Congress passes bill to fund FDA drug, medical device reviews
Drug and medical device makers would pay higher user fees under legislation the U.S. Senate approved and sent to the president on Thursday.
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Lilly, other drug giants hunt for patients in India’s remote corners
Global pharmaceutical companies including Indianapolis-based Eli Lilly and Co. are heading into smaller cities and rural areas to learn about the health care needs of about 70 percent of India’s population.
Kindred hospital to get new name under venture with Community
The transitional care hospital, which has lost money in two of the past three years, will reopen next year as Community Rehabilitation Hospital South.
Trump drug commission calls for emergency declaration
President Donald Trump's drug commission has called on him to declare a national emergency to deal with the country's opioid drug epidemic.
White House: Trump to decide soon on ending health payments
The White House is insisting that the Senate resume efforts to repeal and replace the nation’s health care law, signaling that President Donald Trump stands ready to end required payments to insurers this week to let “Obamacare implode” and force congressional action.
FDA looks to cut cigarette nicotine in blow to tobacco industry
The surprise move sent shares of cigarette stocks plummeting Friday morning.
Senate blocks GOP health bill, scuttling latest bid to repeal Obamacare
Republican Senator John McCain joined with two of his GOP colleagues to block a stripped-down Obamacare repeal bill early Friday, thwarting the party’s months-long effort to pass health legislation.
Holcomb not ruling out tax increase if GOP cuts Medicaid
Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb is not ruling out a tax increase should congressional Republican efforts to repeal President Barack Obama's health care law result in cuts to Medicaid, which funds the state's HIP 2.0 program.
Insurance agencies agree to merger
The two firms that are merging, Brownsburg-based Hometown Insurance and Zionsville-based Ward Insurance Services, have a combined 16 employees.
CNO Financial reports improved quarterly earnings, revenue
The Carmel-based insurance holding company said total collected premiums were $925 million in the latest quarter, up 7 percent from last year’s second period.
Anthem tops forecasts with quarterly earnings, raises outlook
Indianapolis-based Anthem Inc. saw profit grow nearly 10 percent, helped by government business and coverage the health insurer sells to smaller employers.
Lilly reports 35 percent profit surge, but says key drug might require new clinical trial
The Indianapolis-based drugmaker warned that a much-anticipated new drug for rheumatoid arthritis might be delayed another 18 months.
Holcomb urges U.S. Senate to repeal, replace Obamacare
Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb says the law is “crumbling under its own weight” and that people in as many as 60 Indiana counties will be left with just one choice for insurance coverage on the marketplace next year.
Lilly to pay up to $400M to buy rights for early-stage immune drug
The deal is Eli Lilly and Co.’s latest push into a growing disease area for such disorders as arthritis, lupus and multiple sclerosis.
Trump administration opts not to renew health law help in 18 cities
President Donald Trump’s administration has decided not to renew Affordable Care Act contracts that brought assistance into libraries, businesses and urban neighborhoods in 18 cities, including Indianapolis.
Holcomb asks feds to allow Medicaid work requirements
Gov. Eric Holcomb has submitted a finalized proposal allowing for changes to the state's Healthy Indiana Plan 2.0 serving low-income Hoosiers.
Not dead yet: Trump exhorts Senate to pass Obamacare repeal
Lecturing fellow Republicans, President Donald Trump summoned GOP senators to the White House on Wednesday and told them face-to-face they must not leave town for their August recess without sending him an Obamacare repeal bill to sign.
Two more GOP senators oppose health bill, stopping it for now
The latest GOP effort to repeal and replace "Obamacare" was fatally wounded in the Senate Monday night when two more Republican senators announced their opposition.
Dermatology practice planning $7.2M Castleton headquarters
Dawes Fretzin Dermatology Group LLC has received preliminary approval for tax breaks from the city of Indianapolis to help it pay for a 30,000-square-foot free-standing facility near the Lowe’s Home Improvement store in Castleton.
Indiana to appeal ruling blocking part of abortion law
Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill called the June 28 ruling judicial overreach and said "it's easier for a 14-year-old to get an abortion than to get a tattoo."