Colleges hike tuition as state reduces funding
Supporters of Indiana's public universities say if state lawmakers continue to reduce state funding for higher education, colleges will keep raising tuition and fees.
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RepuCare OnSite LLC hired J. Spencer Milus as executive vice president. Milus most recently ran her own consulting firm focused on employer health and wellness strategies. She previously worked for Indianapolis-based benefits consultancy First Person Benefit Advisors, Community Health Network’s Infinity Employer Health Solutions and health insurer WellPoint Inc. RepuCare and its parent company, RepuCare Inc., provide medical staffing and on-site health care services.
Dr. Charles E. Kinsella has joined St. Francis Medical Group and established a practice with the newly formed Pulmonary & Sleep Specialists in Greenwood. Kinsella most recently was associated with Southside Pulmonary and Sleep Consultants in Greenwood.
Johnson Memorial Hospital named Steve Jarosinski chief officer of physician practices, managing the hospital’s employed physicians. He previously served as the hospital’s vice president of clinical operations.
Johnson Memorial named Richard Kester its new director of specialty ancillary services. He previously served as vice president of clinical services at Rush Memorial Hospital in Rushville.
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When customers are few, it’s time for a price cut. With only 177 Hoosiers signed up for the federal Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan created by the 2010 health reform law, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services decided to drop premiums 26 percent. Now adults aged 45-54 can buy into the plan for $284 per month or $295 for a health savings account. The plan was created by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (a.k.a. health care reform) to provide coverage to Americans until 2014, when health insurers will no longer be allowed to deny coverage based on pre-existing conditions. Nationwide, only 18,000 people have signed up for the plan—far below expectations. The department cut prices 40 percent or more in 17 states. In addition, the government will begin paying insurance agents and brokers this fall for connecting eligible participants to the Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan.
Roche Diagnostics Corp. landed an $11.4 million contract to provide laboratory testing services at military hospitals in the Washington, D.C., area. Switzerland-based Roche operates its North American diagnostic headquarters out of Indianapolis, where it employs 2,900 people. The new contract with the Medcom Contracting Center North Atlantic was awarded May 19 and will run until Sept. 30, but has four one-year renewal options. Roche equipment will conduct tests of blood and other fluids at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., as well as the new Fort Belvoir Community Hospital in Virginia. Roche Diagnostics sells mid- and high-volume laboratory analyzers, such as its new cobas 8000 machine, to hospitals and academic medical centers. It also sells diagnostict machines for use by physicians in their offices and for other small-scale situations. In all, Roche's professional diagnostics business accounts for one-third of its total North American sales, or about $880 million. Roche Diagnostics also makes tests for diabetes and genetic traits, as well as gene sequencers and other diagnostic equipment. Its North American sales totaled $2.6 billion last year.
International Medical Group Inc., an Indianapolis-based seller of international health insurance policies, had signed a marketing partnership with a subsidiary of Marsh & McLennan Companies, the New York-based insurance and consulting firm. IMG’s products, which provide coverage for and coordination of medical care to individuals and groups while traveling abroad, will be marketed nationally under the Gateway brand name.
Franciscan, IU Health woo more docs
So much for that prediction. A week after a report declared Indianapolis hospitals near saturation on physician hiring, two more deals were announced.
Black Expo employees lodge complaints against CEO
Seventeen employees sign letter to the organization’s board of directors complaining that Indiana Black Expo President and CEO Tanya Bell has created a hostile work environment.
Homeowner shoots at burglary suspects
An Avon homeowner fired two shots at a pair of suspected burglars early Friday morning after he saw them breaking into his barn on County Road 500 East. The man said he was not sure if he hit the suspects during the 1:30 a.m. confrontation. Both ran into nearby woods. Avon and Brownsburg police looked for the suspects but eventually called off the search.
Girls drowns in Brownsburg pool
An 8-year-old girl pulled from a community pool in Brownsburg died Thursday night. The girl, Aalayah Willis, was pronounced dead at the hospital about an hour after she was discovered at the bottom of the busy pool by another child. No life guard was on duty at the Silverleaf Community Pool on County Road East 600 North in Hendricks County when the incident occurred at about 5 p.m.
Carmel family law attorney dies
Well-known Carmel attorney Stephenie Jocham, who founded family law firm Jocham Harden Dimick Jackson in 2008, died Thursday at age 42 after a two-year battle with cancer. Jocham co-founded the Central Indiana Association of Collaborative Professionals, a not-for-profit that promotes collaborative law in Indiana.
U.S. unemployment rises to 9.1 percent on slow job growth
U.S. employers in May added the fewest jobs in eight months, and the unemployment rate inched up to 9.1 percent. The weakening job market raised concerns about an economy hampered by gas prices and the Japanese nuclear disaster.
State takes in $150M more than expected in May
Sales tax collections were $28 million above May collections last year, and individual income tax collections were $177 million above the same time in 2010. Strong employment and income growth had a lot to do with it.
How happy are your employees?
A survey shows workers like their jobs better than they did a year ago, but not as well as before hard times set in.
Ex-Countrymark CEO’s bid to reduce sentence denied
David Swanson had asked a federal judge to vacate or reduce his 12-year prison sentence stemming from his 2002 conviction for wire fraud, money laundering and tax evasion.
Finish Line settles with former employee
The Indianapolis-based athletics retailer agreed to pay $38,000 to the worker after the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission claimed it violated federal law by firing her because of a physical disability.
Who’s Who in Life Sciences – 2011
In a monthly feature that runs in the first issue of the month, through October, IBJ is identifying influential players in eight different industry categories. Formidable brainpower sums up the individuals included in our list of Who’s Who in Life Sciences.
Lilly Endowment’s value holds steady at $5.3 billion
Eli Lilly and Co. stock, which accounts for 91 percent of the endowment’s assets, was worth nearly $4.8 billion at the end of 2010, a 2-percent drop over the previous year.
Appraisal services firm plans local expansion, 150 jobs
Indianapolis-based StreetLinks Lender Solutions plans to expand its operations, adding 150 employees by 2013, the real estate appraisal management services provider announced Friday morning.
Officials say bridge project can be changed
Officials who want to build two new bridges over the Ohio River and redo a downtown interchange announced Thursday that they've found ways to cut the cost of the project by more than $1 billion.
