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Workforce Development boosts health care efforts

Iowa Workforce Development has awarded grants to Broadlawns Medical Center, Kirkwood Community College and the University of Iowa College of Nursing to support registered apprenticeship programs in health care. Broadlawns and Kirkwood will receive $37,500 to …
By BPC Staff | Apr 2, 2019
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Underfunding, other program challenges led to UnitedHealthcare’s exit, executive says

Cedar Rapids Gazette: A UnitedHealthCare executive on Monday disputed state officials’ version of why the company is pulling out of the state’s Medicaid managed-care program. The loss of millions of dollars due to underfunding of Medicaid …
By BPC Staff | Apr 2, 2019
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UnitedHealthcare pulling out of Iowa’s private Medicaid management program

Des Moines Register: More than 425,000 poor or disabled Iowans will soon have to switch health insurance carriers. UnitedHealthcare, which manages health care for more than two-thirds of Iowans on Medicaid, is leaving the market, Gov. …
By BPC Staff | Apr 1, 2019
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Mercy College symposium to focus on medicinal cannabis

Want to learn more about the medicinal uses of cannabis? Mercy College of Health Sciences will explore the issues during its 14th Annual Research Symposium this afternoon, April 1. Attendees will gain an understanding of …
By BPC Staff | Apr 1, 2019
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CARE Act passes Iowa House, moves to Reynolds for signature

The Iowa House today passed the 2019 Iowa CARE Act (SF 210) by a vote of 96-3. With the bill unanimously passing the Iowa Senate earlier in the week, the legislation now goes to Gov. …
By BPC Staff | Mar 29, 2019
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Iowa Health Information Network partners with PatientPing

The Iowa Health Information Network, a statewide health information exchange, has partnered with PatientPing, a Boston-based care coordination platform. The partnership, which IHIN will use in place of Iowa’s Statewide Alert Notification system, aims to improve care for …
By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | Mar 29, 2019
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Federal judge strikes down rule allowing association health plans

A federal judge on Thursday struck down a Trump administration rule that allows small businesses to band together and set up health insurance plans that skirt requirements of the Affordable Care Act, the New York …
By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | Mar 29, 2019
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NOTEBOOK – One Good Read: Flood of CBD products puts FDA in a bind

You might have heard news reports this week of Central Iowa authorities cracking down on CBD-infused products. You might have also heard claims that CBD “kills cancer cells,” provides alternative “treatment” for Alzheimer’s disease, or “controls” blood …
By KATE HAYDEN | Mar 27, 2019
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NOTEBOOK – One Good Read: Learning more about ‘The Inventor’

Elizabeth Holmes’ name should sound familiar if you keep track of business or tech news. The founder and CEO of Theranos, a much-hyped health diagnostics company, had a vision for how to disrupt the health …
By SUZANNE BEHNKE | Mar 26, 2019
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EveryStep awarded $5 million for Healthy Start program

The U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration announced that EveryStep, a Des Moines nonprofit care services agency, has been awarded nearly $5 million in grant funding over the next five years to serve Iowa families …
By BPC Staff | Mar 26, 2019