Judge blocks US government from slimming down vaccine recommendations
The order issued Monday is the latest development in a lawsuit filed last July by the American Academy of Pediatrics and some other medical groups.
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Elevance to institute policy cutting hospital reimbursements if out-of-network providers involved in care
The dispute between Indianapolis-based Elevance and provider groups centers on the federal No Surprises Act, enacted in 2022, which seeks to protect patients from unexpected, expensive out-of-network medical bills.
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INCOG BioPharma investing additional $200M to expand Fishers campus
INCOG, which now employs just more than 400 people in Fishers, plans to have nearly 1,000 people working at its 21-acre campus by 2030.
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IBJ Podcast: Whatever happened to downtown’s elevated People Mover?
The tram recorded roughly 6 million rider trips on a 1.4-mile track running between Methodist Hospital, University Hospital and Riley Hospital for Children. But it came to a screeching halt in 2019.
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IBJ Podcast: Tech founder on building teams, loving pivots, fostering startup hustle in high schools
Scott Lingle, the co-founder of fast-growing Remodel Health, took a big leap at an age when most folks are getting more conservative. Now he’s helping hundreds of local high schoolers learn to launch businesses.
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Lilly introduces direct-to-employer program for weight-loss drug
Eli Lilly and Co. has launched a platform that offers employers coverage options for obesity care through a partnership with 18 digital health programs.
Hims & Hers Health and Novo Nordisk end lawsuit over weight loss medications, enter collaboration
Novo Nordisk is dismissing its patent infringement lawsuit against telehealth company Hims & Hers after an agreement that will see Novo Nordisk’s branded weight loss medicines sold through the Hims platform.
Indiana Supreme Court upholds COVID-19 immunity for hospitals in patient death case
Hospitals and other medical providers cannot be held liable for complications that developed while treating a patient for COVID-19 during the pandemic emergency, the Indiana Supreme Court ruled Wednesday.
Generic Ozempic could cost less than $3 a month, study shows
Generic Ozempic is set to emerge in major markets from India and Brazil to China and Canada this year, reshaping the sector in those countries.
Indiana puts legislative stop to Elevance’s out-of-network hospital care penalty
Senate Bill 189 took aim at a new policy by Indianapolis-based Elevance Health Inc. that cut hospital reimbursement by 10% if an out-of-network clinician was involved with care.
Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield forms local orthopedic care health network
OrthoIndy and Franciscan Health/Forté Sports Medicine and Orthopedics are the first two providers to join Anthem’s HealthSync Designated Orthopedic Network.
Indiana opens applications for rural health grants in partial offset of federal Medicaid cuts
The Growing Rural Opportunities for Wellbeing grant program was allotted $120 million in its initial year.
Elevance shares slip after insurer discloses suspension warning for Medicare prescription program
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services alleges the Indianapolis-based health insurer has failed to properly submit required information to federal regulators since 2018.
Upcoming Medicaid work mandates meant to save money, but states will have to spend millions to comply
States face an immense task to prepare for the Jan. 1 kickoff of new Medicaid eligibility mandates affecting millions of lower-income adults in the government-funded health care program.
Lawmakers finalize Indiana oversight plan for compounded drugs, medical spas
The chamber’s final 43-6 vote on Senate Bill 282 followed weeks of negotiations between lawmakers and competing corners of the health care industry.
IU Health files lawsuit against firm hit by 2024 ransomware attack
Indiana University Health is suing a company that was hit by a ransomware attack two years ago — an event the health system says cost it $66 million and impacted its ability to process payments.
Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Indiana names new president
The new hire succeeds Beth Keyser, who now serves as Anthem’s West Region commercial president.
Dr. Richard Feldman: Trump isolating U.S. from world health system
We will lose our role as the major influencer in international health policy.
Lawmakers amend bill to tax nonprofit hospitals on nonmedical property
The amendment allows Indiana counties to benefit from property taxes on nonprofit hospital parcels that don’t have health care or revenue-generating purposes.
FDA to drop two-study requirement for new drug approvals, aiming to speed access
The FDA officials predicted the shift would lead to “a surge in drug development.”
There’s one industry powering the U.S. labor market
Without health care and related jobs, the United States would have nearly 400,000 fewer jobs than it did a year ago, according to Labor Department figures through January.
Landmark trial accusing social media companies of addicting children to their platforms begins
A slew of trials beginning this year seek to hold social media companies responsible for harming children’s mental well-being.
Novo Nordisk vows to sue after Hims & Hers launches Wegovy knockoff pill
Shares in Indianapolis-based Eli Lilly and Co., a rival to Novo Nordisk in the weight-loss market, also fell after the announcement, dropping 7.8% Thursday.
Trump administration to launch TrumpRx website for discounted drugs
The president first teased TrumpRx in September while announcing the first of his more than 15 deals with pharmaceutical companies, including Indianapolis-based Eli Lilly and Co., to lower drug prices.