Lilly shuffles roles amid growth in U.S. investment, diabetes and obesity treatments
The company has announced more than $50 billion in new U.S. manufacturing investments since 2020.
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Lilly chief scientist talks drugmaker’s new $4.5B campus, recruiting and innovation
Chief Scientific Officer Dr. Daniel Skovronsky talked with the IBJ about his hopes for the Lilly Medicine Foundry, which the Indianapolis-based drugmaker broke ground on this week.
Braun signs bill scrutinizing nonprofit hospital prices
House Bill 1004’s core pricing scrutiny targets hospital systems with $2 billion or more in net patient service revenue in the state.
Elanco ramps up debt repayment, sells future royalties of flea and tick medicine for human use
Greenfield-based Elanco Health on Monday announced the $295 million cash sale of future U.S. royalty and milestone rights for the human use of a medication typically used for dogs and cats.
Forté Sports Medicine and Orthopedics adds surgeons, Mooresville location
Carmel-based Forté Sports Medicine and Orthopedics now has 26 physicians and five offices in the Indianapolis area,
Lilly shares plunge after CVS Health drops Zepbound from preferred coverage
CVS Health’s pharmacy benefits manager said weight-loss drugs from rival drugmaker Novo Nordisk will become the preferred options on its standard formulary, or list of covered drugs, as of July 1.
UPDATE: Lilly shares tumble after missing analyst earnings expectations
The Indianapolis-based drugmaker also reaffirmed its 2025 revenue guidance but noted that the calculation was based on existing tariff and trade policies.
Preserving young patient’s hair prompts IU surgeons’ invention
The desire to preserve a girl’s flowing hair during brain surgery led to the development of a comb-like device that could help cranial surgery patients avoid having their heads shaved.
Indiana lawmakers send hospital pricing legislation to Braun
The legislation threatens to strip the state’s largest hospital systems of their nonprofit status if their prices exceed state average prices.
Falls by seniors a significant contributor to health care costs, Butler analysis finds
The analysis—conducted and presented by Butler University students—was the winning entry into the recent Total Cost of Care Data Challenge contest.
FDA to phase out 8 artificial dyes from food supply
It would be a sweeping change for U.S. food producers, who would likely replace the dyes with natural substitutes.
Roche picks Indiana for new plant, expanded operations as part of $50B investment in United States
Roche said Indiana would receive a new manufacturing facility for continuous glucose monitoring and expansion and upgrades at existing pharmaceutical, diagnostics and distribution operations.
Elevance posts first-quarter gains after top rival struggles
Weaker results posted this month by top rival UnitedHealth had raised concerns for others in the sector.
Kentucky auditor announces probe of state’s medical cannabis program
Auditor Allison Ball says her office received complaints about the lottery system used to award highly-sought-after licenses to businesses that will grow, process and sell the products.
Indiana senators send Medicaid work requirements to governor’s desk
Hoosiers getting insurance under the Healthy Indiana Plan would need to log at least 20 work or volunteer hours a week with the state, a move that supporters hope will curb the program’s enrollment numbers.
Indiana Court of Appeals weighs statute of limitations in fertility doctor deception case
The medical malpractice case centers on Dr. Donald Cline, the former Indianapolis fertility specialist who is believed to have deceptively fathered more than 90 children.
Roche Diagnostics hopes new self-collection HPV test will expand screening for cervical cancer risk
The test, one of the first of its kind, is designed to reach patients who may forgo traditional screening because of lack of access, past trauma or embarrassment.
Trump orders new efforts to lower drug prices
Trump’s order contains proposals to further lower the cost of insulin, importing more low-cost drugs and streamlining the federal approval process for some drugs.
Bill targeting high hospital prices passed by Indiana Senate
The legislation threatens to strip large hospital systems of their state nonprofit status if they charge prices exceeding certain averages.
Community, Lifepoint to build behavioral health hospital in Westfield
The hospital is expected to treat conditions including major depression, anxiety disorders, suicidal thoughts, bipolar disorder, borderline personality disorder and schizophrenia.