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Express Scripts’ Medco purchase may be delayed by potential suit | 2012-03-19 | Indianapolis Business Journal | IBJ.com
ibj.com — “Express Scripts Inc.’s bid to acquire Medco Health Solutions Inc. and create the largest U.S. pharmacy-benefits manager may be delayed by a lawsuit being considered by five states. Attorneys general in New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Texas and California are waiting to see if the U.S. Federal Trade Commission approves the $29.1 billion proposed deal, said two people familiar with the matter, who weren’t authorized to speak publicly and asked not to be identified. Both companies have si” View full resource at ibj.com
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Records - March 19, 2012 | 2012-03-17 | Indianapolis Business Journal | IBJ.com
ibj.com — “Announcements Tangram has launched Tangram Life Coaching designed to provide guidance, consultation, and real action-oriented strategies for young adults ages 18-26, with mild or undiagnosed disabilities or mental health challenges, such as ADD, ADHD, Tourette’s, Asperger’s, or Dyslexia, and their families. Contact www.tangramlifecoaching.org. Fundraising Meals on Wheels to benefit through the month of March from the sale of Foodie Indy dining cards which offer $10 off a purchase of ” View full resource at ibj.com
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Endocyte shares plunge on clinical trial results | 2011-12-13 | Indianapolis Business Journal | IBJ.com
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Aetna latest out of Indiana individual health market | 2011-08-03 | Indianapolis Business Journal | IBJ.com
ibj.com — “The nation's third-largest health insurance company is the latest to leave the individual policy market in Indiana in another sign of diminishing competition to consumers who purchase policies through a state insurance exchange under the federal health care overhaul. Aetna Inc. informed the Indiana Department of Insurance in an April 29 letter that it intends to cancel all individual policies on Dec. 1. The letter was made public last week in a letter from Deputy Insurance Commissioner” View full resource at ibj.com
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Reform could create more 'boutique' doctors | 2011-05-14 | Indianapolis Business Journal | IBJ.com
ibj.com — “Dr. Kevin Logan worked for several years in the St. Vincent Physician Network until he decided to head in a radically new direction. He not only left the support network of St. Vincent when he set up his one-man practice in 2003, but he also decided to no longer accept insurance payments from the likes of Anthem, UnitedHealthcare, Medicare or Medicaid. Dr. Matt Priddy visits with a patient at Priority Physicians in Carmel, one of several concierge doctor’s offices springing up in the area,” View full resource at ibj.com
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UPDATE: WellPoint profit continues health insurance rally | 2011-04-27 | Indianapolis Business Journal | IBJ.com
ibj.com — “WellPoint Inc.’s better-than-expected profit in the first quarter continued a rally among health insurers this month. Indianapolis-based WellPoint reported Wednesday that it earned $926.6 million, or $2.44 per share, in the three months ended March 31. Excluding investment gains and special items, WellPoint’s profit rose 2.2 percent to $891 million, or $2.35 per share. On that basis, Wall Street analysts were expecting $1.87 per share, according to a survey by Thomson Reuters. WellPo” View full resource at ibj.com
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Developer plans $13M senior-living center in Westfield | Indianapolis Business Journal | IBJ.com
ibj.com — “Cicero-based developer Mainstreet Property Group LLC plans to build a $13.3 million senior health care center in Westfield, the city announced Wednesday morning. The 65,000-square assisted living facility, to be located on 7.5 acres next to Grand Park, will have 100 private suites and employ about 150 people when it opens in 2012. Westfield officials say the development will support about 209 jobs during the construction phase. Mayor Andy Cook said Mainstreet was lured to the site because of pla” View full resource at ibj.com
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Medicare rules hammer hospitals, docs | 2011-04-06 | Indianapolis Business Journal | IBJ.com
ibj.com — “Being an accountable care organization will be the major leagues of health care after the federal Medicare program set a high bar for the new kind of doctor-hospital organization. Medicare, administered by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, issued proposed rules for accountable care organizations, or ACOs, on March 31. And boy are they tough. “It’s going to be burdensome for a lot of ACOs,” said Brian Betner, an attorney at Indianapolis-based Hall Render Killian He” View full resource at ibj.com
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Organic-food delivery service growing its operations | 2011-04-01 | Indianapolis Business Journal | IBJ.com
ibj.com — “Indianapolis-based Green B.E.A.N. Delivery planted a seed here four years ago, and now the organic food-shipping service is cultivating its own 60-acre farm in Sheridan. The company launched certified-organic Feel Good Farm in the Hamilton County town this month with plans to grow broccoli, tomatoes, okra and party pan squash, among other crops. It is yet another entity under the umbrella of delivery-service parent B.E.A.N. LLC—for Biodynamic, Education, Agriculture, Nutrition. Other initi” View full resource at ibj.com
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Employers target obesity through wellness programs: Overweight workers contribute to higher health costs | Indianapolis Business Journal
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Review: NoExit's '4.48 Psychosis' | 2011-03-10 | Indianapolis Business Journal | IBJ.com
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People in the news | Indianapolis Business Journal | IBJ.com
ibj.com — “People listings are free. Information must be submitted at least 11 days before the Monday issue in which it is to appear. Publication of information might be delayed due to space limitations. To submit information and photos online go to www.ibj.com and use the People submissions form. Photos may be sent as jpegs, 300 dpi and face 3 inches wide. For more information, contact bmaurer@ibj.com. Civic/Not-for-Profit Martin Baier has joined the International Center of Indianapolis as vice president ” View full resource at ibj.com
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Indiana Health Information Exchange hires new CEO | 2011-01-27 | Indianapolis Business Journal | IBJ.com
ibj.com — “The Indiana Health Information Exchange has a new leader: veteran local businessman Harold Apple. Apple, 65, assumes leadership of the Indianapolis-based organization from J. Marc Overhage, it said Thursday. Overhage will remain with the not-for-profit as its chief strategic officer and national policy adviser, with a focus on influencing health care technology policy-making at the national level. The organization is one of four operational exchanges in Indiana that allows for the sharing of med” View full resource at ibj.com
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Indiana Medicaid cuts likely to be followed by more | Indianapolis Business Journal | IBJ.com
ibj.com — “Indiana's Medicaid program will reduce dental and vision benefits for adults and cut payments to some providers beginning Saturday, and more cuts are likely in the coming months as the state struggles to control the burgeoning costs of the public health insurance plan. The Office of Medicaid Policy and Planning has approved without comment a series of emergency rules that it expects to save a total of $4.1 million over the next six months, spokesman Marcus Barlow said. But that will make up ” View full resource at ibj.com
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