Neurosis and dying: Now you know
Believe it or not, until Purdue University psychologist Daniel Mroczek tackled the question, no had delved into why people who freak out easily die earlier than mellow folks.
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For Zotec CEO, health care reform cuts both ways
In the eyes of Scott Law, Congress is heading in exactly the wrong direction on health care reform.
But the
CEO of Zotec Partners predicts a big bump in sales for his physician-billing management company if current reform proposals
become law.
PEASE: Archaic physical therapy laws drive up health costs
If you want to see a physical therapist in Indiana, you must first see a physician for a consultation
and referral. It’s the law. Indiana is one of only six states where patients are denied direct
access to physical therapy treatment, and one of only two states where evaluation without referral is
prohibited.
EDITORIAL: Health reform’s time has come
Lawmakers must take action but also ensure that any plan incorporates four basic principles.
Government-run insurance plan draws mixed reviews from employers
Businesses all want to see reform of the health care system, but they diverge on how much the U.S. government’s entrance into
the insurance market would help or hurt them.
Report says Indiana health care is over-specialized
Hoosiers see too many specialty physicians and are driving up health care costs as they do, according to a recent study by the Indiana University Center for Health Policy.
Clarian and IU Med School hiring 1,500 docs for massive Indiana Clinic; strategy may cut out insurers
Clarian Health and the Indiana University School of Medicine want to turn 1,500 or more doctors into employees under a new nonprofit group called the Indiana Clinic.
Prices salty and getting saltier at Indiana nursing homes
The cost of nursing home care in Indianapolis is rising faster than in the rest of the country, according to an annual survey
of long-term-care costs by Virginia-based Genworth Financial.
Reimbursement changes prompt specialists to join hospital payrolls
Specialist physicians, who have traditionally been fiercely independent, are more and more coming on as employees of hospitals.
Universal health care? Bring it on!
With American ingenuity, we can achieve universal health care coverage without the bloated administrative costs found in our
system of private insurance companies.
Indiana among first states targeted by expanded program to root out coding, billing problems
Modern-day bounty hunters are preparing to fan out across Indiana as the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services expands a program to ferret out fraud and overpayment in the health care system.
State insurance program containing health costs
Doug Stratton, executive director of the Indiana Comprehensive Health Insurance Association, slashes costs, pushes disease
control to keep prices as low as possible.
Wells leaves as Medicaid chief with cost-cutting plan in limbo
Dr. Jeff Wells is moving on from the Indiana Medicaid program even as a $40 million cost-savings plan he spearheaded faces
a threat in the Legislature.
Community Health touts integrated computer system
Community Health Network has spent three years developing a computer interface that allows doctors and nurses to view all
information and records on a patient in one viewing program.
Workplace smoking policies move backward
The bill in question seems like a long shot. It would abdicate government’s responsibility for protecting citizens’ health
and safety, and place it in the hands of individual business owners.
Docs, health insurers battle at Statehouse
Physicians and insurance companies have entered their fourth year of haggling over insurance payments, and each side is claiming
to best represent patients.
Time to snuff out public smoking
The Indiana General Assembly should pass a bill into law that bans smoking in public places.
Hospitals seek mergers to save costs
Marion County hospital systems anticipate more mergers, possibly with each other.
New health plans will cost more later
Consumer-driven health plans will lead to greater medical expenses later because people avoid going to the doctor now.
As workers lose jobs, Shelbyville hospital loses money
Because major employers in Shelby County have laid off workers, Major Hospital isn’t getting as much income from employer-based
medical insurance plans.