Sen. Mike Crider likened the dual problems of funding and workforce shortages within Indiana’s behavioral health system to an age-old philosophical question: What came first—the chicken or the egg?... Read More
Making the newest innovations in cancer care accessible globally is at the heart of Pahtiā Technologies Inc. founded by Rubén de Jesús Medina, a two-time University of Notre Dame graduate. Doing international fundraising for the university, Medina was first ...... Read More
One month after ruling that a state agency no longer had to pay two mothers attendant care wages for the care of their medically frail sons, a judge reversed course Tuesday after the state failed to secure in-home skilled nursing services for the families.... Read More
A new rehabilitation center for people with paralysis that's being hailed as the best in the country is set to open Tuesday in Carmel. Former IndyCar driver and current team co-owner Sam Schmidt is opening the Driven NeuroRecovery Center powered by NeuroHope. ... Read More
Elevance Health plans to expand operations in Indianapolis with an $11.9 million investment at two sites. The company, formerly known as Anthem, signed a deal with the Indiana Economic Development Corp. in which it commits to adding 230 jobs by Dec. 31, 2025.... Read More
Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb announced a cross-agency initiative Monday to provide more support to children with high acuity mental and behavioral health needs and keep youth in crisis in the least restrictive setting possible.... Read More
Trine University opens new $42 million medical center in Fort Wayne. The building was a public-private partnership and used READI 1.0 funds.... Read More
Officials from Indiana University Health broke ground Wednesday on the new $421 million hospital in Fort Wayne. When complete, the new facility is expected to employ some 500 workers and bring on about 60 health care providers.... Read More
Republican candidate for governor Mike Braun released a six-prong health care plan on Thursday, providing an advance copy to the Indiana Capital Chronicle that outlined the sitting U.S. senator’s priorities for the Hoosier State.... Read More
A California-based company that is developing an automatic, implantable insulin pump to control glucose levels for people with diabetes announced plans Monday to relocate to Westfield. PhysioLogic Devices Inc. will change its name to Portal Diabetes Inc.... Read More
A biotech company founded by a Purdue University chemistry professor has completed a $10.25 million Series A round of funding to further study its new influenza treatment that has shown rapid results.... Read More
Indiana State University's College of Health and Human Services has received a multimillion-dollar donation from the estate of alumna Dr. Peggy Sankey. The gift will support the purchase of new medical equipment for students.... Read More
Franciscan Health Crown Point broke ground on the new Dean and Barbara White Cancer Center. While the full financial investment is not being disclosed, the project is being funded in part by a $30 million gift from The Dean and Barbara White Family Foundation.... Read More
The Indianapolis-based drugmaker filed a suit in federal court this month, challenging the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s ruling that the company’s experimental obesity treatment does not contain more than 40 amino acids and is therefore not a protein.... Read More
The Indiana Biosciences Research Institute in Indianapolis is seeking applications for the second annual Quantum Leap Award. The award was established in 2023 with the goal of helping startups bring their innovations closer to commercialization.... Read More
Out of the thousands of providers participating in the state’s new Medicaid managed care program for older Hoosiers, just 223 entities have applied to a state fund for temporary emergency financial assistance—and only 11 providers got it. ... Read More
Greenfield-based Elanco said Thursday it is now taking orders for the product, called Zenrelia, and expects to start shipping it in the coming days. With the approval, Elanco will enter the estimated $1.7 billion global canine dermatology market.... Read More
Two committees tasked with studying and addressing issues related to aging met Thursday, concluding that Medicaid waitlist progress was “barely treading water” and dissecting ongoing provider issues with the transition to managed care. ... Read More
Indiana University is teaming up with Indiana Biosciences Research Institute to create what they are calling a “joint center of excellence” to develop better personalized care for patients with diabetes, cancer, Alzheimer’s disease and pediatric rare disease. The two institutions said in a joint statement Wednesday the operation will be called The Joint Center of Excellence […]... Read More
A complaint filed last week with the Indiana Department of Insurance alleges gross violations of care at an Indianapolis behavioral health facility. According to the complaint, in March, Paige Dufour was referred to Options Behavioral Health for...... Read More
