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Broadlawns building east-side clinic

  Broadlawns Medical Center has begun construction of its first off-campus clinic, which will serve residents on the east side of Des Moines.


The family medicine clinic, located at 2508 E. University Ave., will also…
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Coralville company on national list of 50 best places to work

 

Inc. magazine: MediRevv of Coralville was named by Inc. magazine as one of this year’s 50 best places to work among companies with up to 500 employees. MediRevv, which offers payment and revenue management …

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Coventry seeks 23 percent premium increase

  Coventry Health Care of Iowa is proposing premium increases averaging 23 percent next year for Iowans who buy their own coverage rather than obtaining it through their employers, The Des Moines Register reported. The requested increase,…
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Iowa City company receives $1.4 million health institute grant

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Behavioral Diagnostics Inc. of Iowa City has been awarded a $1.4 million grant to expand development of a new alcohol detection test based on DNA. The money from the National Institutes of Health …

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Iowa City company receives $1.4 million health institute grant

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Behavioral Diagnostics Inc. of Iowa City has been awarded a $1.4 million grant to expand development of a new alcohol detection test based on DNA. The money from the National Institutes of Health …

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Suit accuses Wellmark of fraud, breach of contract

A Des Moines-based drug and alcohol treatment facility has filed a federal lawsuit against Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield, accusing the health insurer of multiple counts of fraud and breach of contract.


The suit, filed by…
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Suit accuses Wellmark of fraud, breach of contract

A Des Moines-based drug and alcohol treatment facility has filed a federal lawsuit against Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield, accusing the health insurer of multiple counts of fraud and breach of contract.


The suit, filed by…
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Mary Greeley plans partnership with Marshalltown hospital

Ames Tribune: Mary Greeley Medical Center of Ames plans to enter into a partnership with a Marshalltown hospital and LHP Hospital Group Inc., a privately owned health-care organization, to expand health care services to both Marshall …

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Medica makes cautious start on the Iowa, Nebraska exchanges

Minneapolis Star-Tribune: Minnesota-based Medica saw revenue of about $8.7 million during the first quarter of 2016 selling individual market coverage in Iowa and Nebraska, primarily through new health insurance exchanges. That’s not a huge number considering …

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Iowa ranks No. 14 in local food

Iowa ranks 14th nationally for its commitment to locally grown food, according to the recently released Locavore Index for 2016, reported by the blog Iowa Environmental Focus. A Vermont nonprofit, Strolling of the Heifers, ranked the states …