Indiana lawmakers take up wide range of health care legislation
The Indiana General Assembly is back in session and set to consider all manner of health care legislation, from consumer rights to expanded insurance coverage.
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Candy maker expands in pet care with $7.7B purchase of VCA
VCA operates more than 750 animal hospitals in the United States, including about 10 in the Indianapolis area.
UnitedHealth branches out with $2.3 billion Surgical Care deal
The U.S.’s biggest health insurer, UnitedHealth Group Inc., said it will buy Surgical Care Affiliates Inc. for about $2.3 billion, further diversifying by adding an outpatient surgery chain.
Indianapolis doctor wins defamation judgment against CVS
An Indianapolis physician whose patients were told at multiple CVS Pharmacy stores that their prescriptions couldn’t be filled because the doctor had been arrested or was suspected of running a "pill mill" won a defamation judgment against the drugstore chain.
Lilly exec Azar departs as new CEO makes organizational changes
Alex Azar, president of Lilly USA LLC since 2012, is leaving the company just as his unit is about to lose a huge swath of sales personnel. The drugmaker announced a series of changes Thursday under new CEO David Ricks.
Riley Hospital expands ER to handle more mainstream patients
Riley is spending millions of dollars and beefing up its emergency staff to expand into traditional emergency services.
GOP factions will need to unite to replace health care law
Republicans are united on repealing President Barack Obama's health care law, but ideologically and practically speaking, they're in different camps over replacing it.
After health scare, Carolene Mays-Medley returns to trenches
The executive director at White River State Park is fighting her way back from a ruptured brain aneurysm, a condition that leaves many of its victims disabled, or worse.
2016 TOP STORIES: Feds charge nursing home executives with fraud
Federal prosecutors say two American Senior Communities executives and two other men orchestrated a scheme that used kickbacks and shell companies to defraud American Senior Communities and federal health care programs out of millions of dollars.
2016 TOP STORIES: Lilly Alzheimer’s drug fails in high-stakes trial
t was the most closely watched experimental drug from Eli Lilly and Co. in years, a potential game-changer for treating the ravages of Alzheimer’s disease.
Anthem-Cigna deal cast by U.S. as risk to patients, providers
Anthem Inc. and the U.S. Justice Department extended their clash over whether the insurer’s planned takeover of rival Cigna Corp. will raise costs.
Defendant in American Senior Communities probe agrees to plead guilty
The move by Mainscape founder Dave Mazanowski, disclosed in a federal court filing, is potentially problematic for the four other executives charged this fall.
Lilly shares jump after it offers better-than-expected forecast
Eli Lilly and Co. shares rose sharply Thursday morning after the company presented a better-than-expected 2017 forecast nearly a month after it had announced the failure of a key Alzheimer’s treatment in testing.
Lilly trims profit guidance but says growth strategy on track
The company’s announcement reassured investors in the wake of last month’s news that the Alzheimer’s drug solanezumab had failed to demonstrate effectiveness during a large-scale clinical trial.
My body is the battleground between cancer and chemo
The point of chemo is to cure me. But these are not gentle chemicals. They sweep through my body like a tornado, with side effects that range from annoying to horrendous. But I have no choice.
Lilly to sell insulin at 40 percent discount to cash-paying patients
Eli Lilly and Co. will bypass insurance companies to offer a discount on its best-selling insulin products for patients who lack health coverage or have high deductibles that require them to pay the full cost of some medications.
Anthem-Cigna merger goes to judge for ruling that could end deal
U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson in Washington, D.C., will issue a decision on whether the combination of the companies risks higher costs for large employers around the country and should be blocked.
Tech entrepreneur Don Brown donating $30M to IU School of Medicine
The gift is the largest to the IU School of Medicine by an alumnus. The medical school will use the money to establish the Brown Center for Immunotherapy to fight some of the world’s toughest diseases.
Light ’em if you got ’em—plenty of Hoosiers on Medicaid doing just that
A new report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is pushing states with high Medicaid smoking rates to do more to encourage enrollees to quit and live longer.
Lilly partners with AstraZeneca on another Alzheimer’s treatment
The Indianapolis-based company, which last month struck out in a late-stage clinical trial for a potential Alzheimer’s drug called solanezumab, announced Friday a collaboration with AstraZeneca to develop another possible treatment for the mind-robbing disease.