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Illinois company to hire 50 in Indy for Medicaid drug contract
December 3, 2012
J.K. WallCatamaran Corp. will add 50 jobs in Indianapolis over the next year to help it provide pharmacy-benefit-management services
to the Indiana Medicaid program. The Illinois-based company will open an office downtown Tuesday to kick off its six-year,
$60 million contract with the state.
MoreAbout 1 in 10 firms plans to drop coverage
December 3, 2012
J.K. WallEven as the rising cost of medical benefits has moderated, 11 percent of Indiana employers with 10 or more workers say they
will terminate their medical coverage within the next five years, according to the latest survey from the benefits consulting
firm Mercer.
MoreHome health agency closes after losing reimbursement
December 3, 2012
J.K. WallCarmel-based ABC Homecare LLC closed last week after state and federal authorities cut off its access to Medicare and Medicaid
reimbursement due to deficiencies cited by the Indiana State Department of Health.
MoreNovia opens first multi-employer clinic in downtown Indy
December 3, 2012
Novia CareClinics LLC, which operates 50 clinics statewide, made its latest clinic open to other employers. Harrison College,
Plews Shadley Racher & Braun LLP and McFarling Foods Inc. have joined.
MoreSmall charity to use NBC show to boost visibility, vie for $1M prize
December 1, 2012
Dan HumanThe efforts of Indianapolis-based Timmy Global Health to improve health in Latin America, the Caribbean and Africa while exposing
hundreds of students to the realities of the medical industry have earned it an appearance on network TV and a shot at a $1
million unrestricted grant.
MoreFairbanks gets $1M from United Way for hospital expansion
November 30, 2012
J.K. WallThe $2.5 million expansion will add 7,000 square feet of meeting and office space to Fairbanks' 86-bed hospital for patients
trying to recover from drug and alcohol addictions.
MoreLilly chief says China too slow in approving new drugs
November 28, 2012
Bloomberg NewsChina takes eight years longer on average to approve drugs than other major countries, and U.S. drugmakers are looking at
ways to help speed things up, Eli Lilly and Co. CEO John Lechleiter said.
MoreEU reviews cancer drug from Endocyte, Merck
November 27, 2012
Associated PressMerck & Co. and Endocyte Inc. said Tuesday that European Union regulators will review their drug vintafolide as a treatment
for ovarian cancer.
MoreMedicaid expansion could cost $54M a year
November 26, 2012
J.K. WallA new set of projections released Monday estimates that expanding Medicaid coverage as called for in President Obama’s 2010 health reform law would cost the state government less than $54 million per year on average over the next decade—far lower than projections issued by the actuarial firm hired by Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels’ administration.
Assessment fees benefit Indy hospitals
November 26, 2012
J.K. WallIU Health and Community enjoyed net gains of $267 million and $23 million, respectively, from the hospital assessment fee
program during the fiscal year ended June 30.
MoreTHOMPSON: Push is on to regulate health information technology
November 24, 2012
Bradley Merrill Thompson / Special to IBJAfter decades of slow adoption, health information technology now threatens to completely disrupt health care, in a good way,
dramatically improving quality of care. The question is, will federal regulators stand in the way?
MoreDialysis software firm finally making inroads
November 24, 2012
Scott OlsonVasc-Alert proves its technology, plans to expand into Europe.
MoreSCHAFIR: Businesses face tough decisions over health care
November 24, 2012
Harlan Schafir / Special to IBJNow that the election is over, it seems clearer that the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare, will likely
move forward. The question is whether business owners will be able to steer their employees to state exchanges and wash their
hands of health care coverage.
MoreIndiana legislative leaders ponder health costs
November 19, 2012
Associated PressIndiana's top lawmakers said Monday they're not sure what to expect from the federal health care law other than greater
costs at a time the state's budget is already stretched thin.
MoreCook wins approval for new stent
November 19, 2012
J.K. WallBloomington-based Cook Medical won approval for the first drug-coated stent for clogged leg arteries in the United States,
which accounts for 40 percent of the soon-to-be $3 billion market.
MoreLilly donating $12.4 million to United Way
November 19, 2012
IBJ StaffEli Lilly and Co. said Monday it plans to give $12.4 million to the United Way, the largest single charitable donation in
the company’s history.
MoreLawmakers brace for health law, potential costs
November 18, 2012
Associated PressIndiana lawmakers can add confusion over the federal health insurance law to their already overflowing plate when they return
for their 2013 legislative session in January.
MorePence solidifies opposition to state exchange
November 15, 2012
Associated PressIndiana Gov.-elect Mike Pence closed the door on a state-run health insurance exchange Thursday, arguing that the estimated
$50 million cost of the state program was not worth the limited autonomy granted in return.
MoreDrugmakers collaborate to facilitate drug tests
November 15, 2012
Associated PressEli Lilly and Co. and two other major drugmakers say they are collaborating in a global project aimed at getting patient tests
of experimental drugs up and running more quickly and efficiently.
MoreIndy loses promising health startup
November 12, 2012
J.K. WallLabDoor, which soon will launch an iPhone app that assigns A-F grades to over-the-counter vitamins and medicines, moved last
month from Indianapolis to San Francisco, where it received $100,000 in startup financing.
MoreHealth officials: Indiana needs more trauma centers
November 12, 2012
Associated PressHealth officials developing a statewide trauma system say Indiana needs more trauma centers.
MoreIndiana's top state budget official finds new job
November 9, 2012
Associated PressThe top state budget official under Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels has decided to move into an executive position with Indiana
University Health when the governor's term ends in January.
MoreWellPoint shares droop despite profitable quarter
November 7, 2012
Bloomberg NewsWellPoint Inc.'s third-quarter earnings trumped Wall Street expectations, but the health insurer's stock tumbled Wednesday
after President Barack Obama won re-election, a victory that could help cement the future of his health care overhaul.
MoreLow enrollment clouds Healthy Indiana Plan
November 3, 2012
J.K. WallMany Indiana Republicans want to use the Healthy Indiana Plan to expand Medicaid coverage in Indiana to more low-income adults.
But the program—which offers health insurance based on health savings accounts to uninsured adults—has managed
to attract just one-third of the Hoosiers it was designed for and has cost about twice as much per enrollee as predicted.
MoreLilly to spend $140M on new insulin cartridge plant
November 1, 2012
J.K. WallAbout 100 workers will staff the new plant, which will be constructed by spring 2014 and ready for operations in 2015. But
only “some” of that number will be new hires.
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Can IBJ please stop referring to this property as "Kessler Mansion"? What a ridiculous title for the biggest, bloated, blight in our city. It's not a mansion. At best, it's an ideal site to shoot low-budget porn. Ahhh! Another business use!
Its stories like these that prove that a Ball State diploma is worth less than the paper that its printed on. A real institution of higher learning would have taken care of this long ago. No way should this crap be taught in a SCIENCE class.
It is such a shame that King Ballard has made Indianapolis into Chicago south with all of the rampant corruption.
How many of these 1,259 bills were actually heard and voted on on the floor vs how many were shot down in committee?
When a an arrogant young guy with essentially no experience and no qualifications for the job, was dropped into an Administrator position out of nowhere by his "mentor" in the Mayor's office things seemed fishy. Sometimes things are what they seem.