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Health insurers found out Tuesday how much cash they’ll get and how much they’ll have to pay to other insurers as part of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services 2014 reinsurance and risk-adjustment payments …
Following months of study and discussion on the benefits of combining health care operations, Mercy Medical Center-Des Moines has completed its previously announced acquisition of Skiff Medical Center in Newton. Effective today, Skiff is a fully owned …
Here’s an inside look at the federal payments that Iowa insurers are receiving through Obamacare, and how they’re using them.
For the first time, health insurers in Iowa are getting a clear picture of how …
Mercy Medical Center-Des Moines and the Iowa Heart Center are evaluating a novel device to help lower blood pressure for patients whose condition is resistant to drug treatments. Mercy is one of seven centers in …
Reaction was swift to this morning’s much-anticipated U.S. Supreme Court ruling, which upheld critical language in President Barack Obama’s health care law and maintained the status quo for millions of Americans receiving federal subsidies that …
A new Iowa State University College of Human Sciences fellowship will support efforts to detect and eliminate food-borne pathogens like salmonella and listeria. Byron Brehm-Stecher, an associate professor in food science and human nutrition, is …
On average, American men are now living shorter, less healthy lives than females, statistics show, and infrequent visits to the doctor are largely to blame, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention.…
Julie McMillin, assistant vice president of retail dietetics at Hy-Vee Inc., has been named the 2015 Retail Dietitian of the Year by the Retail Dietitians Business Alliance. The award recognizes a professional who shows leadership …
Dr. Roscoe Morton, a partner at Medical Oncology and Hematology Associates of Iowa in Des Moines, was recently named a fellow of the American Society of Clinical Oncology during the 2015 American Society of Clinical …
Des Moines Area Community College received a 2015 Healthy Iowa Award last week during the Healthiest State Initiative’s “Taking Back Our Health” conference. The award recognizes those who have developed and implemented practices resulting in …
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