June 15, 2013
Angie's List turned a profit for the first time in nearly two decades.
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May 29, 2013
Associated PressHealth insurer WellPoint Inc. has named Lewis Hay III to its board of directors after announcing earlier this month that three
members had resigned for personal reasons.
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May 25, 2013
J.K. WallJoe Swedish, a career hospital executive, is now two months into his job at the helm of Indianapolis-based WellPoint, the
nation’s second-largest health insurer. In his first interview since starting work, Swedish indicated he’s taking
his time to learn the people and the culture of the vast organization he now leads.
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May 23, 2013
Bloomberg NewsCalifornia residents who choose to buy health insurance through the state exchange being created by the Affordable Care Act
may end up paying higher premiums.
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May 14, 2013
Greg AndrewsOutside observers cast the departures of Lenox Baker, Sheila Burke and Susan Bayh as a positive that will allow new CEO Joseph
Swedish to recast the board.
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May 13, 2013
Bloomberg NewsLenox Baker, Sheila Burke and Susan Bayh resigned from the board effective immediately, Indianapolis-based WellPoint said
Monday in a regulatory filing.
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May 7, 2013
J.K. WallThe appointment is the first high-profile post that Braly, 51, has accepted since she was ousted from the top spot at the
Indianapolis-based health insurer in August.
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May 7, 2013
Mason KingFive of the six Hoosier firms that appear in the 2013 rankings slipped from their positions in last year's list of the largest
U.S. companies.
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April 29, 2013
J.K. WallAccording to one estimate, the Indianapolis-based health insurer will shed $400 million in pre-tax profits by 2017.
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April 24, 2013
J.K. WallJoe Swedish, who took the helm of the Indianapolis-based health insurer a month ago, threw cold-water Wednesday on widespread
speculation that he will lead the company through a wave of buying hospitals and medical practices.
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April 24, 2013
J.K. WallThe Indianapolis-based health insurer easily beat Wall Street's expectations for earnings in the first quarter and revenue
rose 15 percent.
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April 22, 2013
Associated PressMany investors expect the health care overhaul's coverage expansions to affect WellPoint more than other insurers.
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April 4, 2013
J.K. WallThe Indianapolis-based health insurer’s board of directors approved higher compensation heading into 2012, after most
of its top executives saw their pay hold steady or decline in 2011.
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April 2, 2013
Associated PressThe compensation paid to outgoing Wellpoint Inc. CEO Angela Braly last year rose 56 percent, even as the company's shares
slid on lower enrollment in its Blue Cross Blue Shield health plans.
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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.
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March 18, 2013
J.K. WallThe debate over expanding Medicaid in Indiana so far has hinged on how much it will cost. But two recent studies suggest Hoosier
employers should be focused on how much a Medicaid expansion will save them: perhaps as much as $400 million per year.
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March 18, 2013
J.K. WallHouse Bill 1315, which is scheduled for a Senate floor hearing on Monday, would require pharmacists to check with a patient’s
physician before automatically substituting a generic version of a biotech drug for a brand-name version.
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February 23, 2013
Greg AndrewsIt's way too early to declare the board dysfunctional for making a surprise choice—Joe Swedish, CEO of Michigan-based
hospital system Trinity Health—for the company’s new CEO.
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February 15, 2013
Bloomberg NewsFormer Amerigroup Corp. CEO James Carlson will leave WellPoint Inc., the company said Friday—three days after he was
passed over for the Indianapolis-based insurer's top job.
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February 13, 2013
J.K. WallThe Indianapolis-based health insurer saw its stock tumble as much as 4.8 percent Wednesday morning after it unexpectedly
named career hospital executive Joe Swedish to be its next CEO.
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February 12, 2013
J.K. WallJoe Swedish, CEO of Michigan-based Trinity Health since December 2004, will replace Angela Braly, who was forced out in August.
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January 23, 2013
Associated Press, J.K. WallThe Indianapolis-based health insurer earned $464 million, or $1.51 per share, in the fourth quarter, a 38-percent leap from
a year ago, and topped analysts' forecasts by 8 cents per share.
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January 17, 2013
Associated PressThe leader of the nation's largest health insurer warned Thursday not to assume widespread participation from his company
in part of health care overhaul's coverage expansion that unfolds later this year.
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January 15, 2013
Bloomberg NewsWellPoint Inc. is still considering former Amerigroup Corp. CEO James Carlson among several finalists to become CEO. Statements
and filings this month have fueled speculation among analysts and shareholders that Carlson has vaulted ahead of other prospects.
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January 14, 2013
J.K. WallSince 2009, Indianapolis-based Anthem has doled out $14.5 million in bonuses to physicians based on their scores in quality
reports generated by Quality Health First.
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Saw the Indy Men's Chorus "Music of Gilbert & Sullivan" at the Indiana Historical Society on Sunday evening.
Temporary workers are not "tools" they are people and companies that keep large amounts of temp staff are cheating.
I miss having them around. I hope one of their stores is in the general Meridian/86th Street area. I will make good use of it.
The Fringe! Plus, the simple fact that there are so many local faves in such close proximity to each other.
I remenber, watching the toll road, being built, through South Bend, when I was 10 years old. I believe, back then that it was estimated, that the toll road, would be paid for in 20 years and then it would be free. I am now 71, what happened? Since the power is in the people, by that, I mean that, we the people are in total control of everything. I, suggest that no one ever use the toll road again, let it go broke. We the people can control the price of everything, from groceries to gas, if we would just do it. If we don't pay the asking price, the sellers will lower the price and if we wait awhile, they will lower the price to what we accept as reasonable. I would like to know why a highway like interstate 94, is so well maintained, a much better highway, than the toll road, but has no tolls. I would also like to know why, a sitting governor, with a term limit, maximum of eight years, can lease, public property, for 75 years. Even though I have transponders in both of my trucks and will not be affected by the increase, I have been and will contine to avoid using the toll road. I make many trips from northern Indiana to Chicago, every year, and I prefer the better highway, I94!