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Health and Wellness

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Mercer survey: Forgoing care kept health costs down in 2020; employers say behavioral health care a top priority

Large U.S. employers reported that their health insurance costs rose just 1.9% in 2020, their lowest increase since 1997, due to many plan members avoiding visits to health care facilities because of the pandemic. Many …

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Deadline approaching for ACA enrollment

The Affordable Care Act open enrollment period ends Dec. 15 for Iowans purchasing or changing their ACA individual health coverage to become effective Jan. 1. “While the ACA continues to be expensive for many Iowans, …

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MercyOne Des Moines among Top 50 Cardiovascular Hospitals

MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center was named one of the Watson Health Top 50 Cardiovascular Hospitals in a new report released by Fortune/IBM Watson Health, making it the only hospital in Central Iowa to earn …

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Wellmark, Blue Cross plans warn of dangerous declines in childhood immunization

This year more than 20% of Iowa children are missing routine vaccinations that protect against highly contagious and preventable diseases including measles, whooping cough and polio,  according to new data released today by Wellmark Blue …

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Hy-Vee partners with Boston tech company to launch PBM subsidiary

Hy-Vee Inc. announced today the launch of its newest subsidiary, Vivid Clear Rx. The new subsidiary will offer pharmacy benefit management services to Hy-Vee’s more than 88,000 employees as well as to other employers. “Health care …

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Lawsuit seeks to invalidate Broadlawns trustees’ vote on CEO pay raise and bonus

A Des Moines attorney has sued Broadlawns Medical Center and four of its trustees, claiming they violated Iowa’s open-meetings law in a vote taken on a raise and bonus for its CEO, Jody Jenner, the Des …

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Closing the care gap

A fast-growing Central Iowa telehealth company developed by a Drake University graduate has become an important partner and care multiplier for safety-net clinics and health care organizations across Iowa and a growing list of states …

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New maternity center opens at MercyOne West Des Moines

MercyOne’s new maternity center at MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center is now officially open as of today, the health system announced. The new obstetrics unit provides inpatient birth and surgical services and also includes a Level …

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UnityPoint Health announces new president and CEOs for health system, clinics

UnityPoint Health announced two key executive leadership positions today, with the appointment of Clay Holderman as president and CEO of UnityPoint Health, and Dr. Sanjeeb Khatua as the next president and CEO of UnityPoint Clinic. 

Holderman is currently …

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Guest opinion: Thank you to our front-line workers

This holiday season, we have more reason than ever to be thankful for the front-line workers who are providing essential services in Greater Des Moines. To our health care workers, first responders, teachers, grocers, retail, …