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Health and Wellness

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Costs for individual health policies jump steeply

Tens of thousands of Iowa policyholders who purchase their own health insurance policies will see steep increases in their premiums for 2017.


Iowa Insurance Commissioner Nick Gerhart this morning announced approval of rate increases requested…
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Report: Medicaid managers’ spending on Iowans varies greatly

Des Moines Register: The three private companies managing Iowa’s Medicaid program are spending significantly different amounts on care for the hundreds of thousands of poor or disabled people they cover, a new report suggests. The report, released …

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Spotlight Innovation partners on Zika research

West Des Moines-based Spotlight Innovation Inc. announced it has entered into a sponsored research agreement with Florida State University to support research aimed at developing safe and effective drugs to treat patients infected with the …

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NOTEBOOK: Community Foundation helps firms be more purposeful in giving

With the launch in 2014 of a new endowment for the Telligen Community Foundation and the recent round of grant giving announced by the Storey Kenworthy Foundation, Editor Chris Conetzkey wondered whether there’s a trend…
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Mercy warns of infection risk for open-heart surgery patients

Mercy Medical Center – Des Moines is notifying open-heart surgery patients of a possible infection risk associated with heater-cooler devices used with heart-lung machines. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention last fall issued …

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Iowa Medicaid companies report losses in first half of 2016

Two of the three private companies managing Iowa’s Medicaid program say they’ve lost tens of millions of dollars so far, The Des Moines Register reported. New reports filed with the state show that AmeriHealth Caritas ran a …

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On With Life commences therapy grounds project

On With Life, a brain injury rehabilitation center in Ankeny, held a groundbreaking ceremony this morning at 10:30 a.m. for its new therapeutic grounds. On With Life has developed a vision for the transformation of …

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Aug. 25: “It’s Okay to Laugh” – Family Caregiving with Humor

Host: Iowa Association of Area Agencies on Aging, AARP Iowa and the Family Caregivers Center of Mercy – Cedar Rapids About: A free interactive webinar featuring author and speaker Peter Rosenberger. Rosenberger, founder of Caregivers With Hope,…
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DMACC names operations director for Trail Point Aquatics

Des Moines Area Community College announced that it has hired Bill Blunck as operations director for Trail Point Aquatics and Wellness, a student and public recreation center under construction on its main campus in Ankeny. …

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Cofield appointed president of Mercy Foundation

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The Mercy Foundation board of directors announced it has appointed Shannon Cofield as the foundation’s new president. Cofield, currently the chief of staff to Drake University President Marty Martin, will begin her new …

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