Indiana enrollment in health exchanges plunges 11 percent
As Republicans pushed to end the Affordable Care Act, nearly 22,000 fewer Hoosiers bought health coverage on the exchanges, a decline some say could hurt hospitals.
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House Republicans, short of votes, withdraw health care bill
Republican leaders have abruptly pulled their troubled health care overhaul bill off the House floor, short of votes and eager to avoid a defeat for President Donald Trump and GOP leaders.
UPDATE: Lilly to invest $85M in Indy as part of diabetes expansion
The expansion at the Lilly Technology Center southwest of downtown is part of an $850 million investment the company is making this year in its U.S. research labs, manufacturing plants and other operations.
Cancer often comes down to random chance, study says
Lifestyle and heredity get the most blame for cancer, but new research suggests random chance plays a bigger role than people realize.
House steers toward climactic vote on GOP health care bill
Republicans muscled their capstone health care overhaul past an initial barrier and toward a climactic roll call Friday, plunging ahead despite uncertainty over whether they had the votes to prevail.
Holcomb urges Congressional support of jeopardized GOP health care bill
The fate of the Republicans’ health care bill hangs in the balance, but Gov. Eric Holcomb is giving it his support.
House lawmakers plan ‘substantial’ amendment to vaping bill
As currently written, the bill by Sen. Randy Head of Logansport effectively guts the troubled 2016 law, which created a monopoly and sparked an FBI investigation.
Ex-pharmacy exec convicted in deadly meningitis outbreak
The former head of a Massachusetts pharmacy was convicted Wednesday of racketeering and other charges over a meningitis outbreak that killed 64 people across the country. Indiana was among the states hit hardest.
CNO Financial shakes up executive ranks
The Carmel-based insurance holding company on Tuesday replaced its senior vice president for marketing and communications and the leaders of two of its three insurance subsidiaries.
Lilly CEO Ricks stands to make about $12M in first year at helm
Dave Ricks joined Lilly in 1996 and most recently served as president of Lilly Bio-Medicines. He took over as president and CEO on Jan. 1.
Trump OKs changes in GOP health care bill, improving support
President Donald Trump agreed to add fresh Medicaid curbs to the House Republican health care bill Friday, bolstering the measure with support from some conservative lawmakers but leaving its prospects wobbly.
Advanced nurses in huge demand
In hospitals and clinics around Indiana, specialized nurses with advanced degrees and extensive training are booming in numbers.
Eli Lilly chasing psoriasis jackpot with Taltz
Taltz, which hit the market last year, is taking on an armful of older treatments, including creams, lotions, pills and injectables, such as Amgen’s Enbrel and AbbVie’s Humira.
Indiana Democrats raise alarm bells on Medicaid cuts
Indiana officials are sounding alarm bells about a plan by Republicans in Congress to cut Medicaid spending.
Anthem CEO seeks changes to Obamacare replacement in Trump meeting
Anthem CEO Joseph Swedish this week talked with President Donald Trump and Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price about elements of the GOP plan that he’d like to see “enhanced.”
Roche Group to cut 157 workers, including dozens locally
The Swiss-based company confirmed Wednesday morning the cuts are part of a U.S. restructuring that will result in eliminating 133 full-time workers and 24 contractors.
Senate confirms Indiana consultant Verma to head Medicare, Medicaid
Indiana health care consultant Seema Verma, a protege of Vice President Mike Pence, was approved by a 55-43 vote, largely along party lines. She'll head the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, a $1 trillion agency.
Holcomb joins list of GOP officials opposed to Medicaid cuts
Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb on Monday joined a growing chorus of Republicans who are asking the GOP-led Congress to spare Medicaid funding as they go about repealing Obamacare.
St. Vincent planning $13.6M education center on hotel site
The hospital system plans to tear down a two-story hotel near its Indianapolis flagship campus and build a training facility for simulating situations in acute care.
Health plan facing opposition from doctor, hospital groups
The United State's biggest advocacy group for doctors came out against House Republicans’ legislation, adding to growing opposition from the country’s top trade groups for physicians and hospitals.