Roche Group to cut 157 workers, including dozens locally
The Swiss-based company confirmed Wednesday morning the cuts are part of a U.S. restructuring that will result in eliminating 133 full-time workers and 24 contractors.
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Senate confirms Indiana consultant Verma to head Medicare, Medicaid
Indiana health care consultant Seema Verma, a protege of Vice President Mike Pence, was approved by a 55-43 vote, largely along party lines. She'll head the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, a $1 trillion agency.
Holcomb joins list of GOP officials opposed to Medicaid cuts
Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb on Monday joined a growing chorus of Republicans who are asking the GOP-led Congress to spare Medicaid funding as they go about repealing Obamacare.
St. Vincent planning $13.6M education center on hotel site
The hospital system plans to tear down a two-story hotel near its Indianapolis flagship campus and build a training facility for simulating situations in acute care.
Health plan facing opposition from doctor, hospital groups
The United State's biggest advocacy group for doctors came out against House Republicans’ legislation, adding to growing opposition from the country’s top trade groups for physicians and hospitals.
Pharma stocks slide after new tweet from Trump on drug prices
Share of Eli Lilly and Co. and numerous other drug industry stocks fell Tuesday morning after the president sent a tweet promising to lower medicine costs for American people.
U.S. House GOP releases bill to replace Obamacare
House committees planned to begin voting on the 123-page legislation Wednesday, launching what could be the year's defining battle in Congress and capping seven years of Republican vows to repeal the troubled 2010 law.
Why former Mayor Peterson is stepping down from drugmaker Eli Lilly
Getting elected mayor requires fine-tuned political instincts. Sometimes, those instincts say it’s time to leave a high-level job at the biggest company in town.
Chinese firm working with Lilly gets positive results on cancer drug
Hutchison China MediTech Ltd., the biotechnology company that has a partnership with Eli Lilly and Co., on Friday reported positive late-stage results for its drug to treat colorectal cancer.
OneAmerica bets big on long-term-care market
Fast-growing business lines are hard to come by in the insurance industry. Locally based OneAmerica Financial Partners Inc. has one on its hands, and it’s beefing up efforts to capitalize.
Dealing with my cancer: Surgery, a tough recovery, and the magic words
Just when I thought getting through chemo was a tough challenge, I faced another—six days in the hospital to remove and replace my cancerous bladder. I hope the lessons I learned will make me a better journalist.
Drug companies willing to spend big in pursuit of Alzheimer’s cure
Alzheimer’s disease is rewriting the rules of drug discovery, with companies like Eli Lilly and others abandoning caution to keep pursuing an elusive hypothesis because the potential payoff is so great.
Former Mayor Peterson leaving Lilly after seven years
Eli Lilly and Co. said Bart Peterson, who served two terms as Indianapolis mayor, was stepping down as senior vice president "to pursue personal business interests" and expand his community volunteer commitments.
Republicans in Indiana warn of potential health repeal fallout
Republican legislative leaders in Indiana are warning that repealing the Affordable Care Act could unravel a program for poor residents that Vice President Mike Pence implemented as governor.
MDwise to exit Hoosier Care Connect program, cut 80 workers
MDwise said it could not reach an agreement with the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration’s Office of Medicaid Policy and Planning over payment rates for the Hoosier Care Connect program.
Trump tells Anthem, other health insurers to expect ‘something special’
The meeting between the president and U.S. health insurers on Monday was a chance for the industry to weigh in on promised changes to the Affordable Care Act that are beginning to come into focus.
High-tech compression garment maker lands FDA clearance
Fishers-based Recovery Force LLC took a big step this month toward its goal of bringing to market a wrap that’s designed to improve blood flow and enhance recovery for people battling serious health issues.
Anthem’s loveless marriage heads toward predictable end
Doubters about the $48 billion Anthem-Cigna merger have been in abundance from the start—both on antitrust grounds and on concerns over cultural fit.
State lawmakers send abortion bill goes back to committee
Indiana House Republicans are taking the unusual step of reassigning an abortion bill to the same panel that narrowly approved it last week.
As pricing criticism mounts, Lilly, other drugmakers roll out pay for performance
In Lilly’s partnership with Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, the not-for-profit insurer gets additional rebates if fewer patients using Lilly's diabetes treatment Trulicity meet blood sugar goals than expected.