(INDIANAPOLIS) — Indiana Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Vanessa Green Sinders is urging state legislators to keep up the momentum with House Bill 1003, as amended, which takes much-needed steps to deliver faster, fairer, more transparent medical care to Hoosiers and keeps costs in check for patients and employers: “The Indiana Chamber applauds the Senate Health and Provider Services [...]
(INDIANAPOLIS) — Indiana Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Vanessa Green Sinders comments on the state’s new initiative – announced today by Governor Mike Braun and Secretary of Education Dr. Katie Jenner – to connect Hoosier high school students with a direct path to college, employment or the military. The vehicle to do that is the honors plus readiness seals [...]
SB 140 and SB 480 / Chamber Opposes in Part The House Insurance Committee took up two measures last week: one that addresses prior authorization and another that targets pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs). Committee Chairman Rep. Martin Carbaugh (R-Fort Wayne) announced that both bills will be held for further consideration. Senate Bill 140, authored by Sen. Ed Charbonneau (R-Valparaiso), [...]
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 [...]
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