Indiana hospitals, under fire from consumer groups and state lawmakers for their high prices, are fighting back. Hospitals across the state experienced their most difficult financial year in 2022 since the beginning of the pandemic, according to a new study.... Read More
A wide-ranging bill aimed at lowering health care costs for Hoosiers received mixed reviews in committee on Tuesday, from provisions penalizing hospitals for high prices to curtailing the use of non-compete agreements. ... Read More
Indiana has reached a $66.5 million settlement with health insurer Centene Corp. to resolve allegations that the company overcharged the state’s Medicaid program for pharmaceutical costs. Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita announced the settlement Tuesday... Read More
Fort Wayne-based Parkview Health says the Parkview Physicians Group clinic at Electric Works is now open. The location includes a family medicine office, a walk-in clinic, and an on-site lab.... Read More
Indiana’s high court said it will not immediately consider a challenge to the state’s abortion ban that is based on the argument that the law violates some people’s religious freedoms, leaving that decision to the Court of Appeals of Indiana, at least for now.... Read More
Indianapolis-based Center for Pain Management has acquired Indiana Spine & Pain Institute, which includes three southern Indiana interventional pain practices. The acquired clinics are based in Evansville, Jasper, and Rockport.... Read More
Union Hospital in Terre Haute is the recipient of a $2.25 million grant from the federal Health Resources and Services Administration. Our partners at WTWO-TV report the funding aims to improve physician training in mental and behavioral health.... Read More
Muncie-based Meridian Health Services is on the hunt for a new chief executive. The organization said Monday that President and CEO Hank Milius will retire at the end of the year after 21 years in the position.... Read More
The FDA has approved a treatment from Indianapolis-based Eli Lilly and Co. for adult patients with relapsed or refractory mantle cell lymphoma. Jaypirca was approved under the FDA's Accelerated Approval pathway based on results from a Phase 1/2 study.... Read More
Ascension, the St. Louis-based parent of Indianapolis-based health system Ascension St. Vincent, confirmed Friday that it plans to close 11 facilities in central Indiana, citing “a significant operational toll” from the pandemic.... Read More
Indianapolis-based Eli Lilly and Co. (NYSE: LLY) says it will contribute more $1 million towards the purchase and installation of medical-grade refrigeration units in 17 impoverished nations. Lilly is partnering with Direct Relief, a global humanitarian aid organization, to improve “last mile” delivery of essential medications in low-income regions of the world.... Read More
An Indiana Senate panel voted Wednesday to advance a bill that would prohibit non-compete agreements between physicians and their employers.... Read More
Elevance Health said Monday it has agreed to buy Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana for an undisclosed sum. The deal will expand the Indianapolis-based health insurer, formerly known as Anthem, into the 15th state where it can sell its health plans.... Read More
Indiana’s healthcare and life sciences sector, often hailed as a key driver of the state’s economy, landed a record $619.8 million in venture funding last year, a hefty increase over the previous record, set a year earlier.... Read More
Columbus Regional Health this week opened a new general surgery practice. The health system said the practice will include providers and surgical services that were previously available through Southern Indiana Surgery, an independent surgical practice.... Read More
Little more than six months after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, Indiana’s high court heard arguments in the case challenging the near-total abortion ban enacted in the state after the federal justices ended the federal right to an abortion.... Read More
It has no employees, no higher-education accreditation and only about $40,000 in the bank. But a group of physicians and business leaders, many with ties to DePauw University in Greencastle, is quietly drawing up plans to establish a medical school in Indiana with a focus on global health.... Read More
Students in northeast Indiana interested in a nursing career have a new path to take that would help them earn a degree in 13 months. Parkview Health, Indiana Tech and Huntington University have partnered to launch a new accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing program.... Read More
An Indianapolis company that repackages and distributes pharmaceuticals is planning a $10.5 million expansion that will include hiring another 205 people. Northwind Pharmaceuticals LLC plans to make the hires by the end of 2025.... Read More
On Tuesday, the Indiana Department of Environmental Management is planning to assess soil for lead contamination near the former American Lead reclamation facility in Indianapolis. IDEM says the site was previously used for industrial purposes dating as far back as the late 1800s, as well as for secondary lead smelting operations from 1946 to 1965.... Read More
