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Osterhaus elected president of APhA

Matthew Osterhaus has been elected president of the American Pharmacists Association.

Osterhaus co-founded Outcomes Pharmaceutical Health Care LC, a West Des Moines medication therapy management company, in 1999 and serves on its board. Osterhaus also …

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Mainstream Living staff awarded grants

Nine of Mainstream Living Inc. staff members or their dependents have been awarded $5,000 education grants from the Mainstream Living Foundation.

The organization provides services to disabled people in Central Iowa, according to a release. Grants are …

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Program saves Iowa Medicaid nearly $30 million

An aggressive program to catch claims errors and identify fraud has saved Iowa’s Medicaid program nearly $30 million in its second year of operation, the Iowa Department of Human Services announced this morning.

The savings …

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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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