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Medical 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.
MoreWellPoint gets $87M Medicare contract renewal
September 21, 2010
Associated PressThe company said the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services renewed its durable medical equipment administrative contract
for a region that covers Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin.
MoreiSalus sees business boom as docs chase stimulus cash
August 28, 2010
J.K. WallThe company is seeing a rush of new sales for its Web-based electronic medical record system from doctors, who all stand to
receive bonus payments from the federal stimulus act for computerizing their patient records.
MoreWellPoint, other health insurers race to join accountable care groups
August 14, 2010
J.K. WallThe health care industry is responding to reforms that will pay doctors bonuses if they provide high-quality care and save
Medicare money.
MoreMedicare driving health care hookups
July 21, 2010
J.K. WallThe scramble by local hospitals to form their physicians and facilities into “clinically integrated” networks
that can do business with employers and health insurers has another huge motivating factor: Beginning January 2012, they can
also do business with Medicare, the massive federal program for seniors.
MoreIndiana Medicaid chief: Feds leave states in dark
July 15, 2010
Associated PressIndiana and other states face a struggle as they grapple with putting the health care changes into place in a relatively short
span of time while they also contend with the economic downtown and strained state budgets.
MoreHealth care reform bringing changes to Caregivers
July 3, 2010
Scott OlsonCaregivers anticipates coping with declining Medicare reimbursements while having to offer insurance to its employees.
MoreDoctors breathe a sigh of relief
June 30, 2010
J.K. WallAs doctors threaten to drop Medicare patients, Congress delays cuts for another six months.
MoreMedicare cuts hit doctors as Congress feuds
June 23, 2010
J.K. WallPhysician offices will begin receiving payments from the Medicare that are 21.3-percent below
what they’ve been getting so far this year. Doctors still expect Congress to reverse the payment cuts, but physicians
and the Medicare program will have to reprocess claims, costing both extra money.
MoreIndy firm launches bedsore weapon
June 16, 2010
J.K. WallThe latest idea from Dr. James Spahn, an Indianapolis health care entrepreneur, should help hospitals and nursing homes do
a better job of preventing severe bedsores, or pressure ulcers. That’s good, because Medicare and private health insurers
increasingly won’t pay to treat them.
MoreQ&A: Don Stumpp
May 26, 2010
J.K. WallDon Stumpp, manager of payer contracting at Indianapolis-based physician group American Health Network and president of the
Indiana Medical Group Management Association, discussed the impact of the health care reform law on primary care physicians
as well as the near-constant threat of a sharp cut in Medicare reimbursement.
MoreER doc is affable WellPoint activist
May 19, 2010
J.K. WallDr. Rob Stone wants the giant health insurer to convert to not-for-profit status and put him, an advocate of national health
insurance, on the company's board.
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