Medical device software firm plans to add 120 employees
Indianapolis-based software company Greenlight.guru has moved operations from one downtown facility to another to accommodate expansion.
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FOCUS: Biosciences institute’s chief scientific officer aims to foster commercialization
Rainer Fischer’s goal is to spur collaboration in research and commercialization of life sciences products.
Analysts: Anthem likely to pull back from Obamacare in 2018
An exit by Indianapolis-based Anthem Inc. could be devastating to the health care law, limiting coverage options for consumers.
Local Roche units sue pharmacies over alleged test-strip scheme
Two Indianapolis-based subsidiaries of Swiss pharmaceutical giant Roche Group are accusing a group of pharmacies and supply houses of engaging in an elaborate scheme to defraud Roche of millions of dollars worth of sales on diabetes test strips.
Future of ‘abortion reversal’ bill in doubt
Two key Indiana lawmakers said they do not intend to take action on legislation addressing so-called abortion reversal procedures, likely dooming its chances of becoming law this session.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.