Indiana agency approves lower workers’ compensation rates
The agency said Indiana workers' compensation rates have been on a downward trend for several years because of fewer worker injuries and growing payrolls.
The agency said Indiana workers' compensation rates have been on a downward trend for several years because of fewer worker injuries and growing payrolls.
The nation’s second-largest health insurer has agreed to pay the government a record amount to settle potential privacy violations in the biggest known health care hack in U.S. history, officials said Monday.
The Justice Department’s approval clears the way for a merger that will create a health care giant with a hand in insurance, prescription-drug benefits and drugstores across the United States.
Former orthopedic surgeon Spyros Panos seemed like a successful orthopedic surgeon, but he’s accused of a decade-long stretch of criminal activity that netted him millions of dollars. Among the companies that indirectly used Panos' services was Indianapolis-based Anthem Inc.
Fiat Chrysler in central Indiana is among those offering basic health care for most of its employees and their families through its factory-based clinics.
Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar said premiums for a so-called "benchmark" silver plan will drop by 2 percent in the 39 states served by the federal HealthCare.gov website.
An analysis by OneAmerica of 32 major life insurers found that it was the only one that realized a gain on its investment portfolio from 2008-2010.
The latest push to scrap the Affordable Care Act once and for all pressed ahead Wednesday as Republican-controlled states asked a federal judge to finish what Congress started last year.
Insurance companies say it will take time to design new plans and get approval from state regulators.
Carmel-based American Specialty Health specializes in connecting patients with chiropractors, acupuncturists, physical therapists and others who treat pain without using pharmaceutical drugs.
In addition to dropping the name it has used for the past 52 years, the Carmel-based public company is changing its ticker symbols on the NASDAQ market.
The Trump administration on Wednesday cleared the way for insurers to sell short-term health plans as a bargain alternative to pricey Obamacare policies for people struggling with high premiums.
The latest plan from Sen. Bernie Sanders would require historic tax increases as government replaces what employers and consumers now pay for health care, according to the analysis released Monday.
Lower medical expenses, acquisitions and enrollment gains helped profit rise 23 percent for the Indianapolis-based insurer in the second quarter.
The Trump administration is preparing a regulation that would allow the resumption of billions of dollars in payments to health insurers in Obamacare, a development welcomed by Indianapolis-based Anthem Inc.
The Indianapolis-based health insurer said that after considering public feedback, it decided “to pursue an alternative solution to meet its parking needs.”
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on Tuesday announced steep funding cuts for sign-up assistance through state-based programs called “navigators.”
The Trump administration’s decision to suspend some Obamacare payments could help a few health insurers, but one of them isn’t going to be Indianapolis-based Anthem Inc., which stands to lose hundreds of millions of dollars.
The Trump administration is freezing payments under an "Obamacare" program that protects insurers with sicker patients from financial losses, a move expected to add to premium increases next year.
Many families are hard-pressed to meet soaring deductibles and have put off routine care or skipped medication to save money. The resulting health problems can be enormously costly for the medical system.