Certificates of public advantage, or COPAs, are a relatively new feature of Indiana law with specific language on when and where the Indiana Department of Health can grant them for a hospital merger.
Patrick Lopez couldn’t breathe. He had dealt with asthma since childhood, but this was different. He felt like he was drowning. A doctor at Community Hospital in Munster confirmed it: his lungs were full of fluid and he would need to be admitted for COVID-19 complications. Lopez spent a week in the intensive care unit. […]
Sen. Chris Garten, a Republican from Charlestown, wrote that some legislators had described the Indiana Hospital Association as “arrogant” and “disingenuous.”
Indiana employers and employees are paying nearly three times, or 297%, what Medicare pays for the same services at the same hospital, the study concluded. That’s higher than the national average (254%), and higher than neighboring states.
Community Health Network has agreed to pay the United States government $345 million to settle allegations that it engaged in a yearslong scheme to recruit physicians and pay them huge salaries and bonuses in return for “downstream referrals.”
A hospital sued after a woman’s diagnosis was mailed to the wrong person and subsequently posted to social media secured a partial victory at the Indiana Supreme Court.
The Department of Justice’s refusal to allow Ascension Medical Group to depose a Drug Enforcement Agency agent and a federal prosecutor in state court was reasonable and in line with federal regulations, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed Thursday.
A woman whose medical information was sent to the wrong person and then shared on social media is asking the Indiana Supreme Court to do away with the modified impact rule for negligence-based medical privacy breaches.
Who is responsible when a hospital sends a patient’s diagnosis to the wrong person and that person immediately posts the information on Facebook for hundreds to see?
A federal jury’s award of $5.5 million to a former Franciscan Health employee who sued the health system for pregnancy discrimination suggests the verdict was based on “passion and prejudice,” a judge has ruled in granting Franciscan’s motion for a new trial.
Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita on Tuesday inserted himself into the debate over gender-affirming care for minors – though recent testimony documented that surgeries on children don’t occur in Indiana.
The Court of Appeals of Indiana has affirmed a Marion Superior Court’s decision to grant summary judgment to Franciscan Health – Indianapolis in a dispute involving the plaintiffs’ medical records.
It’s a massive case against a large Indiana hospital system that shows no signs of wrapping up soon.
The Indiana Senate on Tuesday overwhelmingly passed a ban on physician noncompete agreements, a top Senate GOP priority and one of several bills meant to lower the cost of health care. The bill now goes to the House for consideration.
A flurry of disputes have been raging across the country in recent years over noncompete agreements, which have largely favored hospitals, medical groups and other employers. But the tide could be shifting.
Despite her private health information being broadcast to the public on the radio, a woman failed to overturn the entry of summary judgment in favor of an Anderson hospital that she sued for negligence.
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.
Indiana has reached a $66.5 million settlement with St. Louis-based health insurer Centene Corp. to resolve allegations that the company overcharged the state’s Medicaid program for pharmaceutical costs.
A northwestern Indiana hospital closed its emergency room Saturday, a day after a Court of Appeals of Indiana judge issued a stay of a lower court ruling that it must operate those services for nine more months.
A northwestern Indiana hospital that was days away from closing its emergency room has been ordered by a judge to keep those emergency services operational for another nine months.