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Iowa hospitals spend millions on community benefits

The Iowa Hospital Association recently completed a statewide survey that found Iowa hospitals provided community benefits in 2011 valued at more than $1.4 billion, including nearly $600 million in charity care. Community benefits are activities designed …

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Survey shows physicians may leave over health-care law

About one-third of U.S. physicians are expected to leave the practice of medicine in the next decade, which could cause problems as the majority of Baby Boomers turn 65, according to a new study.

Jackson …

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Wellmark offers option for international travelers

Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield announced a new insurance product to help people meet health-care needs while traveling abroad. 

GeoBlue, a trade name for Worldwide Insurance Services LLC, an independent licensee of the Blue Cross and …

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More than survivors

Tuesdays may never feel quite the same to the Stark family.

It was a Tuesday in late May 2010 when Becky Stark was diagnosed with breast cancer.

Five months later, on a Tuesday, her husband, …

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Resources available for employers, workers

When an employee is diagnosed with cancer, it’s important for everyone involved to know about resources available for support and assistance.

The John Stoddard Cancer Center offers a wide variety of support programs for its …

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Iowa sees results in stop-sale system

The real-time, stop-sale system used by the state of Iowa in pharmaceutical sales has stopped the sale of 14,000 boxes of medicine that contain pseudoephedrine, an ingredient in the methamphetamine.

Stop-sale is used in 24 states across the country, …

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We’re not happy about financial situation, and we don’t want to talk about it, according to survey

A survey by Aviva USA and Mayo Clinic found that most people do not feel comfortable with their financial situation, lack understanding of financial products, don’t feel prepared for retirement and rarely discuss finances, according …

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Mercy remains in cancer network

Mercy Medical Center will continue its participation in the Community Cancer Centers Program, the National Cancer Institute announced today.

The program aims to expand cancer treatment and research initiatives across the country and help rural and underserved areas increase …

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YWRC receives grant from Principal

The Young Women’s Resource Center (YWRC) has received $10,000 from the Principal Financial Group Foundation to continue prevention programs it has developed to help young girls become “independent, resilient and successful young women.”

YWRC offers girls problem-solving …

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Independent doctors are dwindling

More physicians are being employed by hospitals rather than having their own solo practices than ever before. 

A recent study by physician recruiting firm Merritt Hawkins shows that by 2014, two-thirds of all physicians will …