Despite the decrease, Community Health Network saw an increase in admissions, emergency visits, deliveries and physician outpatient visits during the first six months of 2024.
Researchers reported Sunday that new blood tests were 91% accurate in detecting Alzheimer’s disease, far more accurate than a diagnosis from primary care doctors and specialists.
The prudent layperson standard—or the PLP—requires health insurance coverage based only on the symptoms the patient presented with at the time, not on the final diagnosis.
In choosing Walz, Vice President Kamala Harris is turning to a Midwestern governor, military veteran and union supporter who helped enact an ambitious Democratic agenda for his state, including sweeping protections for abortion rights and generous aid to families.
Last month, the federal Medicare program proposed a 2.9% cut to physician pay for 2025. That marked the fifth straight year that regulators proposed cutting payments to doctors for thousands of services, from stitching a wound to replacing a knee.
Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita’s office in its own dismissal filing said the case was no longer necessary because discovery in the case has shown IU Health has taken actions to satisfy deficiencies in its policies.
The lab, which will be located on the second floor of the 11-story IU Medical Education and Research Building, will emphasize hands-on physical dissection as a vital component of medical training.
Granting full practice authority to APRNs would allow us to use our extensive training and experience to provide high-quality care without the burdensome and unnecessary physician collaboration agreements.
A national proposal to remove medical debt from consumer credit reports could have a significant impact in Indiana, where the percentage of residents with delinquent medical debt is higher than in 39 other states.
City-County Council President Vop Osili has authored a proposal to elevate the Indianapolis mayor’s annual salary by 31%, as well as increase salaries for seven other elected positions.
The university plans to launch degree programs in occupational therapy, physical therapy and other rehabilitative health care services, and expand undergraduate and graduate nursing programs, with additional locations.
The providers—including the regional Planned Parenthood affiliate—had sought a permanent injunction to expand the near-total ban’s medical exemptions and to block its requirement that abortions can only be performed at hospitals.
Nationally, the average cost of employer-sponsored health plans is expected to grow 9% next year if companies don’t find ways to cut costs, according to an Aug. 15 report by professional services firm Aon.
The letter is the latest sign that the battle between the brand-name drug manufacturers and the companies that make and sell the compounded versions has intensified.
Eliminating prior authorization would greatly increase out-of-pocket burden and medical debt for working families and premiums paid by employers by billions of dollars.
Recurrent shortages, shifting insurance coverage, indecision and a lack of guidance about side effects and dosing have led to challenges for some patients prescribed Mounjaro, Ozempic, Zepbound or Wegovy.
