INDIANAPOLIS – Fifteen Indiana businesses, including major employers and healthcare entities, announced a coalition Thursday to tackle healthcare reform, reduce costs, and bolster the workforce.
Dubbed the Indiana Business Health Collaborative (IBHC), the partnership has five guiding principles: collaboration, competition, education, commitment, and results. Former U.S. Rep. Luke Messer, a longtime politician, will lead the group as its chief executive.
“Hoosier businesses, colleges/universities, and the health care industry have spoken: driving better health outcomes will require open collaboration between all stakeholders,” said Messer in a statement. “Successfully addressing healthcare affordability in Indiana, without compromising quality or access to critical services that Hoosiers depend on, will require a market-based approach. The Indiana Business Health Collaborative will unite businesses and healthcare industry stakeholders to craft market solutions geared towards maintaining a healthy workforce and bolstering the state’s economic competitiveness.”
Currently, the IBHC includes the following:
- Eli Lilly and Company;
- Indy Chamber;
- Beacon Health System
- Zotec Partners;
- Community Health Systems;
- University of Notre Dame;
- Community Health Network;
- Good Samaritan;
- Ivy Tech Community College;
- Baptist Health Floyd;
- Cummins Inc.;
- Suburban Health Organization;
- Indiana Farm Bureau;
- The Horton Group; and
- Managed Health Services (MHS)
Read the complete story by Whitney Downard of the Indiana Capital Chronicle, here.
