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Health care bill burns local tanning industry
March 26, 2010
Anthony SchoettleWith one of the nation's largest tanning-bed manufacturers and dozens of salons in central Indiana, a 10-percent tax on tanning
could cost the region jobs.
MoreDaniels warns of health bill's 'immorally huge' taxes
March 25, 2010
Associated PressDaniels told members of the Economic Club of Indianapolis that it's ridiculous for anyone to suggest the nearly $1 trillion
health care overhaul signed into law Tuesday by President Barack Obama won't add to the nation's debt.
MoreObama signs historic $938 billion health care overhaul
March 23, 2010
Associated PressAttorneys general from 13 states filed suit to stop the overhaul just minutes after the bill signing, contending the law is
unconstitutional. Other state attorneys general may join the lawsuit later or sue separately.
MoreState attorney general looks to challenge health care bill
March 22, 2010
Associated PressAttorneys general in at least 13 states have signaled they intend to challenge the constitutionality of the legislation in
court.
MoreReform offers risk, opportunities for Lilly, WellPoint
March 22, 2010
IBJ Staff and Bloomberg NewsDrugmakers and insurers could gain millions of customers under the legislation, but the industry also will pay new fees and
face stricter rules that may shrink profit and fuel mergers.
MoreCongress passes historic health care bill
March 21, 2010
Associated PressTo pay for the changes, the legislation includes more than $400 billion in higher taxes over a decade, roughly half of it
from a new Medicare payroll tax on individuals with incomes over $200,000 and couples over $250,000.
MoreWellPoint may be anti-competitive, Connecticut AG says
March 8, 2010
IBJ Staff and Bloomberg NewsWellPoint Inc.'s Anthem Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Connecticut may constrain competition through contracts that require
that the insurer receives hospital discounts at least as favorable as any provided to a competitor.
MoreWellPoint gets tax delay in Obama health plan
February 22, 2010
Bloomberg NewsInsurers WellPoint Inc. and others would get a delay in taxes on premiums and high-cost medical benefits, along with additional
funding for expanding Medicaid, under a White House proposal
MoreObama endorses new taxes, more drugmaker fees
February 22, 2010
Bloomberg NewsObama, seeking to break an impasse over health-care legislation, proposes a plan that includes the first Medicare tax on unearned
income such as capital gains and higher fees on drugmakers.
MoreWhite House plans new rules for health insurers
February 19, 2010
Bloomberg NewsPresident Obama will release a proposal to restart the health-care debate before a bipartisan White House meeting on Feb.
25, one day after WellPoint officials testify before Congress about steep rate increases.
MorePurdue to get $12M to help small health providers
February 16, 2010
IBJ StaffStimulus funds will help university's technical assistance service show doctors and nurses in small groups and in medically
under-served areas how to adopt medical-records technologies.
MoreIndiana GOP wants to block federal health reform mandates
January 23, 2010
IBJ StaffRepublicans in the Legislature have joined their counterparts in 25 other states in trying to prevent key aspects of reform
from taking effect in Indiana.
MoreCorporations bet on insiders to bend reform
December 30, 2009
J.K. WallIndianapolis health care heavyweights are among those spending $635 million, employing 166 former aides to key congressional
leaders and committees in health reform process.
MoreHealth care industry braces for reform
December 26, 2009
J.K. WallCongress is on the cusp of transforming health insurance—if it can pass a health reform bill that was losing popularity
late in the year.
MoreHoosier biz groups oppose Senate health bill
December 18, 2009
J.K. WallGroup presidents tell Indiana senators that the reform bill would expand dysfunctions of current health care systems.
MoreHICKS: New breast cancer recommendation not supported
November 28, 2009
Mike HicksUnder the current proposal, the same type of groups that made the CDC's recommendations will outline guidelines about which
treatment will be offered under a government program.
MoreCouncil resurrects workplace smoking ban proposal
November 10, 2009
IBJ StaffTwo weeks after reaching a stalemate on a proposal that would broaden the city's workplace smoking ban, City-Council
Council members voted Monday night to resurrect the measure.
MoreWellPoint, Obama administration battle over cost of health reform to employers
November 7, 2009
IBJ StaffAt this point in the health reform debate, you have to take numbers from any side with a grain of salt. That said, Indianapolis-based
WellPoint Inc. has done perhaps the only local analysis of how proposed reforms would affect the cost of health insurance
for employers.
MoreCook: Tax could kill 1,000 jobs in Bloomington
October 21, 2009
J.K. WallBloomington-based Cook Group Inc. could find itself cutting as many as 1,000 local jobs if Congress enacts a tax on
medical devices to pay for health care reform, company founder Bill Cook said in an interview.
MoreCook calls for new approach to health reform
October 20, 2009
J.K. WallFounder of medical device firm says Congress should fund network of low-cost clinics.
MorePower Breakfast panel debates health care reform
October 17, 2009
As health care legislation
continues to wend its way through Congress, Indianapolis-area industry leaders still harbor strong
opinions about the issue. Five industry insiders discussed how to improve the health care system during
IBJ’s Power Breakfast Sept. 25 at the Westin Indianapolis.
MoreBaucus health reform bill would stick Indiana companies with fees
October 10, 2009
IBJ StaffThe health reform bill sponsored by U.S. Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., would help pay for expanded health insurance coverage
by levying fees of $13 billion a year on the health care industry. The fees would deliver a hefty bill to just
about all of Indiana’s major health care companies. But how they’re reacting to the fees is all over the map.
MoreHealth reform could swamp doctors
October 3, 2009
IBJ StaffHealth reform that would cover millions of uninsured Americans would theoretically send a flood of new
patients to physicians. Yet in Indiana and nationwide, there’s already a shortage of doctors.
MoreWestfield makes smoking illegal in most public places
September 15, 2009
IBJ StaffThe Westfield City Council passed a smoking ban 7-0 last night that will prohibit smoking in most public places, including
outdoor arenas, stadiums and amphitheaters.
MoreStudy weakens Lilly's fight against price controls
September 12, 2009
IBJ StaffEli Lilly and Co. and its peers might be back in Congress’ sights as lawmakers hunt for more ways to cut health care
costs. A new study in the influential Health Affairs journal concludes that European drugmakers operating
in markets with pharmaceutical price controls have produced proportionally more innovations than their U.S. counterparts.
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