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Outcomes contracts to serve CVS pharmacies

Outcomes Inc. announced yesterday that it has made an agreement with CVS Caremark Corp. to add 7,300 CVS/Pharmacy locations to its medication therapy management network.

Outcomes, which is based in West Des Moines, provides a …

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The Homestead receives CARF accreditation

The Homestead, which has been assisting children and adults with autism in Central Iowa since 1994, has received a three-year accreditation from the international Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF).

The CARF accreditation is …

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Partnership launches mobile fitness app

The Greater Des Moines Partnership has launched a new website to help keep people informed about wellness events.

The new mobile site, GetActiveDSM.com, also incorporates social features like Facebook and Fourquare to allow users to …

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Meet the Above and Beyond Cancer team this evening

A send-off picnic and ride-along is set for 5:30 p.m. today at the Des Moines Water Works Park south shelter for Dr. Richard Deming and the eight cancer survivors and caregivers who make up the …

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How should the justices rule on the health-care reform law?

What’s at stake

By late June, the U.S. Supreme Court is expected to issue its ruling on the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordability Act. A key provision of the 2,700-page law is the …

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Mercy disputes Iowa Health’s claim as first ACO

Which health system was the first to introduce an accountable care organization (ACO) in Central Iowa? It depends on whom you ask.

Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield officials say Iowa Health System was the …

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The health-care equation: Value = Quality + Patient Experience + Cost

Under a new model of care known as accountable care organizations, Iowa hospitals and health insurance companies have entered into agreements in which they will track specific quality measures and quantify how patients rate the …

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Insurance co-op on the horizon

Iowa’s dominant health insurer, Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield, will have a new nonprofit competitor when the state’s health insurance exchange begins operating next year.

David Lyons, a former Iowa insurance commissioner and economic …

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Health care reform update

More than two years ago, President Barack Obama signed into law the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, a behemoth piece of legislation that, for better or worse, touches nearly every aspect of America’s health-care …

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Study finds stress linked to financial situation

Aviva USA and Mayo Clinic have found that financial situation is the primary factor for stress in men, according to a survey released yesterday.

Results from the survey mirror a report released last month by the …