Indiana joins suit challenging Obamacare fee
States say the federally-imposed fee—which cost Indiana $17.4 million in 2014—violates a constitutional ban on intergovernmental taxes.
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Indy firm nabs $15M to expand brain surgery technologies
The new funding builds on the $18 million NICO Corp. has raised from investors since its founding in 2008. The money will help the firm conduct clinical trials, commercialize new products and expand its staff beyond North America.
New life sciences research institute lands $100M donation
The Indiana Biosciences Research Institute, set up just three years ago, announced Wednesday morning that it has been awarded grants of $80 million from the Lilly Endowment and $20 million from the Eli Lilly and Co. Foundation.
Insurer Anthem hikes quarterly shareholder payout
Anthem Inc. has bumped up the quarterly dividend it pays shareholders by 4 percent, opting for a much smaller increase than its previous hike.
CEO behind $500M airport proposal has mixed track record
The top executive at an Indianapolis start-up that wants to build a $500 million medical complex at the Indianapolis International Airport launched a 200-location Dunkin' Donuts business that went bankrupt in 2009 and he filed for personal bankruptcy in 2013.
Senator urges quick action on VA hospital probe
Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, on Wednesday urged quick federal action to probe “very troubling” allegations at the Cincinnati VA hospital, which serves more than 43,000 veterans from southwest Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana.
St. Vincent joins short list of top trauma centers in state
The trauma center at St. Vincent Indianapolis has become the third such facility in the state to be recognized as a Level I Trauma Center, meaning it is equipped and staffed to handle the most serious injuries.
Teva closing in on $40B buy of Allergan generics unit
Teva’s acquisition will make it the world’s largest maker of generic medicines, giving it greater negotiating power with governments and private-health insurers.
Kroger to offer anti-overdose drug without prescription
The supermarket chain will make naloxone available in its pharmacies across Ohio and northern Kentucky, a region hard-hit by deadly heroin.
Report: Eight states show significant drop in uninsured
In addition, another 10 states, including Indiana, were identified as having notable reductions in the percentage of uninsured residents.
Indiana preparing to lift most bird flu-related restrictions
Animal health officials monitoring the bird flu outbreak in southwestern Indiana say they will lift most restrictions in two weeks if ongoing testing finds no additional infections.
UPDATE: Nightingale CEO claims state retaliated for report of ‘racially tinged’ remarks
The home-health firm’s lawsuit alleges state officials discriminated against the company and CEO Dev Brar when they conducted inspections that led Medicare to terminate payments to the company.
Retirements, aging population cause nursing shortage
Facing a surge of retiring nurses and a growing number of patients, Indiana hospitals are scrambling to fill thousands of nursing positions, raising questions about whether they will be able to keep operations fully staffed.
UPDATE: Final Obamacare enrollment hits 12.7M for 2016
About 12.7 million people signed up for policies under the Affordable Care Act, as enrollment accelerated during the final deadline week. More than 196,00 people in Indiana enrolled, including 90,546 consumers in the Indianapolis market.
Anthem merger partner reports dip in profit
Cigna Corp. blamed the nearly 9 percent decline on transaction costs related to its pending $54 billion sale to Anthem Inc.
Marian University lands new dean for medical school
Marian University has found a successor for Dr. Paul Evans, who plans to retire as dean of the school's College of Osteopathic Medicine, which he helped launch in 2013.
Aetna CEO has ‘serious concerns’ about Obamacare sustainability
The head of the third-biggest U.S. health insurer said he has “serious concerns” about whether or not Obamacare’s new markets are sustainable, echoing criticism from other top for-profit insurers.
Feds want to cut off funding for Carmel home health firm
Carmel-based Nightingale Home Healthcare Inc. is trying to keep from being kicked out of the federal Medicare program for allegedly putting patients in “immediate jeopardy,” according to documents in a bankruptcy reorganization case the company filed in December.
Obamacare will probably cost more in 2017, Anthem says
The Indianapolis-based insurer is eking out a small profit from selling policies to individuals under the Affordable Care Act, but many of its rivals aren’t.
Lawmakers hear another pitch for cold-medicine prescriptions
Supporters of a proposal to allow pharmacists to require prescriptions to buy medicine with pseudoephedrine say the requirement is the only way to curb Indiana's methamphetamine problem.