Innovative thinking can help Indiana maintain its leadership in the life sciences, can boost Indiana’s economy, and can bring even more important medical breakthroughs to market.
The reserve balances are there for one reason: to cushion against unforeseen shocks that would cause dramatic reductions in public services or tax increases nobody really wants.
Anthem turned out unheard of gains in 2014, the first year of Obamacare’s new health insurance overhaul, as Anthem’s customers numbers held steady but their spending with hospitals and doctors plummeted.
A New York-based hedge fund has increased its stake in Angie’s List Inc. to an "activist position" and says it wants to have input with management about the strategic direction of the company, including the choice of a new CEO and a possible sale of the business.
Advantage Health Solutions Inc. and Indiana University Health Plans discussed merging back in 2013 as a way to have doctors and hospitals that stretch nearly statewide, just like large insurers such as Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield and UnitedHealthcare offer, according to multiple sources with knowledge of the conversations, which broke down. Now that […]
Indiana environmental groups are applauding President Barack Obama's newly announced mandatory cuts in greenhouse gas emissions, but Indiana Gov. Mike Pence said doesn’t intend to comply with the proposal.
With this year’s bill estimated at $37 billion and counting, perhaps the sheer cost of cleaning up after IT security breaches at health care organizations will spur the industry to find a bandage for its hemorrhaging computer systems.
Bryan Everly and his team built software development virtually from scratch at NextGear Capital, a fast-growing provider of inventory financing for dealers of new and used cars.
Mike Meadows helped with the massive task of taking Lilly’s IT organization through a downsizing that reduced expenses about 40 percent—with no significant IT service disruptions.
Brad Wheeler is making textbooks more affordable for students by making it simpler to obtain digital versions while trying to offer other materials to students virtually as well. His groundbreaking work is not only helping students at Indiana University but he’s collaborating with other institutions to exert greater control over the digital learning landscape.
The most recent Report of the Social Security Administration projects that, in 2020, interest earnings will not be enough to cover Social Security’s deficit, so the Social Security Trust Fund’s balance will begin to decline. It is expected the balance will be zero sometime in 2034.
Hoosier entrepreneurs in health care and life sciences attracted more than $31 million from investors during the first half of the year. But too few Indiana companies have developed their technology enough to attract venture capitalists or tap stock markets.
ChaCha has moved out of its offices but is still operating. It posted a profit on $2 million in revenue last quarter, and CEO Scott Jones wants to stay in the black until someone buys the Q&A search company.
Dr. Bill Tierney, who has led the Regenstrief medical informatics research operation for five years, will become chair of the department of population health at the Dell Medical School at the University of Texas at Austin.
After quiet debuts, Chase Bank and Fifth Third Bank plan to continue deploying tablet-interfaced ATMs in central Indiana, a sign that the slimmer machines might be a permanent fixture as banks rely less on tellers.
