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Health Insurance
Sanctions lifted, WellPoint returns to Medicare biz
September 10, 2009
J.K. WallNine months after being suspended as a contractor for the federal Medicare program, WellPoint Inc. is back in the game.
MoreSt. Francis, Anthem finalize health insurance contract
September 1, 2009
Scott OlsonThe St. Francis hospital system has finalized a multiyear agreement with Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Indiana, ending
a months-long dispute over insurance-reimbursement costs, the parties said yesterday.
MoreBusinesses help older workers confront Medicare dilemma
August 24, 2009
Scott OlsonCompanies are helping workers age 65 and above decide whether to forgo their company health insurance and shift to Medicare.
Medicare is becoming more attractive as costs of company policies rise.
MoreMonarch program persuades young, male workers to care about their health
August 24, 2009
Marc D. AllanIndianapolis-based Monarch Beverage is among hundreds of central Indiana companies that
have introduced wellness programs to counteract the rising costs of health insurance and Worker’s Compensation.
MoreHealth reform breaking WellPoint's way so far
August 24, 2009
J.K. WallWith the Obama administration backing away from a government-run, "public" plan, the insurance
industry faces a much smaller threat in the form of privately run insurance co-ops.
MoreDocs offer varied cures for ailing health care system
August 24, 2009
J.K. WallIndianapolis physicians are mixed on the merits of a government-run, "public" health insurance plan. How reforms
might affect their pay is another major concern.
MoreDailyMed sales trim Arcadia losses
August 13, 2009
J.K. WallArcadia Resources Inc. narrowed its losses in its most recent quarter as it started to accelerate sales in its highly-touted
DailyMed program, the company said today.
MoreHETRICK: A health insurance beneficiary pleads for reform
August 10, 2009
Bruce HetrickAs a hearing-impaired, migraine-suffering, diabetic cancer survivor who's also the father of a cancer survivor and the widower
of a cancer victim, I've experienced more than my fair share of American health care.
MoreGovernment-run insurance plan draws mixed reviews from employers
June 22, 2009
J.K. WallBusinesses all want to see reform of the health care system, but they diverge on how much the U.S. government's entrance into
the insurance market would help or hurt them.
MoreState insurance program containing health costs
April 6, 2009
Scott OlsonDoug Stratton, executive director of the Indiana Comprehensive Health Insurance Association, slashes costs, pushes disease
control to keep prices as low as possible.
MoreEntrepreneurs pursuing patient advocacy trend
February 2, 2009
Christopher LloydPatients are seeking help with their doctors, records and referrals as the health care system grows increasingly complex.
MoreAnthem needs to be reined in
January 26, 2009
[In response to a Jan. 12 story,] it's apparent that Anthem takes full advantage of the virtual monopoly it enjoys in Indiana
and it does so on the backs of not only doctors and hospitals, but most assuredly on its paying customers, as well.
MoreHoosier doctors fret about medical tourism
January 19, 2009
If globalization comes to health care, could it push doctors and hospitals to the brink of a bailout?
That's the fear of Indiana doctors, who saw such a scenario become a whole lot more plausible late last year after Indianapolis-based
WellPoint Inc. announced a pilot "medical tourism" project in Wisconsin that would pay for a company's workers to
receive care
in India.
MoreObama's call ignites local health care debates
January 5, 2009
J.K. WallWhen President-elect Barack Obama called for community discussions of health care reform, about 250 people in Indianapolis
answered. Their answer rang loud with individual complaints, a surprising number of calls for national health insurance and
some doubt that their comments would actually shape Obama's policymaking.
MoreWellPoint could grow during tough time for health insurers
November 24, 2008
The health insurance industry — hurt by falling profits and threatened by Democratic reform bills — could see
another wave of
consolidation, and that may well involve Indianapolis-based WellPoint Inc.
MoreNew health plans will cost more later
November 17, 2008
Consumer-driven health plans will lead to greater medical expenses later because people avoid going to the doctor now.
MoreHoosiers need greater access to quality health care
November 10, 2008
Morton MarcusIndiana's economic woes are long standing and may be having an adverse effect on the health of our people,
because Hoosiers can't consistently gain access to excellent health care.
MoreExecutives must stress wellness program benefits consistently
November 10, 2008
Health care benefits that promote wellness should be an ongoing executive suite focus, not simply an annual budget concern.
MoreSt. Francis Hospitals, Anthem disagree over health insurance reimbursements
November 10, 2008
The St. Francis hospital system and Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Indiana are haggling over insurance reimbursement
costs. The original demand of Sisters of St. Francis Health Services Inc. would have increased reimbursement amounts $80 million
over three years, Rick Rhodes, an Anthem regional vice president, wrote in an Oct. 30 letter to employers covered by Anthem.
The increase would mean $12 million more in out-of-pocket costs to Anthem customers. But St. Francis claims its request for
an increase only brings it in line with what other hospitals are getting.
MoreOneAmerica well positioned to acquire other insurance companies
November 3, 2008
J.K. WallOneAmerica Financial Partners Inc. has made no secret of its desire to acquire other companies. Well, if it wants to buy,
it could hardly find a better time.
MoreStudy says consumerism cuts costs
November 3, 2008
Consumer-directed health plans really work, at least according to WellPoint Inc., which has made a big push to sell them recently.
MoreWellPoint, St. Francis battle over insurer's IT problems
October 20, 2008
J.K. WallA year of computer snafus boiled over Oct. 13 when the St. Francis system declared WellPoint Inc. in breach of its contract because of habitually late payments.
Rooney's death spawns uncertainty for struggling insurance company, not-for-profit
October 6, 2008
J.K. WallAfter the unexpected death of insurance magnate J. Patrick Rooney, two organizations he led until the day he died are scrambling to figure out who will lead them into the future.
WellPoint pushes sales force to market life, dental, vision
September 22, 2008
J.K. WallWellPoint Inc. touts as the company's biggest strength its dominant market share in its health insurance markets. But now the officers of the company are working to branch out beyond health insurance. They're training their sales force on how to better sell dental, vision and even life and disability insurance--which WellPoint refers to as its specialty group of products.
Ex-WellPoint VP sues, says he was axed for testifying in drug case
August 18, 2008
J.K. WallWellPoint Inc. prides itself on working to hold down the rising cost of health care. But to hear one of its former vice presidents tell it, the company retaliated against him when he worked to do just that. In a lawsuit against WellPoint, Dr. Randy Axelrod claims his former employer forced him out when he tried to curtail a drugmaker's controversial pricing strategy that was costing WellPoint money.
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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!