Sen. Ed Charbonneau, the architect of numerous expansive pieces of health care legislation, admitted he was surprised when his health-focused interim committee was tasked with finding solutions to the lack of available and affordable child care.... Read More
Eight out of 10 people who caused the death of a child by abuse or neglect in Indiana in 2022 were the child’s parents, according to an annual report. The Indiana Department of Child Services investigated 308 child deaths and determined that 61 were...... Read More
The Indiana Department of Health posted the third quarter terminated pregnancy report Friday afternoon, finding 764 abortions occurred between July 1 through Sept. 30.... Read More
The upcoming session will be a non-budget year in which leaders have urged their members to prioritize emergency legislation and speed — a move that would grant the 125 General Assembly members up for election more time to campaign.... Read More
“It’s atrocious,” Becca Tuholski says sadly, while reciting the infant mortality rates in northwest Indiana that haunt her and other leaders at the NWI Food Council. The number of babies dying in Gary is triple the state’s rate—the ninth highest in the U.S.... Read More
In its latest push into artificial intelligence, Lilly has signed a deal with a California-based biotech to discover new obesity targets in humans. Fauna Bio says it will give Lilly access to its AI platform to support preclinical drug discovery efforts.... Read More
Bloomington-based not-for-profit entrepreneurship center The Mill this week named Paid.Care the top prize winner of its Crossroads Idea Competition. The startup, co-founded by CEO JR Ricker, has developed an online caregiver payment platform.... Read More
About 90 days before a person is to be released from one of Indiana’s 15 state correctional facilities, the offender will consult with representatives from CareSource to prepare for life beyond incarceration. CareSource’s re-entry program supports...... Read More
Grace College is planning to offer a new Orthopaedic MBA program beginning in May 2024. The program will be taught out of the Grace School of Business and accept a dozen students in its first cohort.... Read More
The 184,000-square-foot building will offer detox, residential inpatient, and outpatient services for substance use disorders as well as an inpatient psychiatric care unit and residential inpatient care for mental health disorders. ... Read More
The city of Bloomington cut the ribbon this week on a new health clinic for its employees. Everside Health runs the clinic located at 514 W. Second St., and all city employees and their families on the city's health insurance plan can receive care. ... Read More
The expanded clinic is expected to provide more patient rooms and dedicated space for physical therapy and psychological services.... Read More
The state’s April Medicaid expenditure forecast missed the mark by roughly $984 million due to a combination of state budget reversions and unexpected growth of services for aging and disabled Hoosiers, leaving a state agency scrambling for a solution.... Read More
Community Health Network has agreed to pay the U.S. government $345 million to settle allegations that it engaged in a years-long scheme to recruit physicians and pay them huge salaries and bonuses in return for “downstream referrals” on medical procedures.... Read More
Novartis says its $100 million cutting-edge Indianapolis facility to manufacture the new nuclear medicine Pluvicto is on the cusp of opening—and the drug’s genesis belongs to Purdue University’s Dr. Philip Low, a serial entrepreneur and industry icon. ... Read More
The OrthoPediatrics Specialty Bracing division will develop new products for the company and is expect to grow its total addressable market by about $600 million.... Read More
Purdue University Northwest's Department of Psychology is the recipient of a $3 million grant to increase mental health services for children. The U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration awarded the five-year grant.... Read More
Indianapolis-based Community Health Network says it is taking a giant step forward in cancer care, thanks to a partnership with MD Anderson Cancer Center. The health system is rolling out two new cancer treatments: stem cell transplant and cellular therapy.... Read More
A behavioral health hospital in Monroe County is under new leadership. Bloomington Meadows Hospital this week announced Charlie Brooks as its next CEO. Brooks most recently served as vice president for Community HealthLink in Massachusetts.... Read More
Officials in Clinton County and Frankfort are being recognized for their collaborative approach to utilize the funding they've received from the state's allocation of the National Opioid Settlement. Commissioner Jordan Brewer told Inside INdiana Business...... Read More
