Shares in insurer formerly known as Anthem plunge on high medical costs
Investors were disappointed even as Elevance Health Inc. increased its full-year profit outlook and beat analysts’ projections for second-quarter earnings.
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CDC endorses more traditional Novavax COVID shot for adults
Health officials say U.S. adults who haven’t gotten any COVID-19 shots yet should consider a new option from Novavax. The protein-based shot is a more traditional kind of vaccine than the three brands available.
U.S. health insurers raising rates to match increase in usage
Health insurers in individual marketplaces across 13 states, including Indiana, and Washington, D.C., will raise rates an average of 10% next year, according to a review of rate filings by the Kaiser Family Foundation.
Inotiv subsidiary reaches settlement in animal welfare lawsuit
As part of the settlement, Indianapolis-based Envigo will relinquish 4,000 beagles at a dog-breeding facility to the Humane Society of the United States, or HSUS.
Lilly Endowment sells more than $500 million in Eli Lilly stock
The stock sale is a primary way for the endowment, one of the largest private philanthropic foundations in the United States, to raise cash to make grants to arts, education, religious and community development organizations.
GE reveals identity of three companies after historic split
The split is the culmination of years of paring by the massive American conglomerate, which signaled a shift away from a corporate structure that dominated U.S. business for decades.
IndyCar makes Vaizer first female medical director
Dr. Julia Vaizer has spent the past year assisting Dr. Geoffrey Billows, the series’ longtime medical director, who announced that he will be stepping down.
Indiana doctor’s lawyer tells AG to halt ‘false’ statements
Attorney Kathleen DeLaney sent the “cease and desist” letter to Indiana Republican Attorney General Todd Rokita on behalf of obstetrician-gynecologist Caitlin Bernard, who performed an abortion on the 10-year-old girl.
New 988 hotline is the 911 for mental health emergencies
The United States’ first nationwide three-digit mental health crisis hotline goes live on Saturday. Instead of a dispatcher sending police, firefighters or paramedics, 988 will connect callers with trained mental health counselors.
Doctor’s lawyer defends steps in 10-year-old girl’s abortion
Dr. Caitlin Bernard’s attorney said the physician “took every appropriate and proper action in accordance with the law and both her medical and ethical training as a physician.”
U.S. regulators approve new COVID-19 vaccine option
Novavax makes a more traditional type of shot than the three other COVID-19 vaccines available for use in the U.S.—and one that’s already available in Europe and multiple other countries.
Pandemic fueled surge in superbug infections, deaths, CDC says
The surge reversed years of progress fighting one of the gravest public health challenges in modern medicine, according to a new analysis released Tuesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Biden administration: Docs must offer abortion if mom’s life at risk
The Biden administration on Monday said federal law on emergency treatment guidelines preempts state laws in jurisdictions that now ban the procedure without any exceptions.
Drugmaker seeks FDA approval for over-the-counter birth control
For the first time, a pharmaceutical company has asked for permission to sell a birth control pill over the counter in the United States.
Latest variant driving new wave of coronavirus infections
Officials warn of a possible fall or winter wave—perhaps as many as 100 million infections in the United States—that could again flood hospitals with COVID patients.
Editorial: Pharmacy middlemen merit tougher regulations, scrutiny
Indiana lawmakers have attempted to regulate the industry, but their regulations haven’t really taken hold.
Arcane world of pharmacy benefit managers slowly unraveling
A series of federal and state actions are putting the $400 billion PBM industry under a spotlight.
Brian Tabor: There’s a better path forward for Indiana health care
Indiana’s hospitals will continue their work with the employers in their communities on real solutions that improve the health of Hoosiers while bending the cost curve.
Ascension St. Vincent closes Noblesville ‘neighborhood hospital’
Ascension St. Vincent closed the facility just five years after opening it as the first in a new model of tiny hospitals around central Indiana.
State report shows 8.5% increase in abortions in 2021
Drug-induced abortions in 2021 comprised about 56% of Indiana abortions, a slight increase from 2020.