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Wellmark Foundation announces 2021 grant cycles

The Wellmark Foundation is offering two competitive Matching Assets to Community Health (MATCH) grant opportunities in 2021. The MATCH grants are designed to support projects that provide access to healthy foods or create or enhance …

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Delta Dental of Iowa Foundation awards $500,000 in grants to 24 Iowa nonprofits

The Delta Dental of Iowa Foundation has awarded 24 nonprofit organizations across Iowa a total of $500,000 through its Health Equity and Nonprofit Strengthening and Resilience grant programs. Oral health and overall health organizations receiving …

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Iowa’s hospitals project $433M net loss in 2020 from pandemic

The Iowa Hospital Association has released an updated report projecting COVID-19’s financial impact on Iowa hospitals to be $433 million in 2020. The report also shows that half of Iowa hospitals were operating at a …

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Initial COVID-19 vaccinations given to front-line workers of UI Health Care

More than 50 front-line hospital workers at University of Iowa Health Care in Iowa City were the first in the state to receive vaccinations today for COVID-19, UI Hospitals & Clinics announced. The Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine …

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Link announces construction of second fully ADA compliant home

Link Associates has broken ground on its second 100% disability accessible home. In a news release, officials with the community-based nonprofit that provides services to people with intellectual disabilities, said ground was broken on the project …

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Hy-Vee to offer rapid antigen COVID-19 testing at 47 pharmacy locations

Hy-Vee Inc. announced that it will offer rapid antigen COVID-19 testing at 47 Hy-Vee pharmacy locations, including three Greater Des Moines stores, via an outdoor drive-thru testing process. The first 18 locations will begin testing …

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American Heart Association to host virtual workplace health symposium Dec. 10

The American Heart Association Workplace Health Solutions will present the Iowa Workplace Health Symposium on Thursday, Dec. 10. The event, which begins at 11 a.m., will be held virtually and is free of charge. Dr. …

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Targeting stressed health care systems

When Jeremy Hoffman’s wife began working from home in spring 2020, the pair went to work upgrading the home office to ensure her workspace would be in compliance with confidentiality regulations. As a psychologist, she …

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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, …