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Carmel distiller turns hand sanitizer pivot into a community fundraising platform
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Lebanon considering creating $13.7M in trails, green space for business park
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The number of new COVID cases continues to drop in Indiana
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Developer plans new retail center on Michigan Road in Carmel
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Bill would require nursing homes to allow ‘compassionate care’ visits during pandemic
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Local senior-living complex more than doubles assisted-living units in $5M expansion
The expansion will consist of 32 new one-bedroom apartments and five two-bedroom residences, bringing to 67 the number of assisted-living apartments at the complex.
Bill would require nursing homes to allow ‘compassionate care’ visits during pandemic
The legislation, Senate Bill 202, would allow designated family members to visit residents under end-of-life and other serious circumstances.
In midst of pandemic, drugmakers raise prices on hundreds of prescription drugs
So far this month, drugmakers have hiked prices on 636 drugs, according to research by GoodRx, which tracks prescription drug prices and offer a mobile app to help consumers find the lowest prices on hundreds of drugs.
How you can keep a close eye on vaccinations in Indiana
The state’s new dashboard on COVID-19 vaccines provides interesting breakdowns on who is getting vaccinated, by county, by gender, by race, by age and a host of other statistics sure to please any proud data geek.
Indiana’s life sciences sector racks up annual record $257M in venture funding
The 39 companies that won venture funding represent a wide range of therapeutics, devices and health information technology.
The shrinking Pfizer vaccine allotment: An Indiana mystery wrapped in a riddle
Last week, state health officials said they expected to initially receive 55,575 doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine, and had already begun vaccinating front-line health care workers. But just five days later, state officials and hospitals are keeping mum about how many doses they actually received, except to say it was fewer than expected.
Lilly starting new trial for COVID-19 antibody, potentially widening already red-hot market
Lilly said it will enroll up to 500,000 people in its latest study, with at least 5,000 people expected to receive bamlanivimab therapy. The drugmaker is partnering with health insurer UnitedHealth Group to see if the drug will help high-risk people.
Statewide pandemic numbers hit new heights in November
In every significant statistical category, November has been a record-setter for the COVID-19 pandemic in Indiana, with cases, deaths and hospitalizations far exceeding even the early months of the coronavirus outbreak.
Amid pandemic, Ascension St. Vincent parent shows dramatic swing from red ink to black
Despite the change in fortunes, Ascension signaled that it is not yet out of the woods, noting that “consumer confidence and healthcare hesitation as a result of COVID-19 continue to affect Ascension markets, to varying degrees.”
The check is in the mail from health insurers, but Hoosiers won’t get big payday
Under the Affordable Care Act, health insurers are required to spend 80% to 85% of the revenue they get from premiums on medical care. If they don’t, they have to issue rebates or credits to make up the difference.
Amid pandemic, 66 Indiana hospitals facing fines for excessive readmissions
The federal government says readmissions are often unnecessary and cost taxpayers tens of billions of dollars a year for treatments that should have been caught the first time around, or were not followed up adequately.
Is ‘twindemic’ looming? COVID-19 and flu cases could hammer hospitals
Indiana lags much of the nation in flu vaccination rates, and some public health officials say the combination of flu and coronavirus illness could overwhelm hospitals this winter.
Indiana surging with COVID-19 cases, with ‘hot spots’ all over the place
State statistics reveal a very uneven, lumpy picture for COVID-19 cases from county to county, and the picture is constantly shifting.
Health insurance premiums climbed 3% to 5% annually since 2012, survey says
It’s that time of year, when workers gather in the conference room (or through a zoom video conference) and brace for the latest news on health insurance plans.
IU Health seeks to close several streets on expanded campus, feature open green space
The hospital system has filed a petition for vacation of several streets, meaning it wants to close or privatize them and fold them into the new campus.
Catholic hospital giant Ascension suffers $1 billion yearly loss
Like many other providers, Ascension suspended all elective, nonessential medical and surgical procedures for several months to prepare for the surge of COVID-19 patients, reducing volume and revenue.
New rehab hospital planned for western region of Indianapolis
The joint-venture announcement by partners Community Health Network and Kindred Healthcare comes less than a month after the partners closed another rehabilitation hospital, Community Howard Specialty Hospital and Replay Physical Therapy in Kokomo.
Hospital stays are long, bills are hefty for COVID-19
On average, a patient admitted to an Indiana hospital with COVID-19 can look forward to staying for two weeks. That’s longer that the typical length of stay for pneumonia, a kidney transplant or open-heart surgery.