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Central College receives grant from Iowa Wildlife Diversity Program

Central College received a $2,500 grant from the Iowa Department of Natural Resources Iowa Wildlife Diversity Program to determine if forest management practices under evaluation for invasive honeysuckle control have the potential to affect overwintering …

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MercyOne earns Wellmark recognition for spinal surgery, knee, hip replacement

Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield has recognized MercyOne with multiple Blue Distinction Centers+ designations, as part of the Blue Distinction Spine Surgery and Knee and Hip Replacement programs. Awarded recipients for Blue Distinction Centers …

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Harris to succeed Forsyth as Wellmark CEO

Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield announced today that Cory Harris, top photo, the insurance giant’s chief operation officer, will become the company’s CEO when John Forsyth, bottom photo, retires at the end of 2020. …

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Veterans Administration to expand capacity with Des Moines outpatient clinic

Less than two years from now, Central Iowa military veterans will have access to a new state-of-the-art outpatient clinic on Des Moines’ south side that will offer a full suite of primary care services, as …

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Iowa Medicaid Director Mike Randol stepping down, will leave on Aug. 14

Des Moines Register: Iowa’s Medicaid director is stepping down to take another job, state leaders announced today. Mike Randol was hired in November 2017 to take over Iowa’s controversial shift to a privately managed Medicaid program, …

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Guest opinion: Make It OK to talk about mental health in your workplace

COVID-19 has turned our lives upside down. The virus posed new challenges not only to our physical health, but our social, emotional and mental health, as well. The lasting impact of the pandemic is causing …

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Law Group of Iowa offers free living wills to educators in Des Moines school district

The Law Group of Iowa is offering free customized “living wills” to any educator working for the Des Moines Public School District, the firm announced on Monday. Beginning July 20, educators may make a time …

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Lamberti elected chairman of Bridges of Iowa

Bridges of Iowa Inc., a long-term substance use disorder treatment program in Central Iowa, announced that Ankeny attorney Jeff Lamberti was recently elected chairman of its board of directors. He succeeds Thomas Jackowski in that …

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Wellmark: Virtual mental health visits up 3,000% since pandemic began

New survey data from the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association shows that 3 in 4 Americans with behavioral health conditions are continuing therapy services during the COVID-19 pandemic, due to the prevalence of virtual visits …

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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: A logical explanation for why cases rose through the end of June while deaths did not

Like many, I’ve been watching the cases of COVID-19 rise nationally, and wondering if and when deaths would start to spike. This piece from the Atlantic takes a look at the reasons we haven’t yet seen the …