Snippets — Steven Porter

opinionSteven PorterAugust 19, 2020LGBTQ, Christian, Indiana Wesleyan University, university, opinion

Slap Me Across the Face and Call Me Beloved

An Indiana Wesleyan University student said in an Instagram post that he was fired from his on-campus job because he is openly gay.

opinionSteven PorterAugust 19, 2020LGBTQ, Christian, Indiana Wesleyan University, university, opinion

Slap Me Across the Face and Call Me Beloved

Steven PorterJuly 11, 2019pharmaceutical, healthcare

R.I.P. Rebate Rule: Centerpiece Plucked From Trump's Drug Pricing Blueprint

The administration abandoned its proposal to reduce prescription drug costs by curbing the rebates negotiated between PBMs and drug makers.

Steven PorterJuly 11, 2019pharmaceutical, healthcare

R.I.P. Rebate Rule: Centerpiece Plucked From Trump's Drug Pricing Blueprint

Steven PorterJune 13, 2019healthcare, women, leadership

3 Steps to Counteract Your C-Suite's Gender Imbalance

There's no quick fix to achieve and sustain gender parity on senior leadership teams in healthcare, but there are specific steps diversity-minded leaders can take to promote women's representation.

Steven PorterJune 13, 2019healthcare, women, leadership

3 Steps to Counteract Your C-Suite's Gender Imbalance

Steven PorterMay 10, 2019healthcare, false claims act, lawsuit, supreme court

Intermountain to Settle False Claims Dispute Pending Before Supreme Court

In the likely event that the settlement is finalized, the nonprofit health system plans to back away from its pending petition.

Steven PorterMay 10, 2019healthcare, false claims act, lawsuit, supreme court

Intermountain to Settle False Claims Dispute Pending Before Supreme Court

Steven PorterOctober 23, 2018

New ACA Waivers Could Subsidize Short-Term Coverage

Major changes in the way innovation waivers are vetted could set the stage for federal subsidies of non-ACA-compliant plans.

Steven PorterOctober 23, 2018

New ACA Waivers Could Subsidize Short-Term Coverage

Steven PorterOctober 01, 2018

Baylor Scott & White's Memorial Hermann Merger Isn't a Ploy for 'Domination'

While some see a possible 'behemoth to rival HCA,' the prospective CEO of the combined nonprofit organization downplays the competitive edge and says he plans to play nice with payers.

Steven PorterOctober 01, 2018

Baylor Scott & White's Memorial Hermann Merger Isn't a Ploy for 'Domination'

Steven PorterJanuary 29, 2018

HHS Policy Pendulum Swinging Back Toward Providers' Rights of Conscience

A years-long tug-of-war pits the rights of patients against those of physicians and healthcare organizations—all of whom have legal rights to refuse certain medical procedures on moral or religious grounds.

Steven PorterJanuary 29, 2018

HHS Policy Pendulum Swinging Back Toward Providers' Rights of Conscience

Steven PorterSeptember 04, 2017LGBT, LGBTQ, Indiana Wesleyan University, Indiana Wesleyan, Christian, college, university

Questions linger after ‘homosexual behavior’ clause deleted from IWU handbook

Newly revised for the 2017-2018 academic year, the IWU student handbook no longer contains any mention of the words "homosexual behavior."

Steven PorterSeptember 04, 2017LGBT, LGBTQ, Indiana Wesleyan University, Indiana Wesleyan, Christian, college, university

Questions linger after ‘homosexual behavior’ clause deleted from IWU handbook

Steven PorterJanuary 31, 2017

This, that, & a lot of Trump: my bylines for The Christian Science Monitor

I covered business, technology, justice stories, and quite a few updates about Donald Trump.

Steven PorterJanuary 31, 2017

This, that, & a lot of Trump: my bylines for The Christian Science Monitor

Steven PorterSeptember 23, 2016

Project: 'Who is guarding the grid?'

The U.S. power grid is essential to modern society, but a number of vulnerabilities threaten to take the system offline with potentially catastrophic results.

Steven PorterSeptember 23, 2016

Steven PorterApril 28, 2016

IWU has an anti-gay problem; boosting Gov. Mike Pence doesn't help.

Steven PorterApril 28, 2016

Steven PorterMarch 31, 2015

Project: 'The Great Chicago Migration Myth'

Locals living in Lafayette, Ind., have long believed that their community has suffered as a result of the Chicago Housing Authority's closure of residential high-rises.

Steven PorterMarch 31, 2015

Project: 'The Great Chicago Migration Myth'