Indiana’s near-total abortion ban that prohibits the procedure with only narrow exceptions will go back into effect after the Indiana Supreme Court upheld the law Friday. But justices left open the possibility for other challenges in the future.... Read More
Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita appears to be threatening legal action after just three medical providers responded to a request for details on care for transgender minors he made earlier this year. The move comes as Indiana’s ban on...... Read More
Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita’s office, through its Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, joined more than a dozen states and the federal government Wednesday in a nationwide enforcement action against 78 individuals charged with $2.5 billion in Medicaid Fraud.... Read More
Pregnant workers employed in Indiana now have access to guaranteed accommodations after the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA), a federal law that Indiana repeatedly failed to enact in previous years, went into effect Tuesday.... Read More
A medical device manufacturer in Kosciusko County has cut the ribbon on a $16 million additive manufacturing facility. The new Paragon Medical plant in Pierceton will specialize in 3D printing of medical devices.... Read More
Brandenburg Industrial Service Company of Gary will take on the final steps of demolition at the old hospital.... Read More
Just 14 months ago, Bloomington officials were ecstatic when contract drugmaker Catalent announced a huge plant expansion in their city. But in a head-spinning turn of events, Catalent has since announced two large rounds of layoffs at the Bloomington plant.... Read More
Manchester University has broken ground on a $20 million expansion of its health science hub in Fort Wayne. The project, plans for which were announced in December, is designed to meet high demand for more space for the university's health care offerings.... Read More
Fort Wayne-based Parkview Health has announced that Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers, a not-for-profit, independent health care organization based in Bryan, Ohio, will become an affiliate of Parkview this fall.... Read More
An Indianapolis-based supplier of oxygen kits, nebulizers and other home health care products is being sued in connection with a massive data breach of personal information and for waiting more than 18 months to report it.... Read More
Indiana Supreme Court justices heard oral arguments for multiple cases Tuesday, weighing the stakes in an allegation of medical malpractice at a state prison. The case is among the 10 being heard and weighed by the high court this month. ... Read More
The Indiana Biosciences Research Institute in Indianapolis, along with inaugural sponsor Roche Diagnostics, has launched the new Quantum Leap Award. The award will provide $50,000, mentorship services and rent-free lab space at the institute.... Read More
Landmark Recovery, a substance use disorder services provider headquartered in Franklin, Tennessee, said it is transitioning many of its treatment facilities to become gender-specific after piloting the effort at two Indiana locations.... Read More
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Jardiance, developed by Indianapolis-based Eli Lilly and Co., to lower blood sugar along with diet and exercise in children ages 10 and up with type 2 diabetes. ... Read More
Mishawaka-based Franciscan Alliance Inc. and Chicago-based Rush University System for Health plan to expand residents' ability to receive vascular surgery. ... Read More
The state attorney general’s office filed to appeal a superior court judge’s decision to grant class action certification to a lawsuit that seeks to strike down Indiana’s near-total abortion ban on the basis of the state’s controversial religious freedom law.... Read More
Indiana hovers just above the national average at 24th, the highest ranking for the state over the last decade. But in specific categories — for health care as well as family and community — the state scored 29th and 31st, respectively. ... Read More
U.S. News & World Report has released its annual ranking of the Best Children's Hospitals in the country. While there are no Indiana hospitals in the overall top 10 ranking, Riley Hospital for Children in Indianapolis is ranked in multiple categories.... Read More
A medical group for an Indianapolis hospital has taken the unusual step of eliminating noncompete clauses from its physicians' contracts, allowing them to join rival health care systems without repercussion.... Read More
Indiana Medicaid Director Allison Taylor will resign “later this summer” after eight years with the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration and six years in the role — and as the program makes drastic adjustments post-pandemic.... Read More
