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Medicaid payment challenges still plaguing Iowa health care providers

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Medicaid payment problems have forced one Cedar Rapids-based wheelchair provider to stop selling medical equipment to skilled-nursing facilities. JVA Mobility said that, despite obtaining prior authorizations to supply individuals living at nursing facilities …
By BPC Staff | Aug 8, 2016
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Delta flights delayed in Des Moines, worldwide

Des Moines Register: Delta Air Lines travelers in Des Moines airport were starting to move through airport security this morning after a system outage grounded planes across the globe. Delta said that systems were back online …
By BPC Staff | Aug 8, 2016
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Export assistance available through IEDA

The Iowa Economic Development Authority’s International Trade Office is again offering assistance through the Export Trade Assistance Program and the Domestic Trade Assistance Program. The support is for exhibits at international trade shows or IEDA…
By BPC Staff | Aug 8, 2016
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Moving Forward conference set for Sept. 20

The sixth Moving Forward conference planned by the Iowa Economic Development Authority and Iowa Department of Transportation will be at the downtown Marriott hotel. Sessions will show how transportation and economic development work together. The …
By BPC Staff | Aug 8, 2016
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Olympic medalist Shannon Miller to speak at Rally Against Cancer

The John Stoddard Rally Against Cancer will feature Shannon Miller, America’s most highly decorated Olympic gymnast, as its 2017 keynote speaker. Miller won seven Olympic medals, including two gold medals in the 1996 Atlanta games.…
By BPC Staff | Aug 8, 2016
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Windsor Heights hires city administrator

The city of Windsor Heights has hired Elizabeth Hansen as its new city administrator, filling a position vacant since May. Hansen currently serves as administrator in Nevada. She was named City Manager of the Year …
By BPC Staff | Aug 8, 2016
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Hospital readmission penalties peak; 26 Iowa hospitals penalized

The federal government’s readmission penalties on hospitals will reach a new high as Medicare withholds more than half a billion dollars in payments over the next year, Kaiser Health News reported.   Medicare said the penalties…
By BPC Staff | Aug 8, 2016
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Iowa earns poor grade for policies supporting parents

 

Iowa is providing almost none of the critical help families need to assist expecting and new parents who are employed, according to a new study.


A state-by-state analysis released two days before the 23rd…
By LIFT IOWA STAFF | Aug 8, 2016
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Guest Opinion: Strength sometimes is not physical

BY TERRY HERNANDEZ | Executive director, Chrysalis Foundatfion
A few years ago, Chrysalis celebrated its 25th anniversary by unveiling a new tagline: Smart girls, strong women, successful communities, 100 percent give back.   There are…
By BPC Staff | Aug 8, 2016
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Opinion: The 5 Ms for strategic decision-making

BY MANDI McREYNOLDS | Global community relations manager, Principal Financial Group Inc.


Have you ever stood in front of your closet and just stared? In a haze, you think, “I just cannot make one more…
By BPC Staff | Aug 8, 2016