Indiana joins growing list of states with 3 or more cases of measles
The United States has experienced more than double the number of measles cases it saw in all of 2024.
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Elevance Health faces shareholder proposal on DEI practices
In its response to the proposal, Elevance touted that its “workforce embodies a multitude of dimensions.”
Indiana House GOP overwhelmingly votes to impose Medicaid work requirements
Under Senate Bill 2, those enrolled in the Healthy Indiana Plan will need to either work or volunteer for 20 hours each week, with several exceptions for caregivers, disabled beneficiaries and more.
OrthoIndy merging with Indiana Hand to Shoulder Center
The move is the latest expansion for OrthoIndy, which recently announced mergers with practices in Evansville and Fort Wayne.
Lilly sues Indianapolis clinic for selling split doses of popular weight-loss drugs
The drugmaker accuses Premier Weight Loss of risking patients’ health by selling altered, unsterile versions of its blockbuster drugs Mounjaro and Zepbound.
Trump administration nixes plan to cover anti-obesity drugs through Medicare
President Trump’s predecessor, Joe Biden, proposed a rule in late November after Trump won re-election that would have extended coverage of drugs like Zepbound and Wegovy.
Franciscan VNS Home Care pays $3.65M to settle overtime claims
Occupational therapists, physical therapists and registered nurses have received payments from the settlement, while almost a third will go toward attorney fees.
European regulators says Lilly Alzheimer’s drug shouldn’t get marketing approval
The European Medicines Agency committee said the benefits of the new drug, Kisunla, did not outweigh the risks, and it recommended refusing marketing authorization for it.
Department of Health and Human Services to lay off 10,000 workers in major restructuring
The plan means cuts at the Food and Drug Administration, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Institutes of Health, and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
Facing high demand and staffing shortages, Eskenazi Health automates some prescription fulfillment
Eskenazi Health officials say the system has seen a 60% increase in the number of prescriptions filled over the past five years—a rate that’s unsustainable, given national staffing shortages.
Trump administration to pull back $11B in COVID funding from local health departments
The Department of Health and Human Services said it would “no longer waste billions of taxpayer dollars responding to a non-existent pandemic that Americans moved on from years ago.”
Proposed legislation could impact Indiana health care mergers
Health care mergers and acquisitions continue to be a hot topic in Indiana, with the Legislature considering a bill this year geared toward creating more transparency and state oversight toward those deals.
Johnson & Johnson plans $55B in United States investments
Aside from building four new plants, Johnson & Johnson said that it will expand several existing sites.
Senate committee advances hospital price bill, but expects more changes
Members of the Indiana Senate Committee on Health and Provider Services agreed with the need to address the high cost of health care. But they often disagreed with the approach of House Bill 1004.
‘Not a deadbeat’: House amends out cap on Medicaid plan, keeps work requirements
In Tuesday’s committee hearing, conservative lawmakers defended the plan to add red tape and bureaucracy to the program against Hoosiers who were worried they’d lose their health coverage.
Marian students publish research on high-risk behavior of U.S. medical students
The study looked at the behaviors of more than 550 medical school students from across the country to understand how these young professionals cope with the stress of their programs.
As AI nurses reshape hospital care, human nurses are pushing back
Hospitals say AI is helping nurses work more efficiently while addressing burnout and understaffing. But nursing unions argue the technology is overriding nurses’ expertise and degrading the quality of care patients receive.
Big Ten schools team up when it comes to cancer research
Indianapolis has been awash in Big Ten logos amid the conference’s basketball tournaments. But Indy is home to another sort of Big Ten gathering—one focused on improving cancer research.
Riley Children’s Foundation unveils $300M fundraising campaign, its largest in history
The Riley Children’s Foundation unveiled the campaign, called “Every Child Deserves Riley,” during its Red For Our Kids Gala on Saturday. The effort has seen early success—they’ve already quietly raised two-thirds of the goal.
Federal judge blocks drastic funding cuts to medical research
Separate lawsuits filed by a group of 22 states plus organizations representing universities, hospitals and research institutions nationwide sued to stop the cuts, saying they would cause “irreparable harm.”