OneAmerica hires Anthem exec to lead human resources
OneAmerica Financial Partners Inc. has hired Anthem Inc. executive Karin Sarratt as senior vice president and chief human resources officer, Indianapolis-based OneAmerica announced Thursday.
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The most unsexy sex report you’ll read today
A 214-page court ruling on a patent dispute involving testosterone treatments is a window into the very clinical world of sex drugs.
DuPont-Dow merger faces big EU obstacle
European antitrust officials decided this month to launch a full-blown investigation into the proposed merger Dow Chemical Co. and DuPont Co.
Hoosiers face higher premiums, fewer choices for Obamacare coverage
Hoosiers looking for health insurance on the Obamacare marketplace for next year will see fewer choices and double-digit premium increases on most plans, the Indiana Department of Insurance said Thursday.
Physicians Health Plan to stop offering individual coverage
Another health insurance company says it's leaving the Affordable Care Act marketplace in Indiana for 2017, reducing competition and forcing more than 6,000 customers to switch to other coverage.
St. Vincent plans to build ‘micro-hospitals’ throughout area
St. Vincent will expand its footprint in central Indiana by opening eight small hospitals where patients can get treated for medical conditions that aren’t life-threatening. The first four locations were announced Monday.
Carmel doctor found not guilty of charges from 2014 raid
Judge Steve Nation found that Dr. Larry Ley had met all of the standards for prescribing medicine for drug addiction after a bench trial in Hamilton County Superior Court.
Anthem may sacrifice biz lines to get its Cigna deal
No one is sure whether Anthem and the Justice Department can hash out a settlement before the federal case to block the insurer's $54 billion acquisition of Cigna Corp. goes to trial in November.
Aetna to quit most Obamacare markets, joining major rivals
The decision by Aetna is the latest blow to President Obama’s signature domestic policy law. While it has brought coverage to millions, the new markets have proven volatile for some of the largest for-profit insurers.
Aisle 6, Row 3, Bin 12: IU Health gears up for new, high-tech warehouse
Supplies are the second-largest expense for hospitals. Here’s how Indiana’s largest health system plans to keep its 15 hospitals stocked in bandages and medical supplies.
Indiana gets D-minus for family-workplace laws
Starting a family and want a few months of paid leave? How about paid medical leave for pregnancy-related disabilities. You might consider living in New York or California, rather than Indiana, a national group says.
Aetna judge hands off Anthem merger case to speed trials
The Anthem-Cigna case was assigned to Judge Amy Berman Jackson, who was appointed to the bench by President Barack Obama. She set a scheduling conference for Aug. 12
Cigna talks about Plan B as U.S. challenge to Anthem bid looms
Cigna Corp. CEO David Cordani faces a tough task: persuading investors and lawyers that the health insurer is committed to a $48 billion takeover by Indianapolis-based Anthem Inc., while also talking up its prospects as an independent company.
Big drug firms eye potential $7.2B animal vaccine market
Companies like Eli Lilly and Co. unit Elanco are focused on developing vaccines as alternatives to antibiotics.
Cialis users sue Lilly, claiming drug has ties to skin cancer
Seven men who took Cialis pills to treat erectile dysfunction sued Indianapolis drugmaker Eli Lilly and Co. this week, claiming they later suffered from skin cancer that was related to the medicine.
Anthem says Cigna deal at risk without merger ruling by year-end
Anthem’s lawyer, Christopher Curran, told U.S. District Judge John Bates in Washington, D.C., on Thursday that Cigna’s top management is "no longer interested in being pursued."
AIT meltdown derails huge Marian gift
Five years after pledging an astounding $48 million to help Marian University build a medical school, an Indianapolis businessman has paid only about one-fifth of that amount.
Aetna’s Obamacare reversal latest blow to U.S. health law
Health care insurance giant Aetna Inc., facing more than $300 million in losses from Affordable Care Act health plans this year, may exit Obamacare markets.
CNO says assets hard to value at Platinum-linked insurer trusts
CNO Financial shares dropped 2.8 percent Monday morning after declining 5.5 percent last week. The Carmel-based insurer said last week that it was scrutinizing a risk-transfer arrangement with Beechwood Re, the reinsurer linked to embattled hedge fund Platinum Partners.
Anthem seeks big rate increase in Connecticut
Indianapolis-based Anthem Inc. has asked for an average 26.8 percent rate increase for individual plans offered on and off the state's health insurance exchange.