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Health Insurance
Exchange could snag 1.1M Hoosiers
July 18, 2011
J.K. WallAn estimated 1.1 million Hoosiers will obtain health insurance through a yet-to-be-created online exchange, according to the
latest estimates from the task force guiding Indiana’s response to the 2010 health reform law.
MoreCBO: No great savings from health reform
July 18, 2011
J.K. WallDon’t expect the health reform law to tame health care costs. That’s the conclusion of the director of the Congressional
Budget Office, who also suggested some of the simplest ways to moderate costs would be to roll back some of its key provisions.
MoreMore employers put faith in health savings accounts
July 16, 2011
J.K. WallSizable Indianapolis companies like the Archdiocese of Indianapolis, consumer-ratings service Angie’s List, Marsh and
Wilhelm Construction have switched to consumer-directed health plans. There’s some evidence nationally that the trend
is set to accelerate.
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.
MoreEmployers face messy decision to drop health insurance
July 9, 2011
J.K. WallCompanies that drop insurance coverage could, without spending any more money than they are now, give workers an 11-percent
raise or else help them save as much as $2,000 per year buying health coverage in one of the exchanges, IBJ calculations
show.
MoreSTUMPP: Docs' loss of independence driving up health care costs
July 9, 2011
Don Stumpp / Special to IBJThe fact is that hospitals are paid three to four times for physician ancillary services.
MoreHoosiers in line for $30M in rebates
May 31, 2011
J.K. WallOnly 19 of the 63 companies writing individual health insurance policies in Indiana have been meeting the new 80-percent medical-loss
threshold of the health care reform law, potentially triggering a refund for customers.
MoreHealth insurers lose push to ease rate review
May 20, 2011
Bloomberg NewsU.S. insurers led by WellPoint Inc. and UnitedHealth Group Inc. failed to get federal regulators to change a rule in the 2010
health-care overhaul that triggers a review of any premium increases exceeding 10 percent.
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.
MoreMANTOOTH: Companies bogged down by employees' poor health
May 14, 2011
The problem is, too many people make unhealthy choices and the consequences of these choices become everyone’s problem.
MoreFirms' faith in stock buybacks not always well-placed
May 7, 2011
Greg AndrewsThe ultimate test of whether buybacks are good deals for shareholders hinges on whether the price paid for the stock proves
over time to have been a bargain or inflated.
MoreAnthem: Global payments coming back
April 25, 2011
J.K. WallAnthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield’s vision for accountable care organizations foresees doctors and hospitals shifting
to global capitation payments and employers getting bigger discounts if they allow their workers access only to health care
providers in a specific organization.
MoreWellPoint gets vote of confidence
March 30, 2011
J.K. WallHealth reform will make health insurance a less-profitable business, but WellPoint Inc. got a vote of confidence from bond
analysts because health-reform rules have turned out milder than expected and WellPoint’s financial performance has
been particularly strong as the economy recovers.
MoreQ&A
March 30, 2011
J.K. WallSusan Rider is an employee-benefits account manager at Indianapolis-based Gregory & Appel Insurance. On July 1, she will
become president of the Indiana State Association of Health Underwriters. She spoke about the first-year impact of the 2010
health reform law and further changes to come.
MoreMaturing Chinese market gives WellPoint new prospects
March 26, 2011
Greg AndrewsPremiums for private health insurers in China are expected to rise to $90 billion by 2020 from $9 billion now, and WellPoint
Inc. is angling for a big piece of that pie.
MoreSelf-funded plans draw small-firm interest
March 23, 2011
J.K. WallIn the face of new health reform restrictions, expect more small employers to opt for self-funded health benefits, concludes
a report this week from Indianapolis-based United Benefit Advisors.
MoreHospital systems adopt Starbucks-style service
March 19, 2011
J.K. WallIndiana University Health is the latest system to drill employees ranging from clerks to physicians in how to treat patients.
MoreHealth insurance costs spike worldwide
March 9, 2011
J.K. WallThink galloping health insurance costs are a problem unique to American employers? Think again. Medical costs paid by employer-focused
health insurers rose by an average of 10 percent last year—identical to the United States.
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.
MoreMedicaid expansion could tax community health centers
February 12, 2011
J.K. WallThe president of the Indiana Primary Health Care Association wants to double the number of federally qualified community health
centers in Indiana in the next five years.
MoreDaniels leads guvs' health-care revolt
February 9, 2011
J.K. WallBoy does Gov. Mitch Daniels have an ultimatum for President Obama: Wave off the health reform law or else I’ll do nothing
to help while it wreaks havoc on Hoosier citizens.
MoreHealth insurance brokers set for shakeout
February 5, 2011
J.K. WallHealth insurance brokers, who match up employers with health insurance policies, are about to have a brighter light shone
on the commissions they earn from insurers. The likely result: Commissions will fall or flatline and, eventually, fall away
in favor of fee-based business models.
MoreJudge's ruling raises uncertainty for health care execs
February 2, 2011
J.K. WallAfter a federal judge in Florida struck down the entire health reform law, investors shrugged. But the uncertainty for executives
in health care companies increased.
MoreExecs from WellPoint, peers meet to hone health-law lobby
January 31, 2011
Bloomberg NewsTop executives from WellPoint Inc. and UnitedHealth Group Inc. are meeting almost monthly with their counterparts from Aetna
Inc., Cigna Corp. and Humana Inc. in an informal lobbying alliance aimed at blunting parts of the health-care law, say sources
with knowledge of the sessions.
MoreQ&A
January 26, 2011
J.K. WallChris Sears is a health care and employee-benefits attorney at Ice Miller LLP in Indianapolis. He spoke about
how employers are sizing up health insurance reforms that hit in 2014, which would set up government-subsidized insurance
as a new option for workers but also would penalize most employers if they stop sponsoring employee health benefits.
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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.