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Indiana lawmakers advance tighter cold meds limits
March 25, 2013
Associated PressConsumers would face tighter limits on the quantities they could buy of cold and allergy pills often used to make methamphetamine
under a proposal approved by Indiana lawmakers.
MorePressure rises on lawmakers to expand Medicaid
February 11, 2013
J.K. WallUp until now, Gov. Mike Pence and his fellow Republicans in the Legislature have been playing a game of poker with the Obama administration over a potential expansion of Indiana’s Medicaid program. But all of a sudden, Indiana’s hand just got quite a bit weaker.
Indiana hospitals restrict visits to limit flu spread
January 16, 2013
Associated PressHospitals across Indiana announced restrictions on visitors Wednesday in hopes of preventing the spread of flu, which has
claimed the lives of 27 people in the state this season.
MoreReport ranks Indiana among unhealthiest states
December 11, 2012
Associated PressAmerica's Health Rankings lists Indiana 41st in its annual review, which was released Tuesday. Obesity, sedentary habits,
high smoking rates, low public health funding and air pollution contributed to Indiana's low rank.
MoreSmall charity to use NBC show to boost visibility, vie for $1M prize
December 1, 2012
Dan HumanThe efforts of Indianapolis-based Timmy Global Health to improve health in Latin America, the Caribbean and Africa while exposing
hundreds of students to the realities of the medical industry have earned it an appearance on network TV and a shot at a $1
million unrestricted grant.
MoreWill Medicaid expansion actually work?
October 1, 2012
J.K. WallIt would be “absurd” and a “travesty” for Indiana not to expand its Medicaid program, according to
two local hospital officials. And yet other health care leaders do not expect expanded Medicaid coverage to provide nearly
as much help to uninsured Hoosiers as hoped.
MoreIndiana smoking ban brings new sign rules
June 22, 2012
Associated PressTo comply with the statewide smoking ban that begins July 1, there's more for businesses to do than stop patrons and employees
from smoking indoors. The same law compels businesses to post an array of signs that announce the ban.
MoreIndiana measles outbreak illustrates disease risk
February 15, 2012
Associated PressIndiana is battling its second measles outbreak in two years, even though its vaccination rate exceeds the national average.
Health officials say the cases, traced to a Super Bowl event, illustrate just how vulnerable the public is to exposure from
sources at home and abroad.
MoreCarmel free clinic drawing jobless professionals
November 5, 2011
Kathleen McLaughlinTrinity Free Clinic in Carmel began in 2000 to serve a growing Hispanic immigrant population. Since the latest recession,
so many people—including unemployed professionals—have found their way to the clinic that the portion of white
patients has grown from one-third in 2008 to 47 percent last year.
MoreWishard to use $8.3M grant to stem substance abuse
September 22, 2011
J.K. WallAt three community health centers, all patients will be asked about their alcohol and drug usage confidentially, as part of
an early-intervention approach designed to cut down addictions and reduce hospitalization.
MoreWill ACOs really get off the ground?
September 19, 2011
J.K. WallThe hype over accountable care organizations—something every major hospital in Indianapolis is moving to become—is
increasingly being laced with skepticism as the economics behind the idea get more scrutiny.
MoreStudy spoils common wisdom on health spending
September 12, 2011
J.K. WallThe Thomson Reuters study that showed Anderson as the highest-spending health care market in the nation also concluded that
treatment and spending vary widely from one locale to another with no clear reason based on demographics or health outcomes.
MoreQ&A
August 8, 2011
J.K. WallThe adult smoking rate in Indiana dropped to 21.2 percent last year, a major reduction from the 27 percent rate logged five
years ago. Karla Sneegas, assistant commissioner of the State Health Department’s Tobacco Prevention
and Cessation Commission, discussed the progress, as well as her agency’s efforts to help employers help their workers
quit smoking.
MoreStudy: Medicaid better than nothing
July 11, 2011
J.K. WallHealth care reform will add roughly 500,000 Hoosiers to the Medicaid program and, in spite of great criticism of that expansion,
a new study suggests Medicaid coverage does help consumers get more care, have fewer unpaid bills and feel better.
MoreHamilton, Boone counties among Indiana's healthiest
March 30, 2011
Associated PressA new report says Hamilton and Boone counties are among the healthiest in Indiana, while Marion ranks among the worst.
MorePeru immigrant built career on helping local Hispanics
March 12, 2011
Ann FinchAida McCammon has spent 20 years helping Hispanics improve their lives and succeed in the United States.
MoreCarmel firm gets FDA approval for lice treatment
January 18, 2011
IBJ StaffParaPRO LLC's treatment, called Natroba, has a potential U.S. market of 6 million to 12 million infected children annually.
MoreBill would let Indiana pharmacies collect old meds
January 10, 2011
Associated PressA bill authored by Republican Rep. Kevin Mahan of Hartford City would revise state law so that pharmacies could accept unused
prescription drugs from customers and dispose of them securely and safely.
MoreQ&A
November 17, 2010
J.K. WallLes Zwirn, executive director of Better Healthcare for Indiana, talked about his group’s progress on
promoting community collaborations to improve health and reduce the cost of care in cities around Indiana. BHI is hosting
its third health care summit of Indiana community leaders today at Second Presbyterian Church in Indianapolis.
MoreMen on Viagra, Cialis show triple rate of sex diseases in study
July 6, 2010
IBJ Staff and Bloomberg NewsThe findings suggest that users of drugs to treat erectile dysfunction, including Eli Lilly's Cialis, may be more likely to
engage in unsafe sex than nonusers.
MoreFairbanks Foundation gives $20M to IUPUI public health school
June 15, 2010
IBJ StaffThe Indianapolis-based Richard M. Fairbanks Foundation is contributing $20 million to support IUPUI’s effort to open
a school of public health.
MoreEx-Lilly medical director named state health commissioner
March 3, 2010
IBJ Staff and Associated PressDr. Gregory N. Larkin, the former global medical director at Eli Lilly and Co., will replace Dr. Judy Monroe, who is leaving
to become deputy director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
MoreState health commissioner leaving for CDC
March 1, 2010
J.K. WallDr. Judy Monroe, after five years as Indiana's public health leader, will spearhead communication between federal and state
health agencies.
MoreClarian eyes vacant Levitz space for office, warehouse use
February 2, 2010
Kathleen McLaughlinClarian Health Partners is considering converting a long-vacant, 180,000-square-foot Levitz furniture store on East Washington
Street into a center for home-health and pharmacy services.
MoreHealthNet lands $10.5 million in stimulus funds
December 10, 2009
IBJ Staff and Associated PressHealthNet said it will use the funds to expand and renovate two community health centers that have outgrown their space.
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Good ole' Obamacare. Thanks liberals and those who didn't bother to vote.
Yes. Blame those who were too lazy to go vote Obama out and those who voted him in again. That's my take on it. I know folks won't get it on the left. OK. Start berating me now!
Serioulsy, people are AGINST this project? Most communities would be salivating over a project like this. You'd rather have an empty eye-sore gas station and shacks posing as apartments? This project is exactly what BR needs. BUILD IT MR MAYOR. And yes, I am a BR resident, and have been for 20 years.
As a St. Vincent employee of over 20 years, I am saddened and disheartened by this announcement. Unfortunately, as the healthcare "industry" continues on this political and corporate path, all that St. Vincent Hospital has stood for spiritually for its employees and this community is being sucked dry. I know it truly has no choice. It is not just Obamacare or just competition or just any single thing. This trend started long before I was even born when the government became involved in healthcare and it became an "industry." I grieve for those who will lose their jobs, one of whom may be me, but I also grieve for this hospital which I have served for over 20 years. May God give us and it the grace to withstand the future of healthcare.
Why do people constantly harp on this issue and act ignorant about what a city population measures? A city's population is the city's population. There is no argument or debate about it. If you want to measure the density of a city--measure it. If you want to measure the size of a metropolitan area, then measure the metropolitan population. City boundaries cover different sized areas--and they always have (though the disparity has probably increased since about 1900 or so when more cities began annexing their surrounding communities). For example, San Francisco only covers 49 square miles while Houston cover nearly 600 square miles. No one argues about the population rankings of either city even though they clearly cover extremely different sized areas. Indianapolis is the 13 largest city by population in the U.S. That is a fact. While the population of a metropolitan area may give you a better sense of how large a community is, as noted, even metro areas can vary widely in the size of geographic area they cover--so that is not a perfect comparison either.