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State auditor decries ‘bad data’ on Iowa Medicaid home health care

Radio Iowa: An audit of data regarding home health care provided to Iowa Medicaid recipients repeatedly found “incomplete and incorrect” information, state Auditor Rob Sand said Thursday. “Obviously, you can’t analyze data if data is not …
By BPC Staff | Jan 10, 2020
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EveryStep brings ‘very special story’ under one name

Caring for a 14-year-old girl who doesn’t speak English and is frightened because she’s going to be a mom. Supporting a 95-year-old veteran who is nearing the end of his life in hospice care. Helping …
By JOE GARDYASZ | Jan 9, 2020
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Five insurers approved to offer short-term health plans; more coming

The Iowa Insurance Division has approved five carriers to sell short-term limited duration health plans in 2020, and is working with several other insurers to approve their plans, the agency announced. The plans can provide an affordable …
By BPC Staff | Jan 8, 2020
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AE Ventures leads $1.75 million funding round for healthtech company

American Enterprise Ventures LLC announced it is leading a $1.75 million seed round of funding for Repisodic, a Philadelphia-based health care technology company that has developed a new technology platform to help patients, families and caregivers manage …
By BPC Staff | Jan 7, 2020
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Electronic prescriptions now required statewide

Iowans will no longer receive paper prescriptions from their physicians to take to pharmacies, Iowa Public Radio reported. Beginning Jan. 1, a new state law went into effect requiring all Iowa health care providers, except veterinarians, …
By BPC Staff | Jan 7, 2020
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MercyOne population health unit names chief medical officer

MercyOne Population Health Services Organization has named Dr. Ernesto Vazquez as chief medical officer. In this newly created position, Vazquez will provide clinical leadership to support population health strategies and clinical integration across MercyOne’s system of health services. …
By BPC Staff | Jan 7, 2020
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Expansive Ronald McDonald House opens at MercyOne Children’s Hospital

Families with children who are receiving care at MercyOne Children’s Hospital will have a comfortable place to stay at no cost right inside the Des Moines hospital with the opening of Greater Des Moines’ second …
By JOE GARDYASZ | Jan 6, 2020
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DHS withholds $44 million in payments from privatized Medicaid provider

The Iowa Department of Human Services is withholding $44 million in payments from one of the insurers under Iowa privatized Medicaid program, citing unpaid claims that providers had submitted, the Des Moines Register reported. The amount …
By BPC Staff | Jan 6, 2020
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Iowa AG joins multistate petition seeking Supreme Court review of Obamacare decision

Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller today announced that he has joined a coalition of 20 states and Washington, D.C., in asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act, also …
By BPC Staff | Jan 3, 2020
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Delta Dental of Iowa contributes $30,000 to children’s vision health nonprofits

Delta Dental of Iowa, which also offers vision insurance through DeltaVision, has contributed $30,000 to three Iowa nonprofit organizations that specifically support children’s vision health: Prevent Blindness Iowa, Vision to Learn and Iowa KidSight. Prevent Blindness Iowa works directly …
By BPC Staff | Jan 3, 2020