A California-based dental service organization is expanding into Indiana. Our Best Life Companies has opened its first out-of-state flagship dental office in Granger and acquired South Bend Dental and Orthodontics, though financial details were not disclosed.... Read More
Two committees navigating thorny health care pricing bills incorporated significant amendments Wednesday before moving the bills forward – with lawmakers expressing reservations about both measures.... Read More
Two Indianapolis powerhouses are joining forces to improve how doctors diagnose Alzheimer's disease. Roche Diagnostics and Eli Lilly and Co. are working to create a routine blood test that could help spot the disease earlier.... Read More
The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a federal lawsuit challenging legislation banning gender-affirming medical care for minors, roughly one hour after Gov. Eric Holcomb signed the bill into law.... Read More
A group of higher education institutions in northern Indiana has secured more than $1.1 million in funding from the state's Regional Economic Acceleration and Development Initiative, or READI. The funding will support health sciences programs at four schools.... Read More
Further angered by stats that show Black mothers are dying three times more than white mothers, Ariana McGee of Fort Wayne decided “to go all-in” on her tech startup that uses real-time data to monitor Black moms at home and connect directly to their doctors.... Read More
Indianapolis-based Hopebridge Autism Therapy Centers on Monday announced David McIntosh as the organizations next CEO. McIntosh currently serves as president and chief operating officer, and will begin his new role May 1. ... Read More
Community Health Network said income from operations fell 76% last year, even as the number of admissions, ER visits, physician visits and outpatient surgeries all increased. It attributed the drop primarily to higher salaries, benefits and supplies.... Read More
Terre Haute-based Hamilton Center is raising its minimum wage to $17.75 per hour, the organization announced Thursday. The nonprofit regional behavioral health system's CEO, Melvin Burks, said the change comes amid clinical staff shortages.... Read More
One hundred Indianapolis police officers are donning virtual reality headsets as a method to battle the dangerous levels of stress that come with their job. A Black female entrepreneur is leading the charge with her startup, Peak Mind.... Read More
Senators and health care stakeholders alike seemed unable to find much agreement Wednesday on how to address Indiana’s health care costs, or even how to measure and compare those costs to neighboring states. ... Read More
Warsaw-based medtech startup GemViz has received a $20,000 investment from Indianapolis-based Elevate Ventures. GemViz said the funding will be used to further develop its software that seeks to improve diagnostic accuracy and optimize treatment plans.... Read More
Eskenazi Health is launching a $60 million campaign to support its efforts to reduce health disparities and improve life expectancy across central Indiana. Beyond Barriers aims to address social drivers that affect the health and well-being of residents.... Read More
Zionsville-based GeniPhys has completed a $6 million Series A round of funding, the company announced Wednesday. GeniPhys has developed a material known as Collymer, a highly-purified form of collagen that is used to support tissue generation.... Read More
The USDA has awarded a $650,000 grant to West Lafayette-based NutraMaize, which has developed nutritionally enhanced orange corn. The company said the grant will be used to demonstrate the benefits of feeding its orange corn to poultry on a commercial scale.... Read More
A Senate proposal with multiple provisions to ease the health care process looks a lot simpler following a flurry of House committee amendments.... Read More
Kevin Speer, the president and CEO of Hendricks Regional Health, one of central Indiana’s largest suburban health systems, has been named to lead Ascension St. Vincent, a larger system that spans much of the state. Speer will take his new job May 1.... Read More
Three Indianapolis-based nonprofits have announced a partnership to study the experiences of pregnant and postpartum women in Indiana Health Fund's medical debt relief program. The program was established to help prevent families from facing financial hardship or medical bankruptcy because of overwhelming medical expenses.... Read More
In a press release, Ascension said that Nalli “will be transitioning out of his role” and that it was “grateful to Jonathan for his contributions.” It did not give any details of Nalli’s departure or say whether other members of his team are also leaving.... Read More
Carmel-based health care technology startup Blue Agilis Corp. has secured a $2.5 million round of seed funding from one of the nation’s largest health care payers. The funding round closed on March 10, said Blue Agilis co-founder and CEO Nadia Adams. ... Read More
