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Indiana gets D-minus for family-workplace laws
Starting a family and want a few months of paid leave? How about paid medical leave for pregnancy-related disabilities. You might consider living in New York or California, rather than Indiana, a national group says.
Analysts squirm in trying to predict the Anthem-Cigna deal
Wall Street analysts are supposed to be experts in handicapping a company’s future. But, in the case of this deal, plenty of experts are still uncertain, and not afraid to say so.
Big savings for St. Vincent in first year of accountable care effort
The Indianapolis hospital group and its Tennessee partner were able to reduce emergency room visits, inpatient admissions and readmissions, and increase the percentage of generic drugs under a new model of care.
What’s that on TV? Another cancer center ad
Cancer is big business, and increasingly, a big advertiser, according to a new study by IU School of Medicine and the University of Pittsburgh
More buildings set to fall on IUPUI campus
The planned demolitions of the old IUPUI Psychiatric Research Building and the Wishard Helipad site are the next projects sparked by the land swap between IUPUI and Eskenazi Health’s parent.
Fun with numbers: Plug in a city, see the cost of long-term care
It’s not as fun as planning a vacation or shopping for a motorcycle, but these are numbers you’re probably going to need.
Embattled ITT winds down nursing program at 3 Indiana campuses
The state warned the institution about low passing rates earlier this year and asked for a “plan of correction”—the first step that could lead to a loss of state accreditation.
Tracking Indy’s mosquitoes, one ditch at a time
How do local health officials figure out where the mosquitoes are breeding, and whether they are spreading disease? It all starts with the field worker, looking in ditch after ditch. One of them is my son. I spend a few hours tagging along.
More jitters over the Anthem-Cigna deal
Federal regulators are giving the proposed $48 billion merger between health insurers Anthem Inc. and Cigna Corp a hard look, and some analysts are hedging their bets.
A last-minute hurdle for Dow-DuPont deal?
One of the nation’s most powerful senators is urging antitrust regulators to give the merger careful scrutiny to make sure it doesn’t hurt farmers, consumers or small businesses.
A last-minute hurdle for Dow-DuPont deal?
One of the nation’s most powerful senators is urging antitrust regulators to give the merger careful scrutiny to make sure it doesn’t hurt farmers, consumers or small businesses.
Anthem-Cigna deal starts to spook investors
The longer the Anthem-Cigna deal takes to wrap up, the more nervous Wall Street becomes that the $48 billion acquisition might not happen.
A new title for Lilly’s John Lechleiter?
The Indianapolis drugmaker gave a presentation to Wall Street analysts that left them in the mood to buy.
Take a deep breath for an IU pulmonary biotech start-up
The technology is based on research done at IU, with the potential to slow down the progression of a disease that kills more than 100,000 people a year.
UnitedHealth to exit Indiana next year for Obamacare policies
UnitedHealth, which said last month it would drop out of many state exchanges where it sells individual Obamacare plans, is now counting Indiana among them.
We have doctors in Indiana. But do we visit them?
A national report says the vast majority of Hoosiers have a regular doctor for medical care. But do we actually visit the doctor? That's another story.
Ask your doc about these award-winning ads
You can't escape drug ads, as pervasive as they are. But did you know there's an annual banquet to award the best of the lot?
Suicide rate hits 30-year high, with big costs
A national report says the suicide rate has climbed 24 percent since 1999, despite a prevalence of prevention programs.