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Iowa joins 20-state generic drug antitrust lawsuit

Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller today joined 19 state attorneys general in filing a federal antitrust lawsuit against generic drugmakers Heritage Pharmaceuticals Inc., Auribindo Pharma USA Inc., Citron Pharma LLC, Mayne Pharma (USA) Inc., Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc. …
By BPC Staff | Dec 15, 2016
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Boattenhamer to leave Iowa Hospital Association

Greg Boattenhamer

The Iowa Hospital Association’s point man at the statehouse for the past two decades is moving on. Greg Boattenhamer, the IHA’s senior vice president of government relations and advocacy, announced he will leave …
By BPC Staff | Dec 14, 2016
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Number of uninsured Iowans falls 46 percent

Cedar Rapids Gazette: The number of uninsured Iowans has dropped by 46 percent since 2010, the year the Affordable Care Act was launched, according to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services data released today. That …
By BPC Staff | Dec 13, 2016
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Mercy Iowa City seeks to join UnityPoint Health

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Mercy Iowa City announced Monday it will explore becoming part of the UnityPoint Health network, a move that allows the small Catholic hospital to operate more efficiently and gain access to larger insurance…
By BPC Staff | Dec 13, 2016
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Spotlight Innovation obtains rights to compounds for Zika treatment

Spotlight Innovation Inc. of West Des Moines announced it has obtained exclusive worldwide rights from the Florida State University Research Foundation to develop and commercialize certain compounds for the treatment of viral infections, including Zika …
By BPC Staff | Dec 13, 2016
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Blank Children’s Hospital’s expanded Emergency Department opens Tuesday

Young patients and their families will have access to a new state-of-the-art emergency department beginning Tuesday at Blank Children’s Hospital in Des Moines.  


Dr. Amy Groen

On Dec. 13, the recently completed Variety Pediatric …
By JOE GARDYASZ | Dec 13, 2016
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Report: Legalized marijuana from other states affecting Iowa

Easier access to more powerful forms of marijuana from states that have legalized the addictive drug is having a negative impact on an increasing number of Iowans, according to Steve Lukan, director of the Governor’s …
By BPC Staff | Dec 9, 2016
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Health insurance enrollment fair scheduled Dec. 12

Dec. 15 is the last day for individuals to enroll in or change insurance plans through the federal health insurance Marketplace for coverage to start Jan. 1. The Polk County Health Department, Planned Parenthood of …
By BPC Staff | Dec 9, 2016
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UnityPoint Clinic to sponsor JA Biztown clinic

UnityPoint Clinic will sponsor a student-run simulated health clinic at Junior Achievement of Central Iowa’s BizTown. The clinic will join 13 other corporate-sponsored businesses that support Junior Achievement’s mission of educating students about financial literacy, …
By BPC Staff | Dec 7, 2016
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Variety commits $800,000 to Blank Children’s emergency department

Variety — the Children’s Charity of Iowa announced it has committed $800,000 in support of the expansion and renovation of the Pediatric Emergency Department at Blank Children’s Hospital. With the support from Variety over the …
By BPC Staff | Dec 7, 2016