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Medicare
Lilly study: 1 in 5 Alzheimer's patients misdiagnosed
May 20, 2013
J.K. WallThe study results, which will be released Monday afternoon, are part of Indianapolis-based Lilly’s campaign to get Medicare
to pay for use of its brain imaging agent Amyvid.
MoreStudy rebuts hospitals' argument on Medicare, rising costs
May 13, 2013
Rather than raising prices on private health insurers to make up for inadequate payments from the government, hospitals across
the country have been raising prices just because they can, according to a new study.
MoreWellPoint jumps after feds reverse Medicare decision
April 2, 2013
Bloomberg NewsShares of Indianapolis-based WellPoint rose along with those of other medical insurers Tuesday morning after the U.S. government
reversed a decision to cut a key Medicare payment rate, offering them an increase instead.
MoreSequester could sap $200M from Indiana health care providers
March 1, 2013
J.K. WallThe sequestration plan kicking in Friday will chop Medicare payments to hospitals, doctors and nursing homes by 2 percent,
beginning April 1. One study estimates that the cuts could result in 10,000-plus job losses in Indiana alone.
MoreHouse, Pence split on state's Medicaid expansion
February 21, 2013
Associated PressGov. Mike Pence is battling with House lawmakers over expanding health care coverage for roughly 400,000 Indiana residents,
amid concerns that the state's health care program for the poor won't be able to handle the flood of new enrollees.
MoreFranciscan, American Health join new ACOs
January 14, 2013
J.K. WallFranciscan St. Francis Health and American Health Network continue to get deeper into the accountable care organization concept
being promoted by the federal Medicare program under the 2010 health reform law.
MoreState expects to extend Healthy Indiana Plan a year
December 14, 2012
Associated PressThe Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services agreed to a waiver that would allow the state to continue the program unchanged
for a year.
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.
MoreWellPoint to add 100-plus local jobs for new Medicare contract
October 2, 2012
J.K. WallWellPoint Inc.’s National Government Services unit will add more than 100 jobs in Indianapolis beginning late this year
or early next after the health insurance giant won a new contract with the federal Medicare program.
MoreWellPoint dragged into Goldman Sachs suit
August 20, 2012
J.K. WallWellPoint Inc.’s $4.9 billion offer for Virginia-based Amerigroup Inc. apparently wasn’t the only—or even the most lucrative—offer
for the Medicaid managed care company. But it was the deal surest to come to fruition before a key deadline for a big payout
for Goldman Sachs & Co., according to a shareholder lawsuit filed Aug. 16 against the Amerigroup board of directors.
MoreSuburban hospitals charm patients
July 23, 2012
J.K. WallA little extra Medicare money will flow to suburban hospitals in the Indianapolis area, based on recent patient satisfaction
scores. But hospitals in the core of Indianapolis—and hospitals that do significant amounts of teaching medical students—may
take a hit.
MoreWellPoint shares jump after $4.9B deal for Amerigroup
July 9, 2012
J.K. WallInvestors and analysts like the fact that WellPoint is playing more aggressively in government-sponsored health plans, such
as Medicaid and Medicare, which are projected to be the key sectors for growth for the next several years.
MoreLocal providers join Medicare ACO program
July 9, 2012
J.K. WallIndiana University Health, as well as a partnership of Franciscan Alliance and American Health Network, have formed accountable
care organizations that won the blessing of the federal Medicare Shared Savings program.
MoreHigh court ruling opens Medicaid escape hatch for states
June 28, 2012
J.K. WallWhile upholding President Obama’s health care law, the U.S. Supreme Court may have created a way out for states that
do not want to expand their Medicaid programs. Whether Indiana decides to opt out remains to be seen.
MoreOBEIME: Poor, uninsured won't monopolize resources
May 12, 2012
Myth prevents policymakers from attacking real problem of distributing funding.
MoreWellPoint sees $100 billion 'duals' market as care shifts
April 25, 2012
Bloomberg NewsIndianapolis-based WellPoint Inc. sees a $100 billion market in the states it serves to provide managed care for poor, elderly
patients in the Medicare and Medicaid programs.
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.
MoreStudy: Indy hospitals charge 'excess' prices
February 27, 2012
J.K. WallThe Big 3 automakers spent 35 percent more in the Indianapolis area to provide health care for workers and non-elderly retirees
than they did in other auto-heavy cities—and two-thirds of that difference can be blamed on “excess prices”
by Indianapolis hospitals.
MoreRating doctors and other health care providers
January 14, 2012
Sam StallA new onslaught of Medicare data might shine more light on providers, but tricky questions abound.
MoreWellPoint, other insurers profit from health law they oppose
January 5, 2012
Insurance companies spent millions of dollars trying to defeat the U.S. health-care overhaul. But profit margins at the companies
have widened to levels not seen since before the recession, a Bloomberg Government study shows.
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.
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.
MoreWellPoint eyes $1.5 billion deal for XLHealth
November 14, 2011
Bloomberg NewsOffers for XLHealth, a provider of managed care for chronically ill Medicare members, may value the company at $1.5 billion
to $2 billion.
MoreQ&A
October 31, 2011
J.K. WallAs an Eli Lilly and Co. lobbyist in Washington, D.C., Jay Bonitt is hoping the Congressional “super
committee” charged with trimming the federal budget doesn’t turn to the Medicare prescription drug program, known
as Part D, to do so. Bonitt, Lilly's vice president of federal affairs, said the program is under budget and helps spur
drugmakers to further innovation.
MoreDeficit committee could bite CNO
October 17, 2011
J.K. WallMedicare supplement policies are reportedly one of the targets of Congress’ special deficit-reduction committee—and
that’s not good news for Carmel-based CNO Financial Group Inc.
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Many serial killer types and psychopaths work as lowly bureaucrats, just waiting to impose their wrath on a powerless person, child, or pet. Don't forget, the BTK killer was a dog catcher.
If a television station wants to improve viewership, get rid of the local blackout. I was born by the brickyard, and have attended 15 or more races. I have children now, I won't attend unless circumstances are perfect. As those with growing families know, they never are. I'm always impressed that upwards of 250,000 people attend the 500. However, as a growing, or, more apt, sprawling city, Indianapolis and its immediate suburbs count almost 2.2 million. Show the race live, let the venue get a kick-back on revenues, and open-wheel racing might have a fighting chance to be relevant again. Just in time for those tax-payer lights to make sense.
John Moore, I too have had the same issue recently. A property next to my house was on the Land Bank and I was interested in purchasing. When I tried to contact Reggie, I got back emails that had nothing to do with what I asked about. Actually my latest response from him was on this past Friday. I had asked about how to buy the property and if it was still available. His response to me was to contact the mayor's office to get the schedule of his appearances. (???) Hopefully the city is able to do something to fix what this guy has done, it would be nice if they would take the properties back and sell them properly so land owners like me and you mother would have a fair chance.
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Ms. Morris did not understand the ways of the business world, otherwise, like the IMS, she could have petitioned the State Legislature for a handout of State Funds for her charity work. Ms. Morris should consider becoming a state lobbyist for Lemonade Stand Operators.