WellPoint, insurance commissioner get earful from lawmakers
State House insurance committee chair grills executives about WellPoint’s 21-percent premium increase for individual policyholders
in Indiana.
J.K. Wall
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State lawmakers to probe WellPoint premium hikes
Three WellPoint executives will be on hand Wednesday morning to answer questions about premium increases on its individual
policies, which have risen as high as 39 percent this year.
WellPoint hits bottom with customers
Even before WellPoint dissatisfied President Obama over its rate increases in California, it wasn’t doing so hot satisfying
its actual customers, according to the American Customer Satisfaction Index.
Q&A: Dr. John Fitzgerald
The Indiana Clinic, launched about a year ago, has signed 412 physicians as employees, and is still working
toward a goal of as many as 1,500 by 2011. The clinic, a joint venture of Clarian Health and the Indiana University
School of Medicine, is headed by Dr. John Fitzgerald. He discussed the progress.
Indiana part of national medical school surge
Marian University’s planned medical school is one of two dozen nationally, but budget cuts are forcing Indiana University to retreat
on enrollment expansion.
Could WellPoint woes breathe life into health reform?
The firestorm created this week by Indianapolis-based health insurer WellPoint’s spike in premiums could resurrect some parts
of
the languishing health reform bills.
Clarian, IU plan $100 million neurosciences center
Clarian Health and the Indiana University School of Medicine want their planned neurosciences hub to become a destination
for patients suffering
from brain, nerve and mental maladies—and for the government and industry research dollars that can
fuel advances in care.
PTS sues Roche Diagnostic to end blood-monitor royalties
Polymer Technology Systems Inc., a small Indianapolis-based maker of handheld blood monitors, has gone to court to fight
a competitor more than 100 times its size: Roche Diagnostics Corp.
Lebanon startup driving hard deal
VoCare Inc. wants $4 million in cash and tax incentives to open headquarters and call center it says could employ 300 people.
Wishard construction project enjoying cheap debt
The Health & Hospital Corp. of Marion County got good news in its first round of borrowing to finance a new Wishard
hospital: The cost is less than expected.
Lilly awards pay increases to top executives
Eli Lilly and Co. CEO John Lechleiter’s total compensation increased $4.1 million in 2009.
Harrison College names new president
Son of long-time president set to lead Indianapolis for-profit, adult-centered school during historic growth phase.
WellPoint: More employers involved in provider talks
Employer activism is on the rise when it comes to keeping hospitals honest in their negotiations with health insurers.
Executives at Indianapolis-based WellPoint say more employers are airing their displeasure when hospital
systems ask for double-digit reimbursement increases.
Baldwin & Lyons swings to a fourth-quarter profit
Indianapolis-based trucking fleet insurer benefits from investment gains after large losses the previous year.
Hill-Rom profit up 40 percent
Batesville maker of hospital equipment meets analysts’ expectations, then raises full-year profit forecast.
UPDATE: Glasscock retirement marks WellPoint’s maturation
Larry Glasscock will step down March 1 as WellPoint CEO Angela Braly takes over leadership of the company’s board. She replaced
Glasscock as CEO on June 1, 2007.
Employers still fretting about health care reform
As congressional Democrats work behind closed doors to save health reform legislation, they face a persistent obstacle:
super-majorities of employers and employees are convinced reform will raise their costs.
Q&A: Dr. Kristine Courtney
Dr. Kristine Courtney, Eli Lilly and Co.’s senior director of corporate health services, describes
how and why the company spent two years making its clinics some of the first to electronically swap patient records with
a local hospital database.
Health firms still attracting venture capital
The uncertainty of health care reform and a bad economy curtailed venture capital flow in 2009. That trend hit Indianapolis,
but the rest of the state actually saw an increase.
St. Vincent to buy Care Group, city’s largest cardiology practice
St. Vincent Health is near an agreement to take over The Care Group LLC, the city’s largest independent physician practice
and largest cardiology group in the nation.