Curt Smith: Why we should raise ‘fees’ on tobacco use
Although there is no guarantee the projected $350 million it generates will all end up covering health care expenditures, hopefully the Legislature will dedicate it to public health spending.
Although there is no guarantee the projected $350 million it generates will all end up covering health care expenditures, hopefully the Legislature will dedicate it to public health spending.
Indiana hospitals are racking up millions of dollars in penalties for having too many patients return for care within a month of discharge.
The company, which employs more than 3,000 on the northeast side, has been struggling on the diabetes side of its business. To bounce back, it is investing heavily in diagnostics, and is working to commercialize several products it hopes will be game-changers.
Below are excerpts from the panel discussion at the Sept. 28 Health Care & Benefits Power Breakfast. Paul Ashley: I generally think the market will self-correct, and I believe that’s what Hoosiers prefer is sort of an open market. The one place I’m challenged by this is in the movement we’ve had recently with micro […]
Former orthopedic surgeon Spyros Panos seemed like a successful orthopedic surgeon, but he’s accused of a decade-long stretch of criminal activity that netted him millions of dollars. Among the companies that indirectly used Panos' services was Indianapolis-based Anthem Inc.
The Johnson County liberal arts college is leasing space from Johnson Memorial Health about three miles away from campus to house a new graduate health science center.
Indiana University Health isn’t shy about telling the world how it stacks up in U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Hospital” annual rankings.
An editorial cartoon published Sunday by The Indianapolis Star that mocks Christine Blasey Ford drew a flood of complaints on social media Monday, prompting an explanation from the newspaper.
Tim Brown, 62, a representative since 1994 and chair of the House Ways & Means Committee, also oversees the interim Fiscal Policy Committee, which had been scheduled to meet Thursday. That meeting has been canceled.
House Speaker Brian Bosma said in a statement Thursday that House Ways and Means Chairman Tim Brown is in critical but stable condition following a motorcycle accident on Wednesday.
The Indianapolis medical-software firm recently raised $10 million in venture funding and is launching two major products in one month.
Rep. Tim Brown, R-Crawfordsville, was riding a motorcycle Wednesday morning when an SUV pulled out in front of him and struck him.
The lawsuit by a former medical director alleges St. Vincent engaged in a practice of “pushing out employees over the age of 40 and hiring substantially younger employees.”
Kathie Ann Klages was charged Thursday with lying to an investigator when she denied that witnesses told her years ago about being sexually assaulted by ex-sports doctor Larry Nassar.
Bob Berbeco has used technology—including tele-behavorial health and GPS tracking—to help Adult & Child Health assist clients with serious mental illnesses.
Certified direct entry midwives in Indiana must be at least 21 and meet certain educational requirements.
Unfortunately, relying on handbook policies and management training is insufficient, particularly in today’s #MeToo environment.
The American Medical Association recently called on regulators to monitor competition among the three drugmakers who control the market—Indianapolis-based Eli Lilly and Co., Denmark-based Novo Nordisk and Paris-based Sanofi.
Carmel-based American Specialty Health specializes in connecting patients with chiropractors, acupuncturists, physical therapists and others who treat pain without using pharmaceutical drugs.