Health

The county received $639,915 from the $225 million invested at the state level through the Health First Indiana program created by Senate Enrolled Act 4. ... Read More

Hundreds of thousands of Hoosiers recently transferred into the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Health Insurance Marketplace, many of them first-time users of the program. Part of that growth is likely due to Indiana’s unwinding of Medicaid coverage.... Read More

A Lawrence-based company has developed an idea to create healthier employees and address rising health insurance costs that are a chief concern for Hoosier employers. Ertel & Co. drives its mobile medical centers around the state with the goal of...... Read More

Under Senate Bill 10, the Division of Mental Health and Addiction, housed under the Family and Social Services Administration, would oversee the Community Cares Initiative Grant Pilot Program and its accompanying fund.... Read More

The Purdue Innovates Incubator has awarded a total of $150,000 to four Purdue researchers to further the appeal of their patent-pending innovations. The funding comes from the Trask Innovation Fund, which supports short-term projects to enhance...... Read More

Healthgrades is out with its annual list of America's 250 Best Hospitals, and 3 Indiana hospitals are included. The health care review website evaluated hospitals for overall clinical excellence based on patient outcome data for 31 conditions or procedures.... Read More

Mishawaka-based Franciscan Alliance will fully acquire La Porte's Franciscan Beacon Hospital later this spring, Franciscan Alliance announced Tuesday. ... Read More

A startup accelerator headquartered in the Silicon Valley is expanding its footprint to northeast Indiana. Plug and Play has opened an office in Warsaw with a focus on the growing med-tech industry.... Read More

The administrative change on LRIs was one of eight changes announced last week by FSSA as a money-saving response to an unpredicted $1 billion shortfall in Medicaid publicized in December.... Read More

While the person with dementia is typically the main focus when families weather the medical crisis, the patient’s health often hinges instead on the health of the caregiver. An app developed in Indiana devoted to caregiver health is now hitting the market.... Read More

Dr. Aaron Carroll was selected as the next president and CEO of AcademyHealth, a Washington D.C.-based nonpartisan organization promoting and enhancing health policy and research. ... Read More

The new facility, located at 1259 E. State Road 205, will offer primary care, mental health care, behavioral health care, addiction recovery treatment and life skills coaching.... Read More

An Indiana University biologist has been awarded a $2.8 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to better understand how DNA is structured. Stephen Bell will investigate how DNA is compressed in a cell through folding. ... Read More

A Midwest coordinated home care and home health services provider has acquired Michiana Home Care, which operates home health agency in northern Indiana. Financial terms for the acquisition by PurposeCare are not being disclosed.... Read More

A nearly $800,000 Lilly Endowment grant is propelling a new Damar Services initiative to combat the shortage of medical professionals who care for children with autism. ... Read More

A computer science major at Indiana University created an AI-based therapy and personal growth app last year and has already found a buyer. Matt Gacek, now a junior at IU, began development of Theia last July and sold the technology by the end of the year.... Read More

The move comes as the federal government and private insurers are trying to shorten the timeline for approving medical care for millions of Americans for a wide range of procedures, from surgeries and specialty care to CT scans and physical therapy.... Read More

High tech hospital deliveries at two hospitals are changing the game for patients and nurses alike. IU Health North Hospital in Carmel and IU Health Tipton Hospital are pilot testing a robot that can make deliveries throughout their various units.... Read More

Marathon Health has opened a new health center in an agreement with the city of Richmond, Virginia to provide services to its more than 3,300 employees.... Read More

Amy Fry will serve as the next dean of the College of Nursing at Purdue University Northwest, the university announced this month. She has served as the interim dean since July 2023 and was selected as the permanent choice after a national search. ... Read More