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Right to hope: New law lets patients request untried drugs, but many skeptical

The federal right-to-try law passed this year after similar legislation was adopted in dozens of states, including Indiana. While the law aims to give patients hope for a new treatments or cures, it does not guarantee they will have access because drugmakers can still turn down requests for their experimental medicines.

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Federal agency awards Indiana $25M to fight opioid abuse

September 20, 2018

Associated Press

The Trump administration has awarded Indiana more than $25 million to fight the opioid epidemic, largely by expanding access to treatment and recovery services.

Prison doctor, nurse must face inmate’s lawsuit

August 30, 2018

Olivia Covington

Two medical care providers at the Miami Correctional Facility have lost their bid to end an inmate’s Eight Amendment lawsuit after a district court judge found evidence to reasonably support the inference that the providers were deliberately indifferent to his excruciating foot pain.

Fertility doctor who used own sperm surrenders license

August 24, 2018

Associated Press

A retired Indianapolis fertility doctor who lied about using his own sperm to impregnate possibly dozens of women surrendered his medical license Thursday to a state board that also barred him from ever seeking its reinstatement.

7th Circuit rules for paramedic in patient-arrestee’s death

August 15, 2018

Katie Stancombe

Case law does not clearly establish that a paramedic can violate a patient-arrestee’s Fourth Amendment rights by exercising medical judgment to administer a sedative in a medical emergency, the 7^th Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed Wednesday.

The court ruled in the paramedic's favor on all counts brought by the estate of a man sedated during a naked public rampage.

New Indiana law could help hold down prescription drug costs

August 6, 2018

Associated Press

An Indiana lawmaker says a new state law promises to be an important step toward helping hold down Hoosiers’ prescription drug costs.

Former Mainscape CEO sentenced in nursing home kickback scheme

July 11, 2018

Associated Press and Indianapolis Business Journal Staff

Westrick: Summer study committees to focus on health-related topics

July 11, 2018

While the list of health-related bills that took effect this year is lengthy, there is still more health-related work to be done. The Interim Study Committee on Public Health, Behavioral Health, and Human Services will meet later this summer and fall.

Hadler: Changes to CMS Nursing Home Compare provide better data

July 11, 2018

The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) regularly monitors and publishes comparative data for nursing homes throughout the nation. In Indiana, there are 551 facilities that receive Medicare and/or Medicaid reimbursement and are thereby subject to this regulation.

Nursing home exec Burkhart handed stiff sentence for kickback scheme

June 29, 2018

John Russell and Indianapolis Business Journal Staff

James Burkhart's hopes for a light sentence were dashed Friday afternoon when a federal judge handed down a 9-1/2-year sentence for his role in leading a massive kickback scheme as CEO of Indiana’s largest chain of nursing homes.

Federal lawsuit challenges Notre Dame’s birth control rules

June 27, 2018

A lawsuit has been filed in Indiana challenging Notre Dame University’s plan to make health plan members share in birth control costs.

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