Patient data is increasingly in the hands of for-profit industries. Insurance firms and other for-profit companies have been collecting patient data that yields important information that could be used to shape medical care and health policy.
All four projects are worthy of funding. But what makes them special as a group is that they will serve such a diverse group of people—tech workers and startups, ex-offenders, homeless families and the African American community—while enhancing all of Indianapolis.
Education, conservation and preparation are vital for protecting the quality and availability of water in Indiana.
State legislators should be receptive. It’s a reasonable follow-up to the 2015 Regional Cities Initiative, which split $126 million in tax amnesty funds among three regions.
There is a political leader answering the call for a bold vision. He isn’t running for mayor of Indianapolis. But he is advocating for transformational change for central Indiana and beyond. And he is taking his ideas to the Statehouse. He is Fishers Mayor Scott Fadness.
Individual rights have never been absolute. We believe there can be a balance between the common good and preserving individual rights. Bipartisan solutions are possible.
Medicare for All is not socialized medicine. It’s government health insurance that provides access to the private health care delivery system.
The 100th anniversary of women’s suffrage is a time to reflect on its complicated history, even as we commemorate its extraordinary accomplishment.
Unfortunately, legislation being considered in the Senate would have unpleasant side effects.
As the private nonprofit focused solely on downtown’s economic success, vitality and livability, we concur with IBJ’s position referencing the vexing challenges of our inner core.
Burris volleyball coach Steve Shondell and Delta tennis coach Tim Cleland are in elite company.
If a legally sanctioned private arrangement consistently relegates some “workers” to receive compensation that is much less than their marginal revenue product, expect major conflict.
While the traits of a micromanager are easily recognizable, unfortunately, the negative forces can have a chilling effect within a business setting. Of those who identified as managers themselves in that survey, 77% said their morale was impacted negatively by micromanagement and 62% considered changing jobs because of it.
Surely there are other developers up to the task of transforming the former GM stamping plant into a lively development. Ambrose can save face by working diligently with the city to make sure the opportunity that Waterside represented isn’t wasted.
Ego doomed Adam Neumann and Tim Durham—and an Indianapolis bank deal years ago.
It is already hard enough to prove this type of covert discrimination. To now add additional and cumbersome barriers for individuals and organizations fighting discrimination is counterintuitive and counterproductive.
The law initially designed to increase access and decrease costs has ultimately resulted in decreased access and increased costs. Only in Washington.
According to the Indiana Youth Tobacco Survey released Aug. 29 by the State Department of Health, more than 65,000 Indiana high school students are using e-cigarettes. That’s enough to fill Lucas Oil Stadium.
Could we not see this coming? An alternative nicotine delivery mechanism, untested and unregulated by the federal government, with slick advertising and features (like flavoring) designed to appeal to children who might otherwise not pick up the habit—seriously?
The practice of hiring people with criminal convictions is not a new concept, but it is gaining steam.
