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Five students at Indiana University School of Medicine contemplate whether to opt for family practice or a specialty.
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Indiana medical students opt for specialties, not family practice
Interest in primary care has fallen off markedly due partly to relatively low pay.
Study: Indianapolis high-priced hospital market
Indianapolis-area hospitals have negotiated reimbursement rates with private health insurers that are two and three times higher than those paid by the federal Medicare program, suggesting the hospitals have the upper hand over insurers, according to a new study.
Health insurance stocks rise after spending rules outlined
U.S. health insurers, including WellPoint Inc., can include the cost of federal taxes in determining whether they spend enough on patient care, the U.S. Health and Human Services Department said Tuesday.
Clarian grows market share to 40 percent
Clarian Health has been growing faster than its peers in the Indianapolis market the past five years and is now generating healthy margins, according to a report this month by Moody’s Investors Service.
St. Francis hospitals getting Franciscan Alliance name
The Mishawaka-based health system’s move comes after months of consumer research—and six months after rival system Clarian Health said it would change its name to Indiana University Health.
Medical device maker expanding in Fort Wayne
L.H. Medical Corp. said it plans to create up to 65 jobs by 2013 and invest $5.4 million to more than triple the size of its manufacturing operations.
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Les Zwirn, executive director of Better Healthcare for Indiana, talked about his group’s progress on promoting community collaborations to improve health and reduce the cost of care in cities around Indiana. BHI is hosting its third health care summit of Indiana community leaders today at Second Presbyterian Church in Indianapolis.
IU dance marathon raises $1.6M for hospital
A 36-hour dance marathon raised about $1.6 million for Riley Hospital for Children in Indianapolis over the weekend.
Drugmakers seek Republican allies to defeat cost-cutting panel
Pharmaceutical firms led by Eli Lilly are trying to eliminate a government panel aimed at controlling Medicare spending seven months after they supported the health-care overhaul that created it.
Study: Arthritis drug co-developed by Lilly shows promise
Lilly paid $90 million in 2009 to acquire the global rights to the treatment in a bid to beef up its pipeline of medications for autoimmune diseases.
Audit: Indiana owes feds $39M for Medicaid
A federal audit recommends that Indiana's human services agency refund the federal government nearly $39 million it overpaid to Medicaid providers during a nine-year period.
Nurse practitioners get some autonomy
Could nurse practitioners get a promotion in the medical field? At least one health insurer is treating them like doctors now.
Moody’s downgrades long-term ratings for Eli Lilly
Moody’s Investors Service on Monday lowered the long-term ratings of Lilly one notch, to A2 from A1, citing a wave of patent expirations the drugmaker faces in coming years.
Study: Substance abuse treatment costly for state
A study at the Center for Health Policy at IUPUI found that 66 cents of every dollar the state spends on services related to substance abuse goes toward health care while only 1 cent goes toward prevention or intervention.
Lilly makes $300M deal for Philadelphia drug company
Eli Lilly said it will acquire Avid Radiopharmaceuticals, maker of an experimental agent that could help identify patients with Alzheimer’s disease. The price could climb to $800 million if the agent is commercially successful.
Lilly wins approval of antidepressant Cymbalta for pain
The Food and Drug Administration has cleared Cymbalta for musculoskeletal pain such as arthritis and chronic lower back conditions, which could mean another $500 million in annual sales for Lilly, an analyst estimates.
Indiana health exchange may take page from Utah playbook
In Utah, employers can give each of their workers a specific amount of money to apply toward health insurance. The worker then can use that money to choose from the 66 plans in the health insurance exchange.
Did Lilly get preferential treatment on a disputable billboard ad?
Billboard companies spiked the cancer ad. But Citizens Gas or WellPoint might have gotten a different result.
Elections encourage an arch-conservative
Bill Styring, whose long, wonkish career includes analyzing health reform for Mike Pence, cried last night.