Health and Wellness

Federal regulators have delayed indefinitely a health-care overhaul requirement that employers notify employees in writing by March 1 about the availability of public health insurance exchanges, Business Insurance reported. Regulators cited several reasons for delaying …

Iowa will receive an additional $6.8 million from the federal government to help it establish an online health-insurance exchange, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced Thursday.<o:p></o:p>

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The grant is part of …

Try this one on for size: New research suggests that a few extra pounds or slightly larger waistline affects an executive’s perceived leadership ability, The Wall Street Journal reported.

Leadership experts and executive recruiters say …

Mercy Quick Care Clinic’s skywalk location in Capital Square at 400 Locust St. will offer expanded hours for flu vaccinations today and tomorrow. 

The clinic will be open from 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. both …

Iowa’s insurance commissioner on Wednesday approved a 12-13 percent increase in premiums for 150,000 Iowans who buy their health insurance from Wellmark Blue Cross/Blue Shield, the Des Moines Register reported.

Insurance Commissioner Susan Voss said …

The Greater Des Moines Leadership Institute announced today that its 2013 class project will be to remodel a former hospice in West Des Moines as an Amanda the Panda grief center.

Amanda the Panda provides …

The University of Iowa Health Alliance has named Dan Kueter, a former UnitedHealthcare executive, as its executive director.

The alliance, formed in June 2012 to address the anticipated changes in health-care payment and delivery systems, …

Meredith Corp.’s EatingWell magazine has entered into a yearlong agreement with Dole Food Co. Inc.’s DOLE Salads brand to encourage Americans to eat more salads, fruits and vegetables in 2013. The partnership represents the first …