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.
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Hospital systems blitzing area with urgent care centers
Urgent care centers, which already seem to have blanketed nearly every retail strip and neighborhood in central Indiana, are continuing to spring up at a surprising rate.
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.
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 health care providers indicted as part of national crackdown on fraud
An Indianapolis-area chiropractor is among more than a dozen people in Indiana-based investigations and hundreds of people nationwide charged in health care fraud and opioid scams worth $1.3 billion.
Home Health Depot acquired by Florida-based Lincare
Home Health Depot became one of the country’s fastest-growing medical companies under the leadership of former equipment sales rep David Hartley and ex-Indiana Commerce Secretary Nate Feltman.
Survey: U.S. uninsured up by 2 million this year as gains erode
The Gallup-Sharecare Well-Being Index, published Monday, found that the uninsured rate among U.S. adults was 11.7 percent in the second three months of this year, compared with a record low of 10.9 percent at the end of last year.
Drugmakers aren’t sweating next wave of patent losses
Drugmakers like Eli Lilly and Co. plunged off a patent cliff earlier this decade, losing billions in sales as lucrative branded drugs lost exclusivity. An expensive lobbying effort aimed at preventing a repeat is paying off.
British Supreme Court rules in Eli Lilly’s favor in drug dispute
Britain's Supreme Court has ruled in favor of Eli Lilly and Co. in a patent dispute with generic drugmaker Actavis over Lilly's Alimta cancer treatment.
St. Vincent unveils first of four planned micro-hospitals
The scale is small, and that’s what St. Vincent Health sees as a big selling point to its newest hospital: convenience and quick care—15 minutes or less to see a doctor, and just a few minutes from home for people who live in Noblesville.
Indiana sees steepest annual drop in abortions since 2013
An Indiana State Department of Health report shows 7,277 abortions were performed in the state last year, representing an 8.5 percent drop from 2015.
Lilly, Purdue seek medical advancements in new $52M collaboration
Eli Lilly and Co. announced the “strategic research collaboration” Thursday morning, calling it the largest agreement of its kind between Purdue and a single company.
Indiana adding opioid treatment programs at five sites
The new sites are located at health centers in Johnson, Allen, Vigo, Monroe and Tippecanoe counties, the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration announced Wednesday morning.
Pharmakon collected $560K in incentives before ceasing operations
Noblesville-based Pharmakon had a history of making state and local incentive agreements before suspending operations last year after a Food and Drug Administration investigation uncovered safety issues and possible criminal activity.
Trump nominates Indiana health commissioner for surgeon general
Dr. Jerome Adams was first appointed state health commissioner in October 2014 by then-Gov. Mike Pence. He has focused on issues such as the state’s opioid epidemic, high infant mortality rate and high rate of smoking.
Walgreens downsizes Rite Aid acquisition to 2,186 stores
Under the new agreement, Walgreens will buy 2,186 stores, three distribution centers and related inventory from Rite Aid for about $5.18 billion in cash.
Anthem’s exit creates Obamacare ‘crisis’ for rural Nevadans
The Indianapolis-based health insurer, a one-time Obamacare stalwart, has accelerated its retreat in recent weeks.
Pharmacy boss blamed for meningitis outbreak gets 9 years
The co-owner of a pharmacy responsible for the deaths of 76 people was sentenced Monday to nine years in prison. Indiana was one of the state hit hardest by the 2012 nationwide fungal meningitis outbreak.
Performance gap widening in some generic drugs, researchers say
As medicines—especially those that treat conditions such as anxiety or depression—are becoming more complex, it’s not just the mix of active ingredients that generic drugmakers have to replicate. It’s also the release mechanism.
Indiana crackdown on opioids sparks more pharmacy robberies
While making opioid prescriptions harder to get, Indiana’s crackdown helped spur a twofold increase in robberies of pharmacies that exacerbated the state’s standing as No. 1 in the nation for those crimes.