Anthem seeks to use downtown green space for 60-space exec parking lot
The insurer is asking for a zoning variance to install a fenced-in lot covered by solar panels on a grassy space off Virginia Avenue.
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Public health officials applaud needle-exchange programs, but critics remain
As Marion County appears poised to launch a similar syringe-exchange program, public health officials point to a growing list of reports and studies they say proves such programs are a worthwhile investment.
St. Vincent pulls plans to rezone land at Spring Mill and 96th Street
The Indianapolis-based health system said it will continue to study possibilities for the land after neighbors objected to plans calling for nine buildings and four parking garages that carried an estimated price tag of $1 billion.
IU med school to launch breast-cancer research center with $2.5M Vera Bradley gift
The center, to be called the Vera Bradley Foundation Center for Breast Cancer Research, will focus on tough-to-treat forms of the disease, including triple-negative breast cancer.
In sudden reversal, Anthem and St. Vincent agree to include tiny hospitals in network
The agreement means that Anthem members will not have to pay extra out-of-pocket costs to use one of St. Vincent’s neighborhood hospitals that are springing up around central Indiana.
In setback for Lilly, FDA limits dosage, slaps warning on new arthritis drug
The Indianapolis-based drugmaker has been working for years to develop the much-anticipated drug, which some analysts had said might ring up $2 billion a year in sales.
Community Health Network sells west-side fitness complex
Community Health has been looking for a buyer for Community Healthplex since it closed down a small hospital on the same campus at the end of 2016.
2018 Innovation Issue: Building an innovation team from the ground up
Human resources and benefits company FirstPerson regularly sends workers to Chicago; Silicon Valley; Austin, Texas; and other far-flung tech hubs to pick up new skills and broaden their thinking.
Former Anthem fraud investigator charged in $20M billing operation
Authorities say the former longtime Anthem investigator conspired with four others to help clinics submit false claims to the Indianapolis-based insurer for procedures not covered by insurance.
Indiana consumer agency recommends state reject IPL rate increase
In a sharp rebuke, the Indiana Office of Utility Consumer Counselor said IPL’s $96.7 million rate increase is unjustified. It is recommending a much smaller increase.
Anthem received no public incentives to keep HQ in Indy, officials say
City and state officials said Tuesday they have been working with Anthem for some time but did not offer the company tax breaks in exchange for its decision to spend $20 million to renovate its huge campus on Virginia Avenue, just south of downtown.
Insurance giant Anthem vows to keep headquarters in Indianapolis
The insurer ended speculation of an impending exit by formally announcing Tuesday morning that it would remain based in the city and planned to invest $20 million for renovations to an office campus in the Mile Square.
Indianapolis-based health research group wins $33M federal grant
The Indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute said Tuesday morning it was chosen to receive the grant from the National Institutes for Health to fund its work in improving the health and economy of Indiana.
Marion County declares hepatitis C epidemic, proposes syringe exchange
City-County Council will consider May 21 whether to launch a syringe exchange program here in an effort to cut down the growing number of hepatitis C cases, which officials are linking to the opioid epidemic.
Anthem’s pharmacy-benefits-management unit off to bumpy start
Brian Griffin, the leader of Anthem’s new PBM, IngenioRx, quit on May 8 with no warning to become CEO of Michigan-based Diplomat Pharmacy. Now Anthem is scrambling to adjust.
Wind-energy developer dismisses auditor after being informed of accounting weaknesses
Infrastructure & Energy Alternatives Inc. dismissed auditor Crowe Horwath and said it is taking steps to address the financial issues raised.
Anthem’s top drug executive steps down after just two months
Brian Griffin, CEO of Anthem’s start-up drug unit, IngenioRx, is leaving the Indianapolis-based insurer to become CEO of Diplomat Pharmacy in Michigan.
Q&A with Ray Boomhower: Indiana historian looks at Hoosier politics—red and blue
Ray Boomhower has written 12 books about the state’s history, ranging from Robert F. Kennedy’s presidential campaign in Indiana to biographies of journalist Ernie Pyle and astronaut Gus Grissom.
Health maintenance organization MDwise struggles to find way forward
The not-for-profit that helps low-income Hoosiers get health care coverage and social services lost $60 million in 2016 and cut about 80 jobs last year.
IU organ researcher lands $9M grant to study animal transplants
The money is designed to further the work of Dr. Burcin Ekser and his team, who are working to print three-dimensional pig liver tissue from genetically engineered pig liver cells.