Report: New Obamacare enrollees sicker, costlier to insure
Health insurers gained a sicker, more expensive patient population after the Affordable Care Act expanded coverage in 2014, according to an early look at medical claims.
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Riverview plans $36M expansion of Noblesville campus
Hospital executives and local officials have been discussing a potential expansion on the site for months. Initial plans were presented to the Hamilton County Commissioners on Tuesday afternoon.
Time to cheer on the struggling YMCA
The national not-for-profit organization, trying to fight back against high-end gyms and boutique studios, is now a national model for diabetes prevention.
Lilly angles for arthritis blockbuster
Within six months, Eli Lilly and Co. could know whether the Food and Drug Administration has approved its latest drug, baricitinib, a once-a-day tablet for treating rheumatoid arthritis.
OrthoIndy Foundation donates $3M to YMCA project
The $10 million facility at 5315 Lafayette Road in Pike Township will be named the OrthoIndy Foundation YMCA and offer medical care and other services tailored to veterans and their families.
Lilly wins FDA approval for plaque psoriasis drug
For Eli Lilly and Co., the approval rewards a decade-long effort to re-enter the biotech and autoimmune spaces that it helped pioneer in the 1980s but then abandoned in the 1990s.
Express Scripts leader wants Anthem to stay client despite $15B suit
Express Scripts Holding Co.’s incoming CEO is trying to keep its biggest customer after Anthem Inc. sued to recoup billions of dollars in what it called excess payments for drugs and threatened to end their relationship.
Pence signs anti-methamphetamine proposals into law
Pharmacists in Indiana will be able to limit how much cold medicine customers can buy under a measure Indiana Gov. Mike Pence signed into law Monday.
Anthem slaps lawsuit on Express Scripts over drug pricing
The insurer’s CEO said in January that Anthem should be reaping an addition $3 billion per year in savings on drugs from Express Scripts, which manages its pharmacy benefits.
Indy airport board cancels $500M medical plan; to reopen bidding
The Indianapolis Airport Authority board said it would “leave our options open and continue to search for the optimal project.”
Counties surrounding Indy lead health rankings
Indiana health officials say newly released county health rankings show three-quarters of the state's residents have adequate access to locations for physical activity, but nearly a third of its adults are obese.
Airport chair delays vote on medical project, cites Hogsett concerns
Airport authority board Chairman Kelly Flynn sent an email Tuesday evening to other board members, telling them “we need to take a step back” on Athlete’s Business Network’s plan.
UPDATE: Lilly shares fall after it changes goal for Alzheimer’s trial
Shares in Eli Lilly and Co. fell Tuesday on concerns surrounding the potential approval of a drug designed to treat dementia caused by Alzheimer's disease.
Indianapolis hospitals to restrict visitors to curb flu
Indianapolis' major hospitals will begin restricting visitors on Friday following a spike in emergency-room visits for flu-like symptoms, local health officials said Wednesday.
Premier Healthcare warns of data breach after theft
The company announced Monday that a missing laptop contains the names, addresses, Social Security numbers and other confidential information of more than 200,000 patients.
House passes bill making Healthy Indiana plan permanent
The Indiana House has approved a bill that would codify into law Gov. Mike Pence's statewide expansion of Medicaid under President Barack Obama's signature health care overhaul.
A new partnership rings up big savings for Anthem, Franciscan
Under the deal, Franciscan was financially accountable for what it would spend on care for about 60,000 patients who had Anthem benefits provided by its employers or purchased individually. Would it work?
Riley Hospital for Children names new president
An executive at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia has been named the new leader of Riley Hospital for Children at Indiana University Health.
Former dentistry clinic director sues IU over firing
A former clinic director and 30-year faculty member at the IU School of Dentistry in Indianapolis who was fired last year after students complained he inappropriately touched them is suing to get his job back, saying he was denied a fair hearing.
Indiana joins suit challenging Obamacare fee
States say the federally-imposed fee—which cost Indiana $17.4 million in 2014—violates a constitutional ban on intergovernmental taxes.