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Speaking of health care: Local experts weigh in on rising costs, the uninsured and whether our current system needs an overhaul Public health priorities, executive salaries and the “gold rush” of health care construction were among the topics tackled Sept

October 3, 2005

Public health priorities, executive salaries and the “gold rush” of health care construction were among the topics tackled Sept. 21 in the latest installment of Indianapolis Business Journal’s Power Breakfast Series. IBJ reporter Tom Murphy moderated the panel discussion, attended by some of the area’s foremost health care experts. Following is an edited transcript of the often-spirited discussion, which included a brief interruption by protestors seeking medical insurance coverage for janitorial staff who clean Anthem Inc. buildings. IBJ: Can you…

Coalition targets disparities in minority health care: Group enlists CEOs to help it develop plan of action

October 3, 2005

Black people are nearly twice as likely to have diabetes than white people, less likely to engage in leisure activity and, on average, die five years earlier. Those statistics from the Centers for Disease Control provide motivation for a local consortium that wants to improve health care for minorities. Known as the CEO Health Disparities Roundtable, the year-old group has moved from setting objectives to developing a plan of action. The plan is aimed at reducing health care disparities among…

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS: Rising health care costs killing jobs and income

September 5, 2005

Most of us have been in a doctor’s office, and many of us have had conditions that require treatment. But few of us are likely to hear any information presented on the cost of different treatment options along with their benefits, especially if we are one of the 170 million people covered by employer- or governmentprovided health insurance. It is an amazing fact that nearly $3 trillion of health care goods and services are ordered off a menu that has…

Employers promoting fitness: To battle steep insurance costs, businesses help employees get healthier

July 11, 2005

Wearing a pedometer, Kelly Dircksen treads 2,000 or so steps a day at the office, racking up her highest counts in her treks to the photocopier. Her 2-1/2-mile daily goal entails after-work walks, as well. The 34-year-old quoting specialist said her company pays 50 percent of any fitness-related costs for her and her family, including a Weight Watchers program, running shoes for her kids, and the entry fee for her son’s marathon. “I’m definitely healthier,” said Dircksen, who celebrates incremental…

Not-for-profits affect state’s bottom line: Health organizations account for more than half of state’s not-for-profit workers

June 6, 2005

From 2000 to 2003, a period during which the state experienced an overall decline in jobs, employment in the notfor-profit sector grew. That finding, among others, is part of a study of not-for-profit employment in the state, and an update of a report issued two years ago, by Indiana University’s Center on Philanthropy, IU’s School of Public and Environmental Affairs, and Johns Hopkins University. The 5-percent increase in not-for-profit employment, compared with a 6-percent decline in the for-profit sector, suggests…

Smoking warriors expand battlefield: Health advocates accuse grocers, retailers of misleading public with smoke-free claims

April 11, 2005

Bars and restaurants aren’t the only firms that will soon feel the heat from health advocates pushing laws to ban smoking in public places. Some are broadening their gaze to drugstores and even supermarkets as potential health risks-and they’re naming names of offending businesses. It’s a radical approach in a mildmannered metro area, where few dare to poke fingers in the eyes of the business or political elite. And it’s in stark contrast to groups such as Smoke Free Indy,…

Wishard aims to even it up: Health system could break deficit string

April 4, 2005

About half the bills Wishard Health Services used to send out came back sans payment thanks to an error. Now that happens only 4 percent of the time, a change that saves millions, according to Wishard number-crunchers. Improvements such as these might spur a multimillion-dollar turnaround in Wishard’s ledger this year, said Matt Gutwein, the leader of Marion County’s safetynet hospital. Wishard will attempt to break even by the end of 2005, a far cry from the $77 million deficit…

Smoke carries economic toll: Ban backers cite health, productivity costs

March 14, 2005

The annual cost of treating the secondhand-smoke-related illnesses of Marion County residents likely exceeds $16 million, a cost borne partly by businesses that provide their employees health insurance. Businesses also shoulder harder-to-calculate costs in the form of lost productivity and absenteeism, according to a 2002 study for the Marion County Health Department believed to be the best estimate yet of the local impact of cigarettes. But backers of the proposed City-County Council ordinance that would ban smoking in Indianapolis’ bars…

Maggie Phelps: Helping Gen Z grow into leadership, not retreat from it

August 8, 2025 | Maggie Phelps

This generation, deeply committed to mental health, autonomy and authenticity, is drawing criticism for everything from their “therapy-speak” to their hesitancy to do the grunt work.

Indianapolis-based startup leans on connections to treat brain diseases

June 13, 2025 | Daniel Lee

Syndeio Biosciences sees burgeoning potential to treat mental health and cognitive conditions, including Alzheimer’s and depression, with therapies that target the almost countless minuscule brain synapses that give people the ability to think and function.

Power-lifting nurse helps Franciscan center focuses on prevention, wellness for cancer and cardiac disease

June 6, 2025 | Daniel Lee

The Franciscan Healthy Living Center, which opened in 2020, is designed to help those who’ve been through cancer, heart disease, surgery or other serious conditions improve their health factors, including diet, fitness, sleep and mental health.

Editorial: Irsay made a lasting impact in support of community causes

May 30, 2025

In collaboration with his daughters, Irsay in 2020 launched the Kicking the Stigma campaign, which has since committed more than $31 million to raising awareness and expanding treatment and research related to mental health.

Indianapolis startup BrightChoice launches online therapy platform

February 19, 2025 | Daniel Lee

Founded by a father-son duo, BrightChoice offers web-based services addressing common mental health struggles like anxiety, depression, stress management and more.

2024 20 in their Twenties: Ryan Ritchie

August 13, 2024 | Marc D. Allan

Ryan Ritchie is a lobbyist for RJL Solutions, serving some of Indiana’s most vulnerable Hoosiers, including children in the Department of Child Services system, individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, the aging population, and those struggling with mental health and addiction challenges.

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