Indiana Senate OKs second-trimester abortion procedure ban
The measure would ban dilation and evacuation abortions that the legislation calls “dismemberment abortion.”
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Judge blocks Trump’s small-business health insurance plan
The plans at issue in Bates’ ruling Thursday allow groups of small businesses and sole proprietors to band together to offer lower-cost coverage that doesn’t have to include all the benefits required by Obamacare. They also can be offered across state lines.
Ruling creates uncertainty for states’ Medicaid work rules
Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson urged the federal government to appeal a ruling against his state’s requirement that certain people covered by its Medicaid expansion work or lose their coverage. States with similar rules, like Indiana, are closely watching the case.
Fast BioMedical achieves clinical endpoints with plasma technology
The Carmel startup said its midstage clinical trials met key objectives, an achievement that will it allow to continue developing a technology that measures blood volume and kidney function.
Ex-employees to testify exec knew drugs were dangerous
Paul Elmer, who founded Pharmakon 16 years ago and shut it down three years ago, faces charges of adulterating compounded drugs, conspiracy and obstructing a U.S. FDA investigation.
Centene plans to buy WellCare for more than $15B in cash, stock
Health insurer Centene Corp. has agreed to buy managed-care provider WellCare Health Plans Inc., expanding in the market for government insurance plans just as politicians in Washington, D.C., appear to be gearing up for another health-policy clash.
VA closes part-time clinic in Kokomo after 11 months
Howard County Commissioner Paul Wyman, who helped bring the clinic to town, said VA bureaucrats have failed to properly serve veterans.
Carmel-based CNO says new CFO will work in Chicago
The insurance company’s executive team is split between three cities that house its major brands. Chicago-bound CFO Paul McDonough will replace Erik Helding, who was based in Carmel.
Legislation would increase physical therapists’ autonomy
A bill advancing through the General Assembly would allow PTs to be regulated by their peers, a move that would remove much of the medical hierarchy from the process.
Group with consumer-friendly vibe pushes drugmakers’ message
As Congress and President Donald Trump's administration aim to lower prescription drug costs, outside groups like the Alliance for Patient Access are seeking to sway the outcome.
Indiana to dedicate new state psychiatric hospital
The NeuroDiagnostic Institute on Indianapolis’ east side is Indiana’s first new psychiatric hospital in more than 50 years.
Obesity rate climbing in Indiana, new study says
A report from the Richard M. Fairbanks Foundation says one in three Hoosiers is now obese, up from one in five about two decades ago.
Hospitals get socked for safety concerns
In Indiana, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is docking 22 hospitals for high rates of infection and patient injuries.
Most flavors of e-cigarettes set to be banned from retail stores
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration moved forward with its much-anticipated plan to limit sales of most flavored e-cigarettes in an effort to curb what it calls an epidemic of youth vaping.
Ex-Hamilton County addiction doctor loses suit against DEA, Carmel
Law enforcement officials who unsuccessfully brought charges against a Hamilton County addiction treatment doctor accused of over-prescribing opiates have been cleared in a civil lawsuit the doctor filed against them.
Lilly’s $7M tax-abatement request advanced by City-County Council panel
The proposed tax abatement is related to a $91 million investment the company is making in a building at the Lilly Technology Center on Kentucky Avenue.
Partner on St. Vincent neighborhood hospitals had big ambitions but flamed out
Just 20 months ago, Tandem Hospital Partners had set up a joint venture with St. Vincent to develop a series of tiny hospitals. Today, the results are far different from what either company probably imagined.
FDA chief Gottlieb steps down after nearly two years
Scott Gottlieb bucked expectations by pushing the agency to expand its authorities in several key ways, including an unprecedented effort to make cigarettes less addictive by requiring lower nicotine levels .
IU, two other colleges win $10M grant to study bone-muscle health
Researchers say they are particularly interested in developing therapies for osteosarcopenia, a condition marked by the loss of bone density and muscle mass, common in older people.
Indiana’s life sciences sector growing in jobs, wages, companies
A new study by BioCrossroads and Indiana University shows the sector’s economic impact grew about 1 percent last year, to $79 billion.