Medicare
OBEIME: 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.
MoreMedical supplier Hill-Rom makes $42M fraud settlement
September 27, 2011
Associated PressHill-Rom Holdings Inc., a medical-equipment company based in Indiana, agreed Tuesday to pay nearly $42 million to settle a
government lawsuit. The government had accused the company of knowingly submitting false claims to Medicare from 1999 to 2007.
MoreMissouri health care advocates decry Indiana contractor
August 30, 2011
IBJ Staff and Associated PressIndianapolis-based SynCare LLC, hired to determine the eligibility of Missouri Medicaid patients for in-home care, has "been
a complete disaster from the beginning," statewide health care advocates charge.
MoreState appeals injunction blocking abortion law
June 28, 2011
Associated PressIndiana's attorney general has appealed a judge's decision blocking part of new abortion law that took away some of
the public funding for Planned Parenthood of Indiana.
MoreState gets week to respond in Planned Parenthood case
June 17, 2011
Associated PressA federal judge on Friday gave the state of Indiana a week to respond to the Obama administration's decision siding with
Planned Parenthood of Indiana in an attempt to block the state's new abortion funding law.
MoreWellPoint pays big to tap fast-growing Medicare market
June 13, 2011
J.K. WallAnalysts raised their eyebrows at the $800 million reportedly paid by WellPoint Inc. to acquire a West Coast Medicare plan,
but with the commercial health insurance business stagnating, Medicare is vital to WellPoint’s future growth.
MoreWellPoint paying almost $800M for CareMore
June 8, 2011
Bloomberg NewsIndianapolis-based WellPoint Inc. agreed to acquire CareMore Health Group to expand Medicare coverage in California, Arizona
and Nevada. The insurer paid almost $800 million, according to people familiar with the deal.
MoreFeds review Indiana law targeting Planned Parenthood
May 23, 2011
Associated PressFederal officials said Monday they're taking a hard look at a new Indiana law that withholds some public funding for Planned
Parenthood of Indiana, a development that could cost the state some of its Medicaid funding.
MoreReform could create more 'boutique' doctors
May 14, 2011
J.K. WallHealth reform could accelerate trend toward two tiers of care, with concierge services like Dr. Matt Priddy offers at the
top and long waits and minimal attention at the bottom.
MoreFee could feed $100M to hospitals
May 2, 2011
J.K. WallIndiana hospitals could pull in more than $100 million a year from the federal government under a new assessment fee included
in the state’s 2011 budget bill.
MoreIndiana Medicaid mental health list worries advocates
March 14, 2011
Associated PressThe state budget bill moving through the Indiana General Assembly would save about $7 million each year by creating a list
of preferred mental health drugs and trying to win larger rebates from manufacturers.
MoreWellPoint expects employer biz to stagnate
March 2, 2011
J.K. WallOver the next five years, WellPoint Inc. expects the employer-sponsored insurance business to shrink slightly, forcing it
to shift its focus to government-sponsored plans.
MoreSt. Francis-WellPoint deal is a sign of the times
November 27, 2010
J.K. WallSt. Francis, which operates three Indianapolis-area hospitals, and WellPoint, the giant health insurer, announced this month
that they have agreed to jointly form an accountable care organization.
MoreStudy: Indianapolis high-priced hospital market
November 24, 2010
J.K. WallIndianapolis-area hospitals have negotiated reimbursement rates with private health insurers that are two and three times
higher than those paid by the federal Medicare program, suggesting the hospitals have the upper hand over insurers, according
to a new study.
MoreDrugmakers’ ‘doughnut hole’ deal to shave sales
October 1, 2010
Bloomberg NewsDrugmakers including Pfizer Inc., AstraZeneca, Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. and Eli Lilly and Co. may provide more than $2 billion
in drug discounts to senior citizens next year under a deal pharmaceutical companies made with the White House.
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we love that we were right in our predictions for the outcome of Tony's boondoggle. We aren't negative, we are positive that the league that never has will continue to blow chunks and stink up the place
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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New airport, new Lucas Oil Stadium, expanded convention center, $30,000,000 Pacer gift, Stupid City Way Project, Broad Ripple Parking Garage $ Giveaway, Money blown on lethal bike lanes. The list is endless..
We have complete morons in City Government with grafter buddies sitting in the wings also stealing parking meter revenue. Go to www.adavceindiana.com and read about Chicago Parking Meter Corruption.
It's all theft of taxpayer resources and complete lack of financial stewardship and devoid of integrity.
I would just like for basic city services please.