Bloomberg NewsEli Lilly and Co.’s experimental drug doubled levels of good cholesterol in a study, setting up a race with Merck &
Co. and Roche Holding AG to develop a new class of medicines to lower heart risk.
MoreCash-strapped Arcadia seeks DailyMed buyer
November 15, 2011
Scott OlsonThe Indianapolis-based company is searching for a buyer for its once-promising DailyMed pharmacy service as it struggles to
pay $30 million in debt that comes due in April.
MoreSupreme Court to hear health care reform case this term
November 14, 2011
Associated PressThe Supreme Court said Monday it will hear arguments next March over President Barack Obama's health care overhaul —
a case that could shake the political landscape just as voters are deciding if Obama deserves another term.
MorePotential Effient rival shows promise in study
November 14, 2011
Bloomberg NewsA study showing Johnson & Johnson and Bayer AG’s blood-thinner Xarelto succeeded where rival drugs failed could
give the companies entry to a $1 billion-plus market where Eli Lilly already competes.
MoreRiley promotes chief medical officer to CEO
November 11, 2011
J.K. WallDr. Jeff Sperring takes the helm after a leadership void created by the departure of Riley's CEO and COO in late spring.
MoreLilly files suit over flea medication sales from Australia
November 11, 2011
Scott OlsonThe Indianapolis-based pharmaceutical firm claims an Australian veterinary clinic is infringing on its Comfortis flea medication's
trademark by reselling it to U.S. consumers online.
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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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