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MANTOOTH: Companies bogged down by employees’ poor health
The problem is, too many people make unhealthy choices and the consequences of these choices become everyone’s problem.
Reform could create more ’boutique’ doctors
Health reform could accelerate trend toward two tiers of care, with concierge services like Dr. Matt Priddy offers at the top and long waits and minimal attention at the bottom.
Lilly drug to detect Alzheimer’s criticized by consumer group
Eli Lilly and Co.’s Amyvid, an experimental imaging agent to detect signs of Alzheimer’s disease in the brain, shouldn’t be approved because of unreliable study results, a consumer-advocacy group said.
IU Health LaPorte Hospital eliminates 112 jobs
Hospital President and chief executive officer Thor Thordarson said in a news release the jobs cuts were necessary because of the higher costs facing health care providers.
Two wins to bring Lilly modest sales
Finally, some new revenue. Eli Lilly and Co. will enjoy modest new sales later this year after U.S. regulators approved a new diabetes drug developed by a partner company, and another company nears approval on a drug that will produce royalties for the Indianapolis-based drugmaker.
Endocyte’s potential enthralls investors
Shares of Endocyte Inc. have doubled since the company’s initial public offering in February—even though the common wisdom is it won’t see sales from its first cancer drug until 2014.
Firms’ faith in stock buybacks not always well-placed
The ultimate test of whether buybacks are good deals for shareholders hinges on whether the price paid for the stock proves over time to have been a bargain or inflated.
Disasters sink Baldwin & Lyons quarterly results
Earthquakes and flooding took a toll on Baldwin & Lyons Inc.’s first quarter results, the Indianapolis-based insurer announced Thursday morning.
Medical device manufacturer seeks abatement
Indianapolis-based Medivative Technologies plans to build a 9,000-square-foot addition to its east-side facility and spend $2.5 million to equip it. The expansion should create 15 jobs.
CNO Financial’s first-quarter profits surge 59 percent
The Carmel-based life and health insurer earned $54 million, or 19 cents per share, topping the expectations of Wall Street analysts.
FDA OKs new diabetes pill from Lilly, Boehringer
The Food and Drug Administration says it has approved a new diabetes pill from Boehringer Ingelheim and Eli Lilly for patients who can't control their blood sugar with older medicines.
Economist: Expect boom in medical offices
Demand for medical office buildings is set to grow twice as fast as it was expected to in the next decade, thanks to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
Fee could feed $100M to hospitals
Indiana hospitals could pull in more than $100 million a year from the federal government under a new assessment fee included in the state’s 2011 budget bill.
Bills that passed, failed in this year’s General Assembly
A look at some major legislation considered this year by the Indiana General Assembly.
Daniels to sign bill defunding Planned Parenthood
Republican Gov. Mitch Daniels said Friday he will sign restrictive abortion legislation and make Indiana the first state to cut off all government funding for Planned Parenthood, a move likely to boost his credentials among social conservatives as he considers whether to run for president.
Criminal checks on Indiana medical workers wins OK
A bill requiring criminal background checks for anyone seeking new Indiana licenses as a doctor, dentist, nurse or several other health care jobs is heading to the governor for approval.
IU Health name meets little resistance in Purdue country
Tippecanoe County residents may despise Indiana University sports teams, but they seem to have had no problem welcoming IU to their community to provide health care.
Zimmer Holdings quarterly profit rises 2 percent
Warsaw-based orthopedic implant maker Zimmer Holdings Inc. said Thursday its first-quarter profit rose 2 percent on higher sales of reconstructive, dental and other products.
Dow AgroSciences reports record revenue
Indianapolis-based Dow AgroSciences on Thursday reported sales of $1.6 billion in its first quarter, up 17 percent from the same period last year due to higher volume and increased prices.