FDA cancels meeting to review Lilly’s Cymbalta
The agency said the meeting was canceled “to allow time for the FDA to review new information” about a proposed new use for
the drug.
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Indiana nears 1M mark in swine-flu vaccinations
So far this year, 35 people have died in Indiana from swine flu.
Grass-roots groups prepare to fill gaps in health care reform
Legislation set to come out of Washington will not change the most fundamental problems of the health
care system, leaving it up to states, cities and companies to figure out what to do about it.
To keep sales force busy, Lilly takes on new drug
Eli Lilly and Co. has bought the rights to co-market a new cholesterol-fighting drug in the U.S., giving it a third heart drug for sales personnel
to push.
Hoosier biz groups oppose Senate health bill
Group presidents tell Indiana senators that the reform bill would expand dysfunctions of current health care systems.
Judge fines woman waging Web war against plastic surgeon
Judge Sarah Evans Barker declared a Massachusetts woman in contempt of court for failing to remove her negative Internet
postings about an Indianapolis cosmetic surgeon.
Dormir acquires two sleep companies
Carmel firm using $12 million in venture capital for buying spree is now nation’s second-largest operator of sleep centers.
Health care reform would push state to hike Medicaid pay to docs
An actuarial report prepared by the local office of Milliman Inc., a Seattle-based consulting firm, projects
that the state of Indiana would have to hike its Medicaid payments by one-third in order to entice more
doctors into the program.
Health care issues haven’t changed much
[In response to Chris Katterjohn’s Nov. 21 column] In ’73 I was a grad student in a master’s health care
management program and the same issues were the topic of the day, especially in the econ class.
South Bend mental health facility cutting 100 jobs
The Madison Center in South Bend has notified state officials that 100 employees at the mental health facility will lose their jobs.
HealthNet lands $10.5 million in stimulus funds
HealthNet said it will use the funds to expand and renovate two community health centers that have outgrown their space.
Legislators could test drugmakers’ support for health overhaul
The pharmaceutical industry may have to cough up more than the $80 billion it agreed to contribute to President Barack Obama’s
health overhaul effort, reflecting pressure from Democrats and their supporters for more money to cover older and low-income
people.
Health reform provision called ‘death sentence’ for doctor-owned hospitals
House and Senate versions of health care reform could halt the trend toward physician-owned hospitals.
Health care reform could drive more people to buy their own insurance
If Congress passes health care reform, more people will become like Juli Erhart-Graves, whose family spends nearly 18 percent
of its income on health insurance and out-of-pocket medical costs.
HICKS: New breast cancer recommendation not supported
Under the current proposal, the same type of groups that made the CDC’s recommendations will outline guidelines about which treatment will be offered under a government program.
St. Vincent-Novia clinic partnership cuts out insurance middleman
The St. Vincent Health hospital system has joined with Indianapolis-based Novia CareClinics LLC to set up clinics on employers’
campuses, offering health care for their workers with no insurance companies involved.
Mad about work? Let it out
If you’re angry about unfair treatment at work, and don’t let it out, you’re much more likely to have a heart attack, a new
study shows.
Group to rally for saving parts of current health care system
Doctors for Patient Care says doctors and patients need to get involved in the current debate over health care to preserve the good qualities of the current health care system while fixing its problems.
KATTERJOHN: Health care issues decades old
The unsustainable
system of health care that we now find ourselves participating in has been decades in the making. What makes us think we can
fix it—really fix it—overnight?
Lilly snags talent kudos
Fortune magazine ranked the drug company among the best in the world for managing talent.