Americans filling far fewer opioid prescriptions, new report says
The number of prescriptions for opioid painkillers filled in the United States fell dramatically last year, showing their biggest drop in 25 years.
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Mainstreet retools, says old strategy ‘broke down’
For more than a decade, Zeke Turner built scores of senior-care facilities. But in the past year, Mainstreet has been reeling from an unexpected slowdown in sales of its properties.
St. Vincent rethinks how to deliver care; struggling parent cuts costs
Jonathan Nalli has a message for his 16,000 employees at St. Vincent Health: Get ready for more transformation and disruption.
Class-action lawyers rebuked over Anthem fee request
A federal judge has put off deciding whether to approve the $115 million data-breach settlement and has appointed a special master to closely scrutinize the request for $38 million in attorney's fees.
Carmel postpones hearing on St. Vincent project after neighbors, officials demand details
Carmel has postponed a rezoning hearing on a developer’s vague plan to build a medical complex at 96th Street and Spring Mill Road for St. Vincent Health. Carmel officials say they won’t consider a rezoning without specifics about the project.
IU Health plans $55M cancer center on North Hospital campus in Carmel
The Indianapolis-based health system will present details Tuesday to the Carmel Plan Commission for the two-story, 88,000-square-foot building.
Anthem among health care’s biggest gainers from federal tax cuts
Four of the 20 biggest health-care companies in the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index saw a benefit from the tax overhaul in the fourth quarter. Among them was Indianapolis-based Anthem Inc.
Local health care software firm raises $7 million in capital
Indianapolis-based Hc1.com Inc., which sells customer-management software to health care enterprises, has raised three sizable rounds of capital in four years.
Anthem agrees to $1.6M settlement over autism therapy
Insurance company Anthem Inc. has agreed to settle a federal lawsuit filed by Indiana parents who were denied coverage for therapy for their children with autism.
UPDATE: St. Vincent CEO confirms land option at 96th & Spring Mill
But Jonathan Nalli said the health system has no plans to build a $1 billion hospital complex.
Rare loss for Big Pharma will cost industry billions
Drugmakers will have to offer a much more generous discount to Medicare beneficiaries who fall into the so-called donut hole coverage gap.
Anthem stays on sidelines amid blitz of megadeals
Business history is littered with colossally bad mergers that seemed brilliant at the time. So the insurer might benefit from avoiding the temptation to follow the current trend. Or it could get left in the dust.
Indiana group to create app to teach doctors about opioids
The Richard M. Fairbanks Foundation awarded $230,000 to the Indiana State Medical Association this week to develop the app and an accompanying podcast.
Transforming Methodist: IU Health figuring out what to demolish, save
By the end of the year, officials expect to unveil its master plan to remake the state’s largest hospital—currently an amalgamation of ancient health care amenities and modern facilities.
Zimmer Biomet device gets FDA approval
Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc. said it has completed its first surgical case using a new device called a comprehensive augmented baseplate, which offers an alternative to bone grafting for patients with defects in the shoulder cavity who are undergoing shoulder reconstruction.
IU Health rolls out mobile stroke unit
Indiana University Health has begun using a new specialized vehicle with equipment capable of diagnosing and treating a stroke on-scene.
Anthem members face bigger bills at local micro-hospitals
The Indianapolis-based insurer is telling members that those small, freestanding hospitals are out of its network and could be much costlier to use.
High court asked to take case that could determine size of eye drops
What most people see as an annoyance, some prescription drop users say is grounds for a lawsuit.
Walmart reportedly in talks with Humana for deeper partnership or merger
Walmart and Humana have explored a wide range of options including a merger, according to a source familiar with the situation.
Doctors, store owners say they approve of Indiana cannabis oil law
Doctors said CBD has therapeutic benefits with little to no THC, the compound causing the high usually associated with marijuana use.