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Another insulin biotech pops up in Indy with plans for new lab
Thermalin Inc., a Cleveland-based biotech startup that just won $17.5 million in venture capital to develop new insulin therapies, plans to add several researchers to a lab at the Indiana University School of Medicine.
Ball State’s $62M health building latest in Indiana flurry of health capital projects
The new, five-story building in Muncie will include classrooms, labs, offices, a physical fitness center and community health clinics.
Tiny hospitals face new requirement: two inpatients a day and two midnights
The new “clarifying guidance” from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services could provide a big challenge to new micro hospitals popping up in central Indiana and nationally.
Anthem to hospitals: No more MRIs, CT-scans for outpatients without preapproval
Advanced imaging is a profit center at many hospitals, so the new policy will likely impose a hit on their bottom lines.
St. Vincent outsources 85 medical transcription jobs to India
Workers who lose their jobs will be eligible for federal assistance in training and education, the Labor Department has ruled.
IU trustees approve design for new, $340M Bloomington hospital
The design features plenty of glass and natural light, along with Indiana limestone and brick highlights. The facility, scheduled to open in 2020, will replace an aging hospital about five miles away.
Medicare penalizing 62 Indiana hospitals for high readmission rates
The federal government says readmissions are often unnecessary and cost taxpayers tens of millions of dollars a year.
Community Health takes over a dozen Walgreens area clinics
The move could give Community a huge new stream of business. Thousands of people visit Walgreens stores in the Indianapolis area on a regular basis and about 40 percent of them don’t have primary care doctors.
Indiana hospitals rank high in serving rural, remote areas
The small hospitals serve residents who would otherwise be a long distance from emergency care.
Why Indiana is outpacing the nation in health-care spending
An expansion in health coverage and an end to the recession, which hit Indiana hard, are two big reasons.
To ease physician shortage, state approves funds for more residency slots
A looming shortage of physicians is expected to hit Indiana hard in coming years. Experts say new residency slots could help, because residents tend to practice in the state where they did their residencies.
Franciscan Health making a big bet on small hospital
Franciscan Health says its new micro-hospital will fill a service gap in Johnson County, giving patients more access. The small hospital could also stand to reap big bucks.
Dow gets green light for GMO corn in China, to launch weed-resistant seeds
The feed-corn product, called Enlist, could represent the largest product launch in Dow Ag’s history, but environmentalists say they will fight to ban the companion herbicide.
Medical real estate keeping developers, investors busy
Medical office buildings, traditionally a low-key sector of the real-estate market, are getting plenty of attention these days, with recent big-dollar deals from Indianapolis players Duke Realty and Cornerstone Cos.
Eleven questions for head of Big Pharma’s trade group
An embattled industry is pushing back against complaints of high drug prices, constant drug advertising and companies that don’t invest enough in research. Here’s a Q&A with Stephen Ubl, CEO of the industry’s trade group.
Endocyte’s surprise move stuns Wall Street, raises questions about company’s future
The West Lafayette-based biotech firm once was seen as a rising star with a pipeline that could save cancer patients. Now, 20 years after its founding, without a single launch, it is laying off 40 percent of its workforce.
Analysts struggled to predict Anthem-Cigna outcome (but don’t tell them that)
The proposed $48 billion merger of Anthem and Cigna kept Wall Street experts guessing for months.
Franklin College builds on life sciences legacy with new $18M science center
The small Johnson County college has turned out its share of science graduates over the decades, and says the expansion will continue to attract students.