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Iowa Methodist, UI Hospitals rank high in national list for consumer loyalty

Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines was one of two Iowa hospitals that were ranked among the top 100 in the country for consumer loyalty by patient experience firm NRC Health. The inaugural annual …

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ISU scales down Veterinary Diagnostic Lab project

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Iowa State University is scaling down the size and cost of its proposed new Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory — a facility touted as a major underpinning of Iowa’s economy — because of lower-than-requested legislative …

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Beads of Courage program launched at Mercy Children’s Hospital

An innovative arts-in-medicine program, Beads of Courage, has been launched at Mercy Children’s Hospital & Clinics in Des Moines. The Beads of Courage program at Mercy is the first of its kind in Iowa for …

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Quirk steps down as YESS CEO

Stephen Quirk, who has led Youth Emergency Services & Shelter for the past 10 years, last week resigned from his position as CEO, the organization confirmed. Quirk had been CEO of the Des Moines-based nonprofit …

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Bringing health care to employees

“Convenient and accessible” may not be the first words that come to mind when contemplating a visit to a health clinic, particularly during the workday. But one of UnityPoint Health’s newer initiatives seeks to change …

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NOTEBOOK – One Good Read: How retailers in Philly are responding to the city’s beverage tax

Philadelphia’s tax on sweetened beverages is souring retailers on carrying as many sugary drinks in their stores, and that would seem to be a sweet deal for their customers’ health. The National Bureau of Economic …

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Hundreds of Iowans allegedly ripped off in employee-purchase deal

Des Moines Register: Employees of West Des Moines health care company Telligen claim in a lawsuit that they were overcharged for shares in their company in an employee stock ownership plan. The company’s workers paid $37.5 million …

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Nonprofit generic drug company gets $30 million in health system funding

Seven major health systems have invested in an initiative to create a nonprofit generic drug company to combat high drug prices and address hospital shortages of generic drugs, Fortune reported. Organizers last week announced that the …

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Harkin to keynote children’s health summit on Oct. 30

The Healthiest State Initiative has announced that retired U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin will deliver the keynote address at the 5-2-1-0 Healthy Choices Count! Summit on Oct. 30 at Des Moines University. The summit will bring …

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Insurance commissioner releases association health plan rules

The Iowa Insurance Division has released rules governing multiple employer health plans, association health plans and short-term limited duration plans that were authorized by state and federal legislation within the past year. The new rules, …

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