All eyes on Anthem after CVS megadeal
Pressure is building on the insurer to drop its conservative, bread-and-butter approach after one of its biggest rivals, Aetna Inc., agreed to be bought by drugstore chain CVS Health for $69 billion.
John Russell
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The business, called Agilify, will help train clients how to use digital technologies to speed up time-consuming chores, such as tracking down payments from customers.
Hot-selling Lilly drug gets OK for second use
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Suddenly, Anthem finds itself in strange threesome with CVS, Aetna
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$50M hospital fuels Hendricks health care war
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Lawsuit accuses Lilly of using kickbacks to boost insulin sales
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IU Health, Monroe Hospital settle ambulance lawsuit
The settlement ends a two-year quarrel over whether IU Health violated antitrust laws when its ambulances transported most of the county’s 911-response patients to its own hospital.
Nurse no longer employed at IU Health after racist tweets
IU Health declined to name the employee or specify whether the job separation was a resignation or firing.
Kinetrex plans third natural-gas plant to meet exploding customer demand
Kinetrex Energy, which distributes liquid natural gas, has roughly doubled its workforce to 40 people. and pushed from its core market—trucking companies—into agriculture, power generation, asphalt production and other sectors.
Councilor Miller charged with 3 felony counts of child molesting
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Mainstreet Property Group cuts 12 workers in reorganization
The Carmel-based developer of senior care facilities did not provide any details about the job cuts or what positions were affected.
The agony and ecstasy of electronic medical records
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Indiana ranks near bottom among states in health spending for prisoners
Only three states—Louisiana, Nevada and Alabama—spend less per inmate on health care than Indiana, a new report says.
Cook Medical wins first trial over blood-clot filters
Nearly 3,000 people have sued the Bloomington-based device maker, claiming the filters malfunctioned, sometimes piercing organs.
Cameras to capture car plates in St. Vincent parking lots
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Former AIT Labs owner faces $4.4M suit over HQ building
The once-booming toxicology business struggled for years under declining revenue and huge debts before being acquired last year by a Texas private equity firm. Its Park Fletcher headquarters building remains empty.
More than 2,300 Lilly workers volunteer for buyouts
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West Lafayette biotech raises $40M to develop cancer-imaging drugs
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