New analysis suggests Americans overcharged by $150B a year to insure homes, autos and businesses
Research by the economists found that average premiums for home insurance climbed an inflation-adjusted 28% between 2017 and 2024.
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Braun willing to consider pot legalization as report finds Hoosiers spend $2B on cannabis
Indiana residents have more than doubled their cannabis use over the past decade, researchers said.
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Q&A: Discipline and drive led Lopez-Liggett to health care exec role
The St. Louis native joined Anthem Inc. 19 years ago in an entry-level sales position. Now, she leads one of the largest insurers in Indiana.
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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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Indiana hospital systems meet benchmark on direct-to-employer health care deals
The report comes as Indiana hospitals attempt to address widespread criticism — including from state leaders — over high prices.
Elevance beats expectations with quarterly profit, revenue
The Indianapolis-based health care insurer raised full-year earnings guidance after making its first-quarter financial report on Wednesday.
Greene County hospital serves Anthem with breach notice over underpayments
Hospital CEO Brenda Reetz the insurance underpayment situation impacts patient bills, hospital stability and access to care. Indianapolis-based Anthem said it is working with the hospital to resolve the problem.
Indiana appeals court upholds trial court’s ruling in favor of NCAA in football head injury case
The case debated whether the NCAA had a duty to warn individual student athletes about the risks of football-related head trauma, which can lead to death.
Indiana’s Medicaid program could be ditching popular discount drug program
A proposed rule change introduced in February would eliminate access to a federal drug discount program known as 340B, which supporters say is a lifeline for rural hospitals and health clinics serving low-income patients.
Indiana Planned Parenthood faces clinic closures, state funding fight
Two Planned Parenthood clinics in Indianapolis will close Friday after federal funding cuts.
FDA grants speedy approval to Eli Lilly’s weight-loss pill for obesity
The daily oral medication, which will be branded as Foundayo, is expected to begin shipping Monday.
Elevance commits $1M to Indy homelessness effort
Streets to Home Indy, a public-private partnership, said Elevance Health’s donation will help sustain housing efforts through rental assistance, case management and implementation support.
Report finds Indiana lags nation in primary, preventative care
The report found there are fewer primary care physicians practicing in Indiana than in neighboring states of Ohio, Michigan and Illinois and in the nation overall
Lilly’s experimental diabetes shot yields record weight loss in study
The late-stage results handily beat earlier trials of the company’s diabetes blockbuster Mounjaro, which racked up sales of $23 billion in 2025.
Lilly spending $1.8B to update Indianapolis manufacturing operations
The Lilly Technology Center investment includes expanding existing capabilities and the establishment of new production lines.
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.
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.