Insurers push hard to win Medicare Advantage customers
In Indiana last year, dozens of insurers across the state rolled out plans hoping to get a sizable piece of the fast-growing market.
John Russell
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IU Health sees revenue and income climb as pandemic pushes hospitals near capacity
The results seem to show that the pandemic is continuing to push hospitals to the limit, as patients flock to emergency rooms and surgical suites for care.
Community Health must face Justice Department’s false claims lawsuit, judge rules
A federal judge in Indianapolis has tossed out Community Health Network’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit by the U.S. Justice Department that alleges the hospital system engaged in a fraudulent scheme to keep patient referrals in its network.
Anthem jumps back into Indiana ACA marketplace three years after departing
The Indianapolis-based insurer, which left the program in 2018 after racking up huge losses, is jumping back in under a partnership with three hospital systems covering 45 of Indiana’s 92 counties.
Marion County offers free at-home COVID-19 rapid testing kits for targeted areas
Residents who live in 23 targeted ZIP codes with high rates of COVID-19 and lower-than-average rates of vaccination can get free, rapid, at-home testing kits that health officials hope will reduce the spread of the deadly virus.
Power plant problems lead AES to seek more cash from customers
AES Indiana’s Eagle Valley natural gas power plant, located near Martinsville and capable of powering about a half-million houses, conked out in April, due to problems with breakers and relays. Six months later, it is still offline while technicians try to repair a wide range of damage to critical parts.
Hospitals spend millions in race to hire traveling nurses
Indiana University Health, the state’s largest hospital system, recently hired 700 traveling nurses to work in its 16 hospitals under 13-week contracts.
Pizza competitor comes to the rescue after Some Guys’ oven breaks down
“When I heard that they were having trouble with their oven, and it just didn’t appear to be repairable, I just felt kind of compelled to go, ’Hey, we got one,’” said Puccini’s Pizza & Pasta co-owner Don Main.
Hall Render’s longtime leader stepping down to become CEO of OrthoIndy
At OrthoIndy, John Ryan will share strategic and operational oversight with Dr. Edward Hellman under a so-called “dyad leadership” model with a physician president and a non-physician CEO.
Indy-based Exelead Inc. churns out millions of Pfizer vaccine doses, on hiring spree to keep up
Exelead Inc., with headquarters at 6925 Guion Road on the northwest side, said it has manufactured and shipped tens of millions of doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine in recent months and is expanding its facilities.
Riley Hospital’s new maternity tower strives for a smooth delivery
Riley Hospital for Children’s $142 million maternity tower is getting ready to make a big splash this fall in central Indiana’s highly competitive maternity-hospital market.
Nearly 40 workers at Eskenazi Health parent leave over vaccine mandate
The departures represent less than 1% of the 5,700 employees at the Health and Hospital Corp. of Marion County, the organization that includes Eskenazi Health and the Indianapolis Emergency Medical Services
Indiana deploys National Guard to help beleaguered hospitals
Dr. Kris Box, the state health commissioner, said the National Guard teams are going to hospitals that have “exhausted all other options to staff their beds.”
Franciscan Health gives employees until Nov. 15 to get fully vaccinated
The Catholic hospital system is stepping up its vaccination mandate for employees, telling them they must get their first dose by Oct. 15 and their second dose by Nov. 15, or submit to weekly testing.
Health care firm that runs clinics for employers is expanding nationwide
Marathon Health, which splits its headquarters between Indianapolis and suburban Burlington, Vermont, operates primary-care clinics for employers in 42 states.
Health care leaders solidly in Biden’s corner on vaccination mandates
A panel of health care experts in Indianapolis on Friday endorsed President Biden’s order that all businesses with more than 100 employees require their workers to be immunized or face weekly testing.
Study: Indiana ranks 19th for nursing work conditions and job opportunities
The state ranks far lower—33rd—for “work environment,” according to the study, conducted by Wallet Hub, a financial consumer website.
Lilly’s antibody treatment gets another shot
The drugmaker’s COVID-19 treatment is back on the market after a two-month suspension, but the question is whether Lilly can grab market share from now-dominant Regeneron Pharmaceuticals.
125 employees no longer with IU Health after refusing COVID-19 vaccine
The state’s largest hospital system said the employees had been suspended for two weeks without pay and would have been eligible to return to work if they had attested to partial or full vaccination.
U.S. government buys $330M worth of COVID-19 antibody doses from Lilly
Eli Lilly’s therapy has been shown to be highly effective against the delta variant, which is now the dominant strain of the coronavirus in the United States.