Senate GOP plan expected to halt Obamacare penalties, taxes
Top Senate Republicans prepared Wednesday to release their plan for dismantling President Barack Obama’s health care law.
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UPDATE: Anthem, MDwise pulling out of Indiana health insurance exchanges
Two Indianapolis-based health insurers are pulling out of Indiana’s insurance exchanges next year, citing growing uncertainty over the future of the Affordable Care Act. Together, they represent about 77,000 members who now must find other plans.
Nevada forces drugmakers to reveal insulin pricing, profits
America's three insulin manufacturers—Indianapolis-based Eli Lilly and Co., Sanofi and Novo Nordisk—would face fines of $5,000 daily if they fail to provide the data.
Worry rises over future of HIP 2.0 insurance program
Indiana hospitals are bracing for congressional action that could mean deep cuts in Medicaid, which funds the state’s popular health insurance program for low-income adults.
Drugmaker cashing in on opioid epidemic, one state law at a time
In statehouses across the country and in Congress, drugmaker Alkermes is pushing its own addiction treatment while contributing to misconceptions and stigma about other medications used to treat opioid addiction.
High court ruling speeds up generic biotech drug approval
The court's unanimous ruling Monday means a loss of billions in sales to makers of original versions of biologic drugs.
FDA asks drugmaker to stop selling its opioid painkiller
Besides contributing to overdoses, abuse of Opana ER was blamed for a 2015 outbreak of HIV and hepatitis C in southern Indiana linked to sharing needles, according to the FDA.
Anthem vows failed deal won’t derail growth plans
Just weeks after abandoning its proposed $48 billion merger with rival Cigna Corp., the Indianapolis-based health insurer is looking for its next deal. But this time, it is likely to be much smaller.
IU Health, competitors turn focus to improving experience for patients, families
Around Indiana, hospitals are doubling down on the lofty goal of patient satisfaction. Some, like IU Health, are hiring managers to oversee various aspects of the patient experience, from registration to discharge.
Anthem’s Obamacare exit could leave 300,000 without options
The loss of another insurer in the program would put more pressure on Republicans in Congress who are attempting to repeal and replace large parts of Obamacare.
Planned Parenthood names executive to succeed Cockrum
Planned Parenthood of Indiana and Kentucky Inc. on Tuesday announced the hiring of a veteran not-for-profit leader to replace Betty Cockrum, who is retiring after 15 years as president and CEO of the organization.
First bellwether trial for ‘low-T’ treatment could have ramifications for Lilly
A set of consolidated lawsuits accuse AbbVie and other makers of testosterone-replacement medicines, including Eli Lilly and Co., of hiding or downplaying their products’ risk for blood clots or other serious injuries.
Justices side with religious hospitals in pension dispute
Religious hospitals don't have to comply with federal laws protecting pension plans, a unanimous Supreme Court ruled Monday in a case that affects retirement benefits for roughly a million workers.
Bellwether Cook blood-clot-filter case heads to trial
The first case against Bloomington-based Cook Group from patients who say the company’s blood-clot filters malfunctioned is headed for trial this fall in Indianapolis.
St. Vincent system to cut 111 jobs in outsourcing move
Most of the cuts this summer will come from the hospital system’s billing operations in Indianapolis.
Lilly CFO Derica Rice to leave company in December
Rice, 52, who had been the company's top finance officer since 2006, is one of the most powerful black executives in corporate America. He had been widely considered a leading candidate to succeed CEO John Lechleiter, but that position went to fellow Lilly executive Dave Ricks.
Drugmakers brace for Trump proposals to tackle U.S. prices
Top pharmaceutical CEOs say they expect President Donald Trump, a frequent critic of industry pricing practices, to take steps soon to address high U.S. drug costs.
Indiana restocking supplies of pricey drug to combat opioid overdoses
The state is asking vendors to submit bid packages by June 12 for a drug whose price has spiked in recent years.
Indy boasts innovations others could copy
It’s tough to look at your own community and figure out what it’s doing that no one else is. But IBJ gave it a shot. Here are four things other cities could copy from us.
Insurers continue to hike prices, abandon Obamacare markets
People shopping for insurance through the Affordable Care Act in yet more regions could be facing higher prices and fewer choices next year. A new report shows Affordable Care Act premiums have soared since 2013.