https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6c_WuyldLzs Our President and CEO Vanessa Green Sinders shares that our team testified on two bills regarding prior authorization in healthcare. The Chamber is favorable to House Bill 1003 as its transparency and disclosure provisions will provide increased access to cost and billing information and empower employers and consumers to make more informed decisions. The bill would also modernize [...]
HB 1004 / Chamber Opposes House Bill 1004 was recently heard in the Senate Health and Provider Services Committee, addressing healthcare costs and hospital pricing. Authored by Rep. Martin Carbaugh (R-Fort Wayne), HB 1004 proposes creating a hospital facility fee excise tax, imposed when a hospital charges facility fees exceeding 265% of Medicare reimbursement rates. Critical access hospitals would [...]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUJpUZ5-7JI Our President and CEO Vanessa Green Sinders provides a summary of her recent trip to Washington, D.C. as part of the U.S. Chamber’s Committee of 100. It was a welcomed opportunity to meet with national leaders as well as members of Indiana's congressional delegation.
(INDIANAPOLIS) — Sound and clear employee policies are a bedrock for building a workplace culture that’s compliant with everchanging laws and regulations. The Indiana Chamber is helping employers navigate ongoing changes with the recently released eighth edition of its popular handbook, Model Employee Policies for Indiana Employers. Authored by attorneys at Bose McKinney & Evans LLP, this is a [...]
SB 306 / Chamber Supports A bill that the Senate passed 49-0 is flying under everyone’s radar. With no new budget allocation, it makes a meaningful change to an existing statute that will produce (at minimum) a 6:1 return on the state’s investment. In 2022, the Indiana General Assembly established the film and media production tax credit, which offers [...]
HB 1402 / Chamber Supports | SB 1 / Chamber Neutral The House Ways and Means Committee reconvened last week to further examine Senate Bill 1, specifically focusing on a potential amendment incorporating provisions from House Bill 1402, authored by Ways and Means Chairman Rep. Jeff Thompson (R-Lizton). Representative Thompson presented the committee with an amendment intended to replace [...]
(INDIANAPOLIS) — The cost of a work-related injury – factoring in medical expenses, wages and the challenges of reduced productivity – is roughly $40,000. An upcoming Indiana Chamber of Commerce event aims to equip businesses with strategies to help prevent injuries and maintain low workers’ compensation premium rates. The 2025 Indiana Workers’ Compensation Conference will take place April 23 [...]
https://youtu.be/UJOSv-2MO0o The Indiana Chamber's Chamber Day at the Statehouse event, held in partnership with the Indiana Chamber Executives Association, featured a full day of programming that brought together more than 300 employers and local chambers of commerce leaders to connect with lawmakers on public policies impacting their local businesses and workforce.
Absent some miraculous revision in the state’s revenue forecast, there will not be another $500 million appropriation for the Regional Economic Acceleration and Development Initiative (READI) program. Even if there was newfound cash, the general consensus is that another round of READI would be premature given the amount of READI 1.0 and 2.0 funds that remain unspent. That said, [...]
(INDIANAPOLIS) — A custom home builder and a wellness retailer shared top honors today as the Indiana Chamber of Commerce named Duke Homes of Bargersville and The Elderberry Co. of New Albany its 2025 Small Businesses of the Year. The top award and honors to three finalists were presented at a luncheon in Indianapolis that was part of the [...]
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