healthcare costs

The intent behind the report is for stakeholders, such as policymakers, experts and business owners, to have as much context as possible when they are making decisions.

Indiana's total health costs near national average, but differ in other key areas

Abigail Ruhman

A new report found that Indiana resembles other states on measures like insurance premiums, health spending by Medicaid and Medicare, and insurer market concentration.

Sen. Andy Zay (R-Huntington) is not a part of the task force, but spoke to his fellow lawmakers on the legislative committee about some concerns he had from the audit. He said the data suggests the current structure increases costs.

Lawmakers direct focus to PBMs as they tackle Indiana’s high health care costs

Abigail Ruhman

The purpose of PBMs is to lower drug prices by acting as an intermediary between health insurers, drug manufacturers and pharmacies.

Lobbyists and task force members listen to presentations at an Oct. 8, 2024 meeting of the Health Care Cost Oversight Task Force with a focus on PBM spending.

Lawmakers scrutinize 'black box' of state pharmacy benefit manager spending

Joanie Dugan

The benefits of pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) spending remained murky for lawmakers with the Health Care Cost Oversight Task Force, who spent hours listening to presentations about PBM oversight and contracting.

Republican Mike Braun weighed in on some of the most contentious statehouse battles in his wide-ranging health care proposal.

Braun health care plan builds upon legislative action that previously failed

Joanie Dugan

Republican candidate for governor Mike Braun released a six-prong health care plan on Thursday.

State lawmakers directed the Indiana Department of Insurance to create the All-Payer Claims Database in 2020.

Indiana launches All-Payer Claims Database, aims to provide greater transparency in health care

Brandon Smith

Hoosiers can now get an idea of how much individual medical procedures cost in Indiana, including average prices at various hospitals.

Charitable care from nonprofit hospitals appears to be stagnant despite revenue growth, even as health systems sue thousands of Hoosiers.

Charitable care stagnant even as nonprofit hospitals sue Hoosiers

Sara Wittmeyer

Indiana’s nonprofit hospitals have sued thousands of Hoosiers since 2019.

The U.S. Department of Justice found earlier this year that an Indiana program to help rehabilitate and monitor nurses with substance use disorders violated the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Mixed results on bills to lower health care costs, as health care leaders express concerns

Sara Wittmeyer

Indiana lawmakers continue to debate bills that aim to tackle health care costs. Several bills are making their way through the legislature, even as health care leaders express concerns about possible ripple effects.

The lawsuit filed last week against CarePointe — an ear, nose, throat, sinus and hearing provider — claims it was aware of security risks prior to a ransomware event in 2021 that exposed the information of about 45,000 Indiana patients.

Indiana could save $2B if hospitals lowered prices. Hospital leaders dispute this analysis

Sara Wittmeyer

People in Indiana could save up to $2 billion dollars in health care costs if non-critical access, non-profit hospitals lower their prices to the national average, according to a new analysis by the Employers Forum of Indiana.

The gunman was killed by authorities according to the Associated Press.

Democrats call for gun reform, Concerns about reproductive rights, Healthcare costs | Indiana Newsdesk

George Hale

A mass shooting in Texas has Democrats calling for gun reform. Abortion advocates are concerned about reproductive rights in Indiana. And a new study on healthcare costs shows Indiana is one of the most expensive states.