Orthopedic surgeon takes blunt approach to reforming care
Dr. Michael Meneghini waited out a two-year noncompete clause after leaving Indiana University Health before opening the $35 million Indiana Orthopedic Institute early this year.
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What business interests will be seeking in the 2024 legislative session
Reducing health care costs, pursuing tax breaks and preparing the next generation of Hoosiers for the workforce are among the top priorities of business leaders as state lawmakers return to the Indiana Statehouse Monday for the 2024 legislative session.
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Tensions boil between ER docs, insurers as no-surprises law rolls out
The federal No Surprises Act—which took effect Jan. 1 and protects patients from receiving surprise medical bills resulting from unexpected, out-of-network coverage—is already creating huge waves.
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Battle over where to purchase specialty drugs hits Indiana
Health care practitioners and insurers are fighting over the hefty prices hospitals charge for specialty drugs to treat patients with cancer, vision loss, low white-blood-cell count and other serious diseases.
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Eli Lilly, hospitals go to war over drug prices
A long-simmering dispute between Eli Lilly and Co. and safety-net hospitals across the nation over the price of prescription drugs has reached the boiling point.
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Health care premium spikes set to squeeze small businesses
Premiums for Affordable Care Act plans, which are used for thousands of small businesses, are expected to jump 114% on average in the new year, when COVID-era tax credits expire.
Novo, Lilly shares fall as Trump touts ‘much lower’ Ozempic price
Mehmet Oz, head of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, said talks over the price of weight-loss drugs are still ongoing.
Large hospitals gird for Braun’s plan to change Medicaid reimbursement
Indiana’s hospital systems could face hundreds of millions of dollars in annual Medicaid reimbursement cuts if the rates they charge to employer-provided insurance plans are higher than thresholds set by Gov. Mike Braun’s administration.
Small Columbus health insurer tries to take on the giants
SIHO Insurance Services is tackling the gargantuan challenge of growth in the employer-based benefits market in Indianapolis and across the state.
Indy health care workers take hands-on approach to ‘food as medicine’ concept
At the 5,000-square-foot Roche Community Garden, Roche employees grow tomatoes, strawberries, watermelons and a variety of peppers to be provided to low-income patients.
‘Narrow’ health plans gain wider acceptance
Direct-to-employer health insurance plans, in which an employer contracts directly with a health care network for coverage, restrict provider choice but are generally less expensive for employers and employees.
Pricing legislation shows health reform complexities
Indiana lawmakers discovered this legislative session that performing major financial surgery on multibillion-dollar nonprofit hospital systems is a motley and entangled task.
Zepbound raises profile of Lilly’s direct-to-consumer sales initiative
Indianapolis-based Eli Lilly and Co. launched LillyDirect a little more than a year ago and has been ramping up efforts to connect directly with consumers on the platform since.
Nonprofit hospitals targeted for high prices in bill passing the House
The bill allows the state to revoke the nonprofit status of a health system or hospital that charges especially high fees.
Advocates warn of wide-ranging impact of proposed HIP changes
Senate Bill 2 would introduce restrictions on the Healthy Indiana Plan, a Medicaid program that pays for the health care needs of more than 750,000 Hoosiers.
Insurer-provider contract impasses leave many patients without care
Indiana physicians are keeping an eye on the trend of large insurers dropping medical practices from their networks, which they call a classic case of David versus Goliath.
Medical debt proposal draws mixed response
A national proposal to remove medical debt from consumer credit reports could have a significant impact in Indiana, where the percentage of residents with delinquent medical debt is higher than in 39 other states.
Lilly launches obesity drug, but insurers balk over price
The new drug, called Zepbound, carries a hefty price of $1,059.87 per month, and insurers and health care plans are balking, questioning its affordability. Many employers and government health programs exclude obesity treatments from their coverage.
Rising hospital CEO pay raises flags
Consumer advocates and other across the country and in central Indiana are saying big executive-compensation packages are ripe for review.
Coalition seeks bargaining power for independent physicians
A group of about 30 independent medical practices in Indiana, called Indiana Physicians Health Alliance Inc., registered with the state in July as a not-for-profit after nearly two years of organizing.
Northwind Pharma planning $10.5M expansion, 205 new hires
The Indianapolis company, located in the former St. Bernadette Catholic Church on the near-east side, plans to make the hires by the end of 2025.
Three bills in Indiana Senate take aim at health-care costs, practices
The proposals aim to lower prescription drug costs, promote competition among physicians and end the practice that allows for inaccurate medical billing in certain circumstances.
55 Indiana hospitals facing fines for excessive readmissions
The number is down from 62 hospitals last year and 66 the before, but will still cost many hospitals money while they are still dealing with the strain of the pandemic that has overwhelmed resources and reduced their revenue and profits.
Community Health posts net loss of $252M on investments, high nursing costs
Net patient revenue for the first nine months of the year increased an undisclosed amount, driven by an increase in volumes in many areas. Patient days climbed 5% and admissions rose 5.7% during the period.