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WellPoint Inc. is likely to name an outsider as its next CEO, according to interviews with former executives and directors of the Indianapolis-based health insurance company. The person mentioned most often as a likely successor to ousted CEO Angela Braly is David Snow, who led New Jersey-based pharmacy benefit manager Medco Health Solutions Inc. until its $29 billion sale this year to St. Louis-based Express Scripts. Internal WellPoint candidates Wayne DeVeydt and Ken Goulet also will receive a thorough look from the board, but former company brass say they have not been fully readied to be CEO because the WellPoint board did not expect to have to replace Braly, 51, so soon.

Amerigroup Corp., the Medicaid managed care company being acquired by WellPoint, will sell its Virginia business to Virginia-based hospital system Inova to placate federal antitrust regulators, according to Reuters. The U.S. Department of Justice had requested additional information from both WellPoint and Amerigroup on their Virginia businesses, according to an announcement from Amerigroup on Friday. The sale to Inova is not expected to have an impact on WellPoint's $4.9 billion acquisition of Amerigroup. Both deals are expected to close in the fourth quarter.

Indianapolis-based Dow AgroSciences LLC said Friday that it has prevailed in a patent-infringement lawsuit involving one of the company’s key weed-control products. The suit, filed in December 2010 by South Africa-based Bayer CropScience SA, charged that Dow AgroSciences’ herbicide-tolerance technology infringed one of its patents. In the Sept. 27 ruling, a federal judge sided with Dow AgroSciences in its motion to have the case dismissed, determining that Dow’s Enlist weed-control technology did not infringe on the patent. Dow AgroSciences, a subsidiary of Midland, Mich.-based Dow Chemical Co., predicts Enlist could earn as much as $1 billion over its life cycle.

One of Indiana University's two new schools of public health has a new name. The school on the Indianapolis campus on Thursday was formally named the Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health. The Fairbanks Foundation last year gave IU $20 million to help establish the school, which evolved from the Department of Public Health in the IU School of Medicine. Another public health school is being established at IU's Bloomington campus. The Bloomington school will focus on rural communities, and the Indianapolis school will focus more on urban health and its connections to the medical school. IU spokeswoman Diane Brown says the Indianapolis school will accept its first new students next spring. Some already are working toward degrees that will be offered by the new school.

The National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research has designated the Indiana University School of Medicine and the Rehabilitation Hospital of Indiana as one of 16 sites in its Traumatic Brain Injury Model System. The designation comes with a five-year, $2.1 million grant to the medical school and the rehab hospital, which is a joint venture of the IU Health and St. Vincent Health hospital systems. Health care providers will use the federal grant money to study the effectiveness of the drugs Buspar and Vanspar in treating irritability and aggression that occur in some traumatic brain injury patients. Researchers at IU and the rehab hospital also hope to develop standard measures to assess the impact of aggression and irritability.

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Joyce Irwin has been named CEO of Community Health Network Foundation, the charitable arm of the Indianapolis-based Community Health Network hospital system. On Oct. 22, Irwin will replace Dr. Jeffrey Boester, who has served as interim CEO since June, following the departure of Michele Dole. Irwin was most recently national director of state government affairs, regulatory and public policy at Roche Diagnostics Corp. in Indianapolis. Before Roche, Irwin worked as a consultant on corporate public policy for Eli Lilly and Co. She holds bachelor's and master's degrees in education from Indiana University.

AIT Laboratories has named Paula Conroy its chief financial officer. Conroy most recently operated her own consulting business specializing in CFO services for privately held companies. Conroy previously worked at the U.S. Securites & Exchange Commission and Ernst & Young LLP. She holds both a bachelor’s in management and an MBA from Purdue University and is a certified public accountant.

Dr. Sarah Ali, an oncologist and hematologist, has joined Franciscan Physician Network Oncology & Hematology Specialists on the south side. Ali earned her medical degree at St. George’s University School of Medicine in Grenada, West Indies, and completed a hematology-oncology fellowship at Michigan State University.

Sean Fallon has been named chief technology officer for CNO Financial Group Inc. He most recently worked at Lincoln Financial Group, where he served as vice president for application development in its group protection division. Fallon holds a bachelor’s degree in business and finance from the University of Wisconsin at Madison and a master’s in finance from the University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee.

The Fishers-based Behavior Analysis Center for Autism hired psychologist Genae Hall as its new research director and consultant. She currently serves as the co-director of Behavior Analysis and Intervention Services. A native of California, Hall holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University of California at Santa Barbara, a master’s in psychology from Western Michigan University, and a doctorate in psychology from West Virginia University.

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Money woes underscore child services troubles

A Department of Child Services spokeswoman denied that fiscal concerns "factor into the decision on whether or not to refer a child for services." She also noted that some money was restored this year.

Vectren: Coal-gas plant to cost Indiana consumers $1B

The Evansville-based utility estimates all residential gas customers would see their gas bills increase an average of $3.90 per month for eight years—for a total cost of $375 per consumer.

Appeals court strikes down Indiana’s Medicaid dental cap

The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago upheld a preliminary injunction that blocked the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration from enforcing a $1,000 annual limit on dental coverage. The agency had established it as a cost-cutting measure in 2011.

Thieves ruin charity’s HVAC unit

Thieves have stolen copper coils and wires from the heating and cooling system at Forest Manor Multi-Service Center, leaving thousands of dollars in damage at the east-side Indianapolis social-services group’s headquarters. The damage was discovered this week during a system check. The 39-year-old not-for-profit, which helps struggling seniors and single parents with food, utility bills and rent, said it is unsure if it can afford to pay for the repairs and may have to close for the winter.
 

Poll shows tight Senate race

The race for Indiana’s U.S. Senate seat is in a dead heat, according to a poll released Thursday. The Howey-DePauw Indiana Battleground Poll shows Democrat Joe Donnelly leading Republican Richard Mourdock, 40 percent to 38 percent. A margin of error of 3.5 percent makes the race too close to call. The poll also shows Republican Mike Pence with a huge lead over Democrat John Gregg.
 

Cause of Riley illness unknown

Riley Hospital for Children in Indianapolis says investigators haven't been able to identify the powder-like substance that sickened seven people Thursday and temporarily closed its emergency room. CEO Jeff Sperring said Friday that all hospital operations have returned to normal and that no evidence has been found of any spread of the illness that affected people in the emergency room. Sperring says four of the adults have been treated and released and the other three were being treated at a nearby hospital.
 

Some hospitals, doctors might be cut from health plans

With health insurance premiums continuing to outstrip inflation, some health insurers and hospital systems are considering bringing back an old strategy: limiting patient access to a “narrow” network of doctors and hospitals.

Settlement allows Broadbent to keep downtown HQ

The Indianapolis developer will continue to own its corporate headquarters at 117 E. Washington St. after reaching a settlement with two banks that had filed a lawsuit to foreclose on the building.

Finish Line boosts earnings outlook on Macy’s deal

The Indianapolis-based athletic apparel retailer expects its sales to grow by $250 million to $350 million a year as a result of a deal with Macy’s Inc. to become the department store chain’s exclusive athletic footwear partner.