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To better reflect its commitment to quality aging services, the Iowa Association of Homes and Services for the Aging changed its name to LeadingAge Iowa. The new name aligns the organization with its national partner, …
Government spending for Medicare, Medicaid and other health-care programs will more than double in the next decade to $1.8 trillion, or 7.3 percent of the country’s total economic output, according to a congressional report released …
Mercy Medical Center – Des Moines this morning announced it will undertake a reorganization that will elevate seven physicians to executive leadership roles to work more closely with administrators in an effort to improve accountability …
Members of Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Iowa and South Dakota can now locate a doctor, hospital or health-care facility with the new Wellmark application for iPad, iPodTouch, and iPhone and Android smartphones. …
Health systems prepare to retool payment systems “Accountable care” is a term that Dr. David Swieskowski and his staff will be focusing on in 2012. It’s even part of his new job title; on Jan. …
Mid-Iowa Health Foundation has quietly provided scores of nonprofit organizations in Greater Des Moines with more than $16 million in funding support in its 27-year history. Its mission is to partner with organizations that are …
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. increased its bid for Inhibitex Inc. and its experimental hepatitis C drug twice in five days, raising its offer to $2.5 billion from $550 million to top an unnamed competitor, Bloomberg said. …
Care Improvement Plus, a Medicare Advantage plan that specializes in covering beneficiaries with chronic health conditions, has begun offering its services in select counties in Iowa.
The health plan, which is owned and operated by …
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