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Q&A: Discipline and drive led Lopez-Liggett to health care exec role

March 20, 2026

The St. Louis native joined Anthem Inc. 19 years ago in an entry-level sales position. Now, she leads one of the largest insurers in Indiana.

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Most Americans blame insurance profits and denials alongside the killer in UHC CEO death, poll finds

December 27, 2024

Associated Press

In the survey from NORC at the University of Chicago, about 8 in 10 U.S. adults said the person who committed the killing has “a great deal” or “a moderate amount” of responsibility.

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Greene County hospital serves Anthem with breach notice over underpayments

April 15, 2026 | Daniel Bradley

Hospital CEO Brenda Reetz the insurance underpayment situation impacts patient bills, hospital stability and access to care. Indianapolis-based Anthem said it is working with the hospital to resolve the problem.

Elevance shares slip after insurer discloses suspension warning for Medicare prescription program

March 2, 2026 | Daniel Bradley

The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services alleges the Indianapolis-based health insurer has failed to properly submit required information to federal regulators since 2018.

UPDATE: Elevance shares wobble on Trump administration plans, lower projections

January 28, 2026 | IBJ Staff and Bloomberg News and Associated Press

In a call with shareholders Wednesday, Elevance CEO Gail Boudreaux said the Trump administration’s plan to limit federal payments to Medicare Advantage “doesn’t keep pace with the current medical cost and utilization trends.”

State health insurance plan changes reflect Braun’s vision

December 12, 2025 | Daniel Lee

For 2026, the plan features significantly lower out-of-pocket costs for members who use the plan’s “narrow network” that limits choice.

Lilly rolling out direct-to-employer obesity drug coverage

November 26, 2025 | Daniel Lee

The Indianapolis-based drugmaker said the coverage would be administered by third-party administrators to provide employers “transparent, flexible cost-sharing options” for their workers.

Health insurance sticker shock begins as shutdown battle over subsidies rages

October 22, 2025 | Associated Press

Lawmakers face greater pressure to act as Americans who buy insurance through the Affordable Care Act are seeing, or about to see, the consequences of enhanced subsidies expiring at the end of the year.

Doctors, advocates brace for potentially ‘tragic’ premium increases

September 26, 2025 |

John Russell

Five Indiana marketplace insurers—Anthem, UnitedHealthcare, CareSource, Cigna and Coordinated Care Corp.—will hike premiums an average of 31.4% effective Jan. 1 under plans recently approved by the Indiana Department of Insurance.

Small Columbus health insurer tries to take on the giants

August 29, 2025 | Daniel Lee

SIHO Insurance Services is tackling the gargantuan challenge of growth in the employer-based benefits market in Indianapolis and across the state.

‘Narrow’ health plans gain wider acceptance

June 27, 2025 | Daniel Lee

Direct-to-employer health insurance plans, in which an employer contracts directly with a health care network for coverage, restrict provider choice but are generally less expensive for employers and employees.

Pricing legislation shows health reform complexities

April 25, 2025 | Daniel Lee

Indiana lawmakers discovered this legislative session that performing major financial surgery on multibillion-dollar nonprofit hospital systems is a motley and entangled task.

Trump administration nixes plan to cover anti-obesity drugs through Medicare

April 4, 2025 | Associated Press

President Trump’s predecessor, Joe Biden, proposed a rule in late November after Trump won re-election that would have extended coverage of drugs like Zepbound and Wegovy.

UPDATE: Elevance Health shares tick up on better-than-expected earnings

January 23, 2025 | Daniel Lee

The company also reported higher medical expenses, mainly from its Medicaid business.

Insurance-tech firm Remodel Health raises $100M in growth funding

December 19, 2024 |

Mickey Shuey

The firm, which helps employers transition workers to individual health insurance plans, has more than doubled its workforce in the last year and hopes to go on an acquisition spree.

Insurer-provider contract impasses leave many patients without care

September 27, 2024 |

John Russell

Indiana physicians are keeping an eye on the trend of large insurers dropping medical practices from their networks, which they call a classic case of David versus Goliath.

Federal ruling against Healthy Indiana Plan potentially jeopardizes program

June 28, 2024 | Whitney Downard, Indiana Capital Chronicle

Former Gov. Mitch Daniels first introduced the consumer-driven, cost-sharing approach in 2007 when the state expanded Medicaid to moderate-income workers. Gov. Mike Pence developed the program even further.

Health care providers dig out from ransomware attack

April 12, 2024 |

John Russell

A Feb. 21 cyberattack against a Nashville, Tennessee-based medical-billing clearinghouse sent shock waves across Indiana’s health care system.

ACA enrollment grows as Indiana unwinds Medicaid coverage

January 29, 2024 | Whitney Downard, Indiana Capital Chronicle

Nearly 300,000 Hoosiers secured health insurance coverage through the Affordable Care Act Marketplace during the open enrollment period for 2024, part of the record 21.3 million consumers nationally utilizing the program for the upcoming year.

Insurers clamping down on doctors who prescribe Ozempic for weight loss

June 11, 2023 | The Washington Post

Indianapolis-based Elevance Health, which operates Anthem plans, said that in most cases, it won’t cover Ozempic unless a patient is diagnosed with diabetes and has tried another medication to manage it, but physicians can still prescribe it.

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Lilly goes on $21B buying spree to build drug pipeline

Daniel Bradley

Health care summit uses IMS to draw together leaders from across sector

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Q&A with Schahet Hotels CEO Jeffrey Brown about collaboration with Ball State

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