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Health and Wellness

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After nearly a year, health reform still a question mark


Less than six years after she launched her staffing agency, Katie Roth’s business employs 75 people. But she’s concerned that additional regulations and costs tied to health-care reform may force her to scale back her …

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Wellmark Foundation funds 13 health-improvement grants

The Wellmark Foundation announced that it has funded 13 health improvement grants in Iowa totaling nearly $1.15 million. Among the projects receiving the two-year grants were the Iowa Food Bank Association, which was awarded $150,000 …

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Study: Market concentration high among health insurers

Most of Iowa’s metro areas are controlled by one or two health insurers, to the detriment of physicians and consumers, according to a study by the American Medical Association (AMA).
 
These findings were derived …

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Students could see expanded health care

The Department of Health and Human Services proposed regulation this week designed to ensure that students enrolled in health insurance plans through their college or university would benefit from consumer protections created by the Patient …

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Mercy – Des Moines claims statewide births record

Mercy Medical Center – Des Moines’ Women & Infants’ Center helped welcome more young Iowans into the world than any other single Iowa hospital last year, according to Mercy administrators. The center delivered 4,940 babies …

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Soy for Life Foundation focuses on nutrition


An organization dedicated to promoting the benefits of soybeans has launched an initiative to teach teenagers healthier eating habits.

The Soy for Life Foundation was established three years ago by The Soyfoods Council as a …

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Meredith wins health award

Meredith Corp. has been named a recipient of United HealthCare’s “Well Deserved” award for employer wellness in 2010.

This is the second time in three years Meredith has received the award. Meredith is one of …

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Called to serve


Tom Moreland could have settled into a comfortable consulting career after selling Iowa Hospice, a start-up company he developed into one of the largest and fastest-growing hospice care providers in the state. Instead, the 32-year-old …

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Program takes new look at health-care efficiency


Sometimes, just having someone else look at a problem can provide a whole new perspective – particularly if that person has an engineering degree.

That’s what health-care professionals at Iowa Methodist Medical Center are finding, …

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Health-care vote moves to Senate

Republicans moved on Tuesday to force a U.S. Senate vote to repeal President Barack Obama’s health-care overhaul a day after a federal judge in Florida ruled that the law was unconstitutional.

The bid was made …