Lilly completes $180 million acquisition of Alnara
Massachusetts-based Alnara Pharmaceuticals Inc. is a privately held company
developing an enzyme-replacement therapy for disorders of the pancreas.
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Hospitals map out ways to bypass insurers
Clarian Health is launching its own health insurance plan, the boldest of several initiatives at Indianapolis hospitals to
bypass health insurers and provide health benefits directly to employers.
Home medical supply firm grows as industry boom approaches
David Hartley pulled $85,000 from his savings six years ago to buy Home Health Depot Inc. Nearly six years later, Hartley
has reinvented the Indianapolis-based home medical equipment supplier, growing from a single office in Greenwood to 12 locations
in Indiana and Illinois—and increasing annual revenue from $300,000 to more than $6.7 million.
Program tying doctor bonuses to quality goes statewide
The program currently includes 1,200 physicians—about 10 percent of all doctors in Indiana.
Hospital jobs keep growing in recession
Hospitals continued to be a stable and slightly growing source of jobs and wages in Indiana—for better and for worse.
The sector paid $7.3 billion to 127,000 Hoosiers in 2008, according to the latest data from the American Hospital Association.
Indiana contractors scramble for certification to remove lead
New U.S. Environmental Protection Agency rules force precautions on paint chips, dust.
St. Vincent closes in on new hospital deal
A deal in which St. Vincent Health would buy or lease Bedford’s Dunn Memorial Hospital is in the final stages, according
to the Times-Mail of Bedford. The hospital board held two hours of closed-door talks on May 26, and one board member
predicted a decision within days.
Indianapolis startup attacks Alzheimer’s disease
AgeneBio Inc. this month landed a $300,000 investment from the Indiana Seed Fund to fund operations, bolster its intellectual
property, and begin learning how to make a drug into a once-a-day pill.
Biopharma fueling boom in refrigerated warehousing
In the past few years, a handful of cold storage facilities have sprouted locally by playing to Indianapolis' strengths
in warehousing and life sciences.
WellPoint pledges two-day hospital stays after mastectomy
In the company's latest response to withering criticism of its breast-cancer policies, WellPoint Inc. said it will pay
for any breast cancer patient to stay two days in a hospital after surgery.
Two Indiana hospitals repay feds over $1M each
Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie and Bloomington Hospital were among nine U.S. hospitals that had been charged with submitting
false claims to the Medicare program.
Study: Quality, costs better at big practices
As physician mergers increase in Indianapolis, a new study has determined that quality at large, multispecialty practices is at
least 5 percent higher and costs are 3.6 percent lower than at small group practices.
Masonic Home plans $8M assisted-living center in Franklin
Groundbreaking will be held May 16 to mark start of construction on center to be built on 300-acre campus.
Clarian hospital system to adopt IU name
Clarian will become Indiana University Health early next year in a bet the IU brand carries more punch statewide and nationally.
Hard times might make workers feel better about employers
Any bounce could be temporary, an expert cautions.
Startup sees big potential for ‘ouchless’ medical tests
Companion Diagnostics wants to detect early warning signs of chronic diseases.
New helicopters coming for Indiana medical flights
Clarian Health officials on Thursday plan to buy four helicopters as it replaces aircraft in its aging patient-transport
fleet.
HARTON: Our environment provides another path to better health
One recent study showed that medical
costs fall more than $3 for every $1 spent on wellness programs. But something doesn’t add up.
Democrats want government approval of health premiums
Insurers like WellPoint Inc. should be required to get U.S. approval to increase premiums, Sens. Diane Feinstein and Tom Harkin
say.
Judge to speed federal health care challenge
Eighteen states, including Indiana, argue the federal government cannot force citizens to buy health insurance coverage.