Heft not enough to justify insurer deals, top DOJ lawyer says
Assistant Attorney General William Baer said that consumer choice is a bigger priority than health companies’ desire to add market share and gain leverage over providers like hospitals.
Assistant Attorney General William Baer said that consumer choice is a bigger priority than health companies’ desire to add market share and gain leverage over providers like hospitals.
The number of prescriptions for Addyi, the women’s libido-boosting pill, in its first few weeks? 227.
In a vote Tuesday, the American Medical Association called for an end to television commercials and magazine spreads that are used to pitch prescription drugs directly to consumers.
We still believe that simply adding sexual orientation and gender identity to the civil rights law makes the most sense. But it is with cautious optimism that we welcome a proposal from Senate Republicans that goes further than we expected.
Centerstone, which provides mental health services across southern Indiana, received $1.6 million to integrate primary care and mental health in Bloomington and surrounding Monroe County.
Murphy will become CEO of IU Health in April. Those who know him say Murphy’s early experiences with family, church and medicine make him exceptionally well-suited to a complex hospital system in swiftly changing times.
Profits and patient visits remain strong at Community Health Network and Indiana University Health, but their Obamacare-fueled growth is decelerating.
Ryan Kitchell joined IU Health in 2012 following a blitz of mergers and building projects by the state’s largest hospital system. He helped create internal systems that better organized care and strengthened the bottom line.
UnitedHealthcare, MDwise, IU Health Plans and Assurant all disclosed losses during the first nine months of this year on the policies they are selling on the federal marketplace created by the Affordable Care Act.
Transportation, business growth propelled new buildings and renewal.
David Orentlicher, who served in the Indiana House for six years, said he plans to move from Indianapolis to Terre Haute, where he teaches at IU's regional medical school.
Eli Lilly, device makers joined burgeoning hospital systems to build expansive health care system.
Stephen C. Hilbert, Dr. Amelia R. Keller, Eli Lilly and Dr. William N. Wishard made significant contributions to Indianapolis financial and professional services.
Coverage alone is no guarantee for a healthier Indiana, and our current methods of delivering health care aren’t meeting the needs of those who need it most.
Former Indiana State Health Commissioner Judith A. Monroe has been named president and CEO of the Atlanta-based CDC Foundation, the organization announced Monday.
As the Affordable Care Act enters its third year with enrollment well behind schedule, procrastinators are critical to its economic viability.
Anecdotes can be persuasive, but our research leads us to a qualified defense of direct-to-consumer pharmaceutical advertising.
The founder of an Indianapolis medical facility said Monday that a former unpaid student intern who claimed Peyton Manning used a banned substance in 2011 didn't even work at the clinic until two years later.
When engagement scores are low, physicians take little pride in the hospital, would not recommend it to a job-seeking colleague, and believe the hospital’s mission and vision are not in sync with the needs of patients.
IU Health effectively started its own ambulance service in December by adding two ambulances to its long-standing LifeLine critical-care service and opening a call center to help other health care providers figure out what level of transport services a particular patient needs.