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State of Iowa has no data to support Medicaid savings claim, health care official says

Cedar Rapids Gazette: As Iowa Medicaid Enterprises Director Michael Randol continues to assure lawmakers and the public that the state’s managed-care model is saving money, the Iowa Hospital Association contends the director has no data to …

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University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital loses ground in rankings

A U.S. News & World Report ranking of the top pediatric specialties places the University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital among the nation’s 50 best centers — but the pediatric hospital is down from …

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Optimae expands mental health services to Waterloo

Optimae LifeServices Inc. announced today its expansion into Waterloo, where it provides services for individuals with mental illness and intellectual disabilities to equip them with the needed skills to live more independently. The move meets …

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UI Health Care begins using AI-based system for diabetic eye care

University of Iowa Health Care has become the first U.S. health care system to use IDx-DR, an artificial intelligence diagnostic system developed in Iowa that detects diabetic retinopathy, a leading cause of blindness for diabetic …

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Rund named clinical director for Optimae Behavioral Health

Optimae LifeServices Inc. has hired Edward Rund to lead its behavioral health program in Central Iowa. Rund brings nearly 40 years of experience in health and human services to the position. Before joining Optimae Behavioral Health, he …

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NOTEBOOK – One Good Read: Health care’s appetite consuming state, local budgets

Health care spending, already one of the heftiest budget categories for most state and local governments, is going to take an increasingly bigger slice of the pie in coming years. Ultimately, that could be devastating …

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House of Mercy raises over $356,000 with Game Show Gala

Mercy Foundation announced a record-breaking year for the 2018 House of Mercy Game Show Gala. The ninth annual event raised $356,888 — a 22 percent increase over last year’s event — thanks to the generosity …

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Lifespace Communities makes strategic HR hire for additional growth

Lifespace Communities, which operates senior living centers, has hired Terese Juntz as senior vice president of people and administration. She will join the organization in its West Des Moines headquarters on June 25. She brings more than …

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A chat with NASA’s chief medical officer

I spent a fascinating hour recently with Dr. J.D. Polk, former dean of Des Moines University’s College of Osteopathic Medicine, who in October 2016 returned to work for NASA to become the space agency’s chief …

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Administration finalizes rule expanding access to association health plans

The U.S. Department of Labor today released its final rule as part of the Trump administration’s broader actions to give people more health insurance options, the Washington Examiner reported. Beginning this fall, small businesses and individual workers …