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HHS to revise arbitration guidance for No Surprises Act

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will revise its guidance on the arbitration process outlined under the No Surprises Act following a federal court ruling, Becker’s Healthcare reported. A federal judge ruled Feb. 23 that …

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Simpson, Mercy College announce 4-year health sciences-nursing option

Simpson College and Mercy College of Health Sciences today announced a new affiliation that allows students to earn a Bachelor of Arts in health and exercise science or biology from Simpson and a Bachelor of …

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Every Woman Counts event returns after three-year hiatus, announces headlining speaker

Healthy Birth Day announced that the featured speaker for its Every Woman Counts event will be fitness guru and motivational coach Angela Manuel Davis. Davis is the co-founder and chief motivation officer for AARMY, an …

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Western Governors Association launches psychiatric nursing master’s program

Western Governors University announced that its College of Health Professions has launched a Master of Science in Nursing, Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner. The new degree program is aimed at addressing the nationwide shortage of qualified mental …

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Drug distributors, J&J commit to $26B opioid agreement; Iowa gets $174M over 18 years

Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller announced today the final approval of the $26 billion opioid agreement with the nation’s three major pharmaceutical distributors – Cardinal, McKesson and AmerisourceBergen and Johnson & Johnson. Following successful state sign-on and …

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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: New parents’ $80K medical bill shows loopholes in No Surprises Act

I recently did a little digging on the new No Surprises Act that went into effect on Jan. 1 — a federal effort to reduce the number of cases of surprise billings by health care …

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Iowa newspapers build COVID data site after state closes its own

Des Moines Register: A new website, the product of a collaboration among Iowa newspapers, will serve as a central source of Iowa COVID-19 data. The project — IowaCovidData.com — is intended to pull together in one …

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UI raises possibility of broader Children’s Hospital window replacement

Cedar Rapids Gazette: In assessing the scope of faulty windows the University of Iowa discovered were installed in the $392.7 million Stead Family Children’s Hospital five years ago, officials have decided to at least replace every …

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Parents sue MercyOne, stranger who fed baby in NICU

Des Moines Register: The parents of a newborn child who was fed and changed by a stranger at MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center in December have filed a lawsuit against the man and the hospital. At …

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The Iowa Clinic buys land in Kettlestone for multispecialty medical center in Waukee

The Iowa Clinic announced today that it has closed on an acquisition of 7.6 acres of land in the Kettlestone Development in Waukee, where it plans to break ground for a new multispecialty medical center …

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