State attorney general looks to challenge health care bill
Attorneys general in at least 13 states have signaled they intend to challenge the constitutionality of the legislation in
court.
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Bill kicks off years of change for local health care players
Sweeping changes phase in slowly for most, but insurers, hospitals, drug companies, employers, workers, medical device makers
and more will eventually feel impact.
Indiana food manufacturers ramp up safety precautions
The peanut-borne salmonella outbreak of 2009 raised awareness about the risk of illness from unlikely sources. Unfortunately,
that wasn’t the last time a seemingly innocuous ingredient made people sick, and prompted recalls.
Would health reform spark exodus of best, brightest?
Guaranteed availability of health insurance might prompt top employees to leave businesses and other organizations.
Study: Heart attacks up when stocks are down
Duke University researchers found a link between how a key stock index performed and how many heart attacks were treated at
their North Carolina hospital.
FORSELL: Look beyond results for reciprocity in health care
I want to matter to the nurse standing next to me. I want to be more than a number, more than just a name on a list of hundreds
of patients on a research protocol.
Health care software firm raises $1.15 million
Indianapolis-based PolicyStat LLC raised $1.15 million in angel capital from 31 individuals and Halo Capital Group.
Indiana closer to eliminating anti-smoking agency
The plan approved by the Republican-controlled Senate would transfer the duties of the Tobacco Use Prevention and Cessation
board to the State Department of Health.
Doctors fighting insurers with data
The Indianapolis Medical Society hopes an online database that compares one doctor's reimbursement rates against market
averages helps its members negotiate with health plans.
The local impact of gendercide
Baby girls are being aborted at higher and higher rates around the world. Does that affect how you do business in countries
where this form of gendercide is prevalent?
Ex-Lilly medical director named state health commissioner
Dr. Gregory N. Larkin, the former global medical director at Eli Lilly and Co., will replace Dr. Judy Monroe, who is leaving
to become deputy director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
IU cancer center names new director
Dr. Patrick J. Loehrer Sr. replaces Dr. Stephen D. Williams, the center’s founding director, who died of cancer in February
2009.
State health commissioner leaving for CDC
Dr. Judy Monroe, after five years as Indiana’s public health leader, will spearhead communication between federal and state
health agencies.
WellPoint records subpoened in California probe
The California attorney general has demanded documents from several health insurers, including Indianapolis' WellPoint,
believing that their rate-setting and claims practices might be illegal.
Study: Hospital clout spurs higher Calif. health costs
While insurers get the blame for rising health-care costs for consumers, surging fees from hospitals and the growing dominance
of such providers may be just as responsible for driving up expenses, according to a new study examining California's
market.
House approves smoking ban in public places
The House has approved legislation that would ban smoking in public places statewide except casinos and pari-mutuel horse
racing venues.
Lilly, Merck, Pfizer starting research center
Three major U.S. drugmakers said they have formed a not-for-profit company in Asia to focus on cancer research and treatments.
WellPoint gets tax delay in Obama health plan
Insurers WellPoint Inc. and others would get a delay in taxes on premiums and high-cost medical benefits, along with additional
funding for expanding Medicaid, under a White House proposal
Obama endorses new taxes, more drugmaker fees
Obama, seeking to break an impasse over health-care legislation, proposes a plan that includes the first Medicare tax on unearned
income such as capital gains and higher fees on drugmakers.
Lilly asks shareholders to lower takeover barrier
Eli Lilly and Co. directors have recommended that shareholders toss out the
drugmaker's most potent protection against unwanted takeovers: an 80-percent supermajority vote threshold for any shareholder
mutiny to succeed.