Health Insurance
Justices grill both sides in IU Health case
May 14, 2012
J.K. WallMuch of the nearly 45 minutes of arguments and questioning on May 10 involved the justices and the lawyers for both parties
trying unsuccessfully to apply various scenarios from the retail world of commerce to health care pricing.
MoreState's high court to weigh hospital bills
May 7, 2012
J.K. WallThe Indiana Supreme Court this week will consider whether hospital billing practices should be put on trial. The state’s
highest court will hear oral arguments Thursday in a case in which two uninsured patients have sued Indiana University Health
for charging them much higher prices than it would have charged insured patients.
MoreSet pricing helps boost diagnostic network's growth
May 5, 2012
J.K. WallWhen the same MRI at one facility costs $600 and at another costs $2,200, Dr. Robert Gregori would call that a business opportunity.
MoreQuest to rein in health care costs gives momentum to on-site clinics
May 5, 2012
J.K. WallHealth care firms have opened a flurry of clinics at Hoosier employers the past two years as businesses increasingly embrace
the concept as a way to restrain employee health costs.
MoreHealth insurers could pay $16.5M in rebates
April 30, 2012
J.K. WallHealth insurance customers in Indiana will get an estimated $16.5 million in rebates this year, but the average amount received
per person will be less than the national average and less than 3 percent of the total cost of coverage.
MoreIU doc group becomes Eskenazi Medical
April 23, 2012
J.K. WallA group of 123 doctors, nurse practitioners and physician assistants have formed the Eskenazi Medical Group in order to focus
on maximizing patient care and related bonus payments at Wishard Health Services.
MoreTrend lines look good for WellPoint
April 23, 2012
J.K. WallMore people have jobs and yet the use of health care remains stagnant—which should drive nice profits when WellPoint
Inc. reports first-quarter earnings on Wednesday. The trends even have some wondering if consumer-driven health plans are
finally starting to make a real difference in Americans’ health care spending habits.
MoreIs health care bubble about to burst?
April 16, 2012
J.K. WallCitigroup economist writes that U.S. health care sector "reminds us somewhat ominously of the bubble in housing finance"
because public spending is fueling private profits.
MoreQ&A
April 16, 2012
J.K. WallSam Gibbs is president of eHealth Government Solutions, part of California-based eHealthInsurance Services
Inc. The company, founded in 1997, pioneered the sale of health insurance over the Internet. Gibbs spoke about the options
for public and private health insurance exchanges, including the state-based exchanges mandated by the Patient Protection
and Affordable Care Act.
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.
MoreEconomy could lift drug, device firms
February 20, 2012
J.K. WallThe U.S. economy is showing signs of bouncing back and, if it does, look for drugmakers and medical-device companies to benefit.
But if the economy has another summer stall like last year, expect health insurers to benefit.
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.
MoreWellPoint earnings fall well short of analysts' expectations
January 25, 2012
J.K. WallThe Indianapolis-based health insurer reported earnings of $335.3 million, or 96 cents per share, down 39 percent from the
same quarter a year ago.
MorePoll: Anthem so-so in customer satisfaction
January 23, 2012
J.K. WallAnthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield ranked No. 12 in a new national customer satisfaction survey, but the poor showing doesn’t
appear to threaten the Indianapolis-based company’s business success.<
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.
MoreMedical Mutual eyes Indiana for growth
December 12, 2011
J.K. WallHealth insurer expects enrollment in its health plan to grow 30 percent next year, to nearly 21,000. And then it expects growth
of another 40 percent.
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.
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.
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.
MoreNew York orders WellPoint to make refunds for overcharges
November 10, 2011
Bloomberg NewsWellPoint is among 11 insurers ordered to refund money to almost 600,000 New Yorkers who were charged too much for health
insurance.
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.
MoreInsurer Humana's quarterly profit climbs 13 percent
October 31, 2011
Associated PressHumana Inc. raised its 2011 earnings forecast, following the lead set by other big insurers, including competitor WellPoint
Inc.
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I was initially excited to learn that this wasn't rubber-stamped, but if all that is required is to add some shrubs and some "window dressing" over the first floor of the garage, then I'd call it a waste of everyone's time. It should be noted that the Hearing Examiner is a DMD employee who reports to the same administrator as the DMD staff planner who recommended approval of the garage and whose report said that the requirement for ground-floor retail had been "satisfied". Better luck with appealing the inevitable approval at the MDC, where the commissioners are appointed by the Mayor, City Council, and County Commissioners, thus, presumably not all obligated to facilitate the administration's plans.
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