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HealthPartners UnityPoint Health to offer Medicare Advantage plans

HealthPartners UnityPoint Health announced plans to offer Medicare Advantage plans in selected counties in Iowa and western Illinois for the 2017 plan year. Pending regulatory approval, the plans will be available beginning Oct. 15, the …

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Registration open for Healthiest State walk

The Healthiest State Initiative’s sixth annual statewide walk, presented by Delta Dental of Iowa, is now open for registration. The goal of the Oct. 5 event is to have walks organized and registered in all 99 counties. …

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Healthiest State Iowa gets new logo

Healthiest State Iowa is introducing a new logo that will appear on its website and all of its materials beginning Aug. 1. Thethree encircled icons in the center of the green silhouette of Iowa represent…
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Hy-Vee partners in pilot project to boost pharmacy immunizations

West Des Moines-based grocery chain Hy-Vee Inc. will participate in a demonstration project with the National Association of Chain Drug Stores with the goal of increasing pharmacy-based immunizations. The University of Nebraska Medical Center will …

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Wellmark ACOs generate $35M in health savings

Accountable care organizations in Iowa that are working with Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield last year realized a total of $35 million in health care cost savings, which averages out to $200 per policyholder, Wellmark…
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NewLink gains fast-track support for Ebola vaccine

Ames Tribune: Ames-based biopharmaceutical company NewLink Genetics has secured fast-track priority from U.S. and European drug regulators for a potential Ebola vaccine.…

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ALS Association launches follow-up to Ice Bucket Challenge

The ALS Association and the ALS Association Iowa Chapter have launched a new campaign to raise more money after its 2014 viral social media campaign the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge. The new campaign, called Every Drop…
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Susan G. Komen Iowa named affiliate of the year

Susan G. Komen, the world’s largest breast cancer organization, has recognized the Iowa affiliate in Des Moines as affiliate of the year. The award recognizes the best overall effort in advancing the Komen vision and …

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Mercy Clinics to open internal medicine clinic at central campus

Mercy Clinics announced that it will open a new internal medicine clinic Aug. 1. on Mercy Medical Center – Des Moines’ Central Campus, 411 Laurel St., Suite A120. Dr. Michael Blaess and Dr. Carol Horner, …

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Study looks at childhood trauma’s impact in Iowa

A new report released by the Central Iowa ACEs Coalition provides more detailed evidence that a majority of Iowa adults have experienced childhood trauma, an indicator of higher rates of chronic diseases, mental illness, violence,…