BOHANON & STYRING: Overlooked high-court ruling deals blow to cartel
The only cartels that persist for any length of time are those propped up by government sanction. Horne v. U.S. Department of Agriculture perfectly illustrates our point.
The only cartels that persist for any length of time are those propped up by government sanction. Horne v. U.S. Department of Agriculture perfectly illustrates our point.
Longtime Angie’s List Inc. CEO Bill Oesterle has officially resigned from the company while COO Mark Howell takes the reins during the search for a permanent successor.
For at least 20 years, Republicans have been pushing for giving tax credits to help individuals buy health insurance. The Supreme Court’s latest Obamacare ruling does Republicans the favor of preserving them.
Kelly Huntington, president and CEO of Indianapolis Power & Light Co., has stepped down to become senior vice president of enterprise strategy at OneAmerica Financial Partners Inc., the companies announced Thursday.
Eskenazi Hospital's planning process can teach us important lessons about the proper approach to public projects.
As Milton Friedman once observed, if all you want is a “jobs” program, might as well hire people to dig ditches and fill them up again … with spoons.
CFO Fred J. Crawford joined CNO Financial Group in 2012 and is credited with helping turn around the insurance holding company.
Cigna said Anthem’s a risky bet due to fallout from its massive data breach, lawsuits that accuse it of conspiring to inflate prices, and lack of a growth strategy. But Wall Street thinks this deal is going to happen, unless Cigna can find another buyer.
If true, the move could signal that Indianapolis-based Simon Property Group no longer is interested in acquiring the rival shopping-mall owner.
But hospitals’ list prices in Indiana are more than three times what the federal Medicare program pays.
At stake is whether people in the 36 states where the federal government runs the Obamacare health insurance exchanges are entitled to receive health insurance subsidies.
If Anthem merged with Cigna Corp. it would create a behemoth with even greater negotiating power, which could benefit employers but hurt doctors and hospitals.
Anthem Inc. has made a buyout offer to rival health insurer Cigna Corp. for $45 billion, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday. That price would make the deal the largest health insurance merger in U.S. history.
A southern Indiana county council has voted against joining a regional collaborative effort on development projects being pushed by Gov. Mike Pence.
Why should we be surprised when another cartel bites the dust?
Progress in reducing smoking is undeniable, but money to accelerate the decline is falling even faster.
Backed by a bevy of investors, former ExactTarget CEO Scott Dorsey and three Indianapolis startup mavens have founded a “startup studio” that will create tech companies.
Humana Inc. has pulled out of a major health care conference and said it will not comment on rumors of a merger, actions that will likely fuel Wall Street speculation that the insurer is part of a developing deal. Anthem Inc. is a possible suitor.
While health insurers in states around the country have proposed large rate increases for the health plans they sell on the Obamacare exchanges, insurers in Indiana are asking for modest increases or even decreases. Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield, the state’s largest health insurer, has asked for 2016 premiums just 3.8 percent higher than […]
Tom Dickey, director of community development for Fishers, announced in May that he accepted a job as managing director of real estate for the private development company Hageman Group, but a consulting services contract could compensate him $93,600 over the next year.