Sanctions lifted, WellPoint returns to Medicare biz
Nine months after being suspended as a contractor for the federal Medicare program, WellPoint Inc. is back in the game.
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Medical device developer receives $1M in federal funding
Indianapolis-based FAST Diagnostics, a developer of a method to quickly measure kidney function, announced today that it has
received $1 million in federal funding.
Lilly paid doctors to prescribe Zyprexa, notes say
Eli Lilly and Co. paid doctors in South Carolina for participating in a speakers’ program in exchange for prescribing the
antipsychotic Zyprexa, according to notes by Lilly sales representatives reviewed by Bloomberg News.
Health information exchanges begin sharing medical records
The Indianapolis-based Indiana Health Information Exchange today began sharing electronic medical records with two similar
organizations across a multi-regional network, the group announced this morning.
Group: Health insurers urged workers to fight reform
A consumer group says health insurers UnitedHealth and WellPoint pressured their employees to contact members of Congress
and lobby against health care reform proposals that the companies disagreed with.
Pfizer to pay record $2.3B penalty over promotions
Pfizer Inc., the world’s largest drug maker, will pay a record $2.3 billion civil and criminal penalty over unlawful prescription
drug promotions, the Justice Department announced today.
WellPoint CEO defends health insurance business
A health care reform push that aims at the insurance industry misses a much bigger target in its quest to lower rising costs,
WellPoint Inc. CEO Angela Braly said in a speech.
St. Francis, Anthem finalize health insurance contract
The St. Francis hospital system has finalized a multiyear agreement with Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Indiana, ending
a months-long dispute over insurance-reimbursement costs, the parties said yesterday.
Anthem, St. Francis reach agreement in principle
The St. Francis hospital system has reached a tentative contract agreement with Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Indiana,
ending a disagreement over insurance reimbursement costs, the parties said today.
Union sues Conseco over restatement
Carmel-based Conseco Inc. faces a shareholder lawsuit by a union pension fund over an earnings restatement the company made
18 months ago.
WellPoint stock bucks market plunge
News that the Obama administration might be willing to drop the idea of a government-run health insurance plan has given a big boost to Indianapolis-based insurer WellPoint Inc.
New health center to carry Jane Pauley’s name
Community Health Network and the Metropolitan School District of Warren Township will open a new community health center inside
the Renaissance School, at 30th Street and Post Road in Indianapolis, the two organizations announced today.
Lennen, Ledyard named hospital presidents
Community Health Network has chosen Anthony Lennen as president of Community Hospital South and Dr. Robin Ledyard as president
of Community Hospital East, the health care system announced this morning.
Docs offer varied cures for ailing health care system
Indianapolis physicians are mixed on the merits of a government-run, "public" health insurance plan. How reforms
might affect their pay is another major concern.
Health reform breaking WellPoint’s way so far
With the Obama administration backing away from a government-run, "public" plan, the insurance
industry faces a much smaller threat in the form of privately run insurance co-ops.
My Health Care Manager looks to grow fast
Indianapolis-based startup My Health Care Manager has signed an agreement with Indianapolis-based
WellPoint Inc. that will eventually put My Health Care Manager’s elder care service in front of the health insurer’s
thousands of employer clients and their workers around the country.
HETRICK: Will we distinguish the faux news from the real?
There was a time, of course, when journalists had the time, space, resources and respect to sort things out for us.
Businesses help older workers confront Medicare dilemma
Companies are helping workers age 65 and above decide whether to forgo their company health insurance and shift to Medicare.
Medicare is becoming more attractive as costs of company policies rise.
Monarch program persuades young, male workers to care about their health
Indianapolis-based Monarch Beverage is among hundreds of central Indiana companies that
have introduced wellness programs to counteract the rising costs of health insurance and Worker’s Compensation.
Glut of downtown office space grows
Safeco is leaving a five-building complex on North Meridian Street, and Eli Lilly and Co. has offered for lease its entire
four-building Faris campus.