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The John Stoddard Cancer Center in Des Moines has opened Empower, a new boutique and salon for cancer patients within the center at 1221 Pleasant St. on the Iowa Methodist Medical Center campus.

The Internal Revenue Service today advised that high-deductible health plans can pay for coronavirus COVID-19-related testing and treatment, without jeopardizing their status. This also means that an individual with an HDHP that covers these costs …

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New salon and boutique for cancer patients opens at John Stoddard

The John Stoddard Cancer Center in Des Moines has opened Empower, a new boutique and salon for cancer patients within the center at 1221 Pleasant St. on the Iowa Methodist Medical Center campus. Cancer patients …

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Coronavirus cancels Special Olympics tournament for 1,400 Iowa athletes

KCCI-TV: About 1,400 Special Olympics athletes in Iowa learned Tuesday that they will not be able to compete in the upcoming midwinter tournament because of coronavirus concerns. The Special Olympics Iowa 2020 Mid-Winter Tournament, which had …

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Health insurers pledge no cost to patients for coronavirus testing

A number of major health insurers pledged Tuesday to cover coronavirus testing at no cost to patients, but those assurances may not resolve public concerns about testing, Time magazine reported. During a meeting at the White House, …

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University of Iowa hospitals treating first COVID-19 patient, in ‘critical condition’

Cedar Rapids Gazette: University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics early today sent an email to its faculty and staff notifying them that it has admitted its first COVID-19 patient, who “remains in critical condition in our …

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Iowa moving from COVID-19 prevention to mitigation, Reynolds says

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Eighteen Iowans returning home from the Grand Princess cruise liner are not showing signs of the novel coronavirus, or COVID-19, state public health officials said today, but they are being asked to self-isolate. …

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University of Iowa operations ‘not immediately’ affected by virus

Cedar Rapids Gazette: The University of Iowa said its operations were ‘not immediately’ affected by three new positive COVID-19 coronavirus cases identified in Johnson County. UI said it will make any decision to change current operations …

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Working from home because of coronavirus? Here’s how to set up a remote office

Des Moines Register: Across the country, many companies, most notably Twitter, Google, Facebook and Amazon, are recommending working at home for their staff to lower coronavirus risks. So far, however, major Iowa employers surveyed have yet …

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Iowa confirms first three coronavirus cases

Iowa Capital Dispatch: Three adults from Johnson County have been confirmed to have coronavirus after going on a cruise in Egypt, Gov. Kim Reynolds said at a news conference Sunday evening. These are Iowa’s first confirmed …

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Jantzen named president and CEO of Lifespace Communities

Lifespace Communities announced that it has appointed Jesse Jantzen as its new president and chief executive officer, effective April 1. Over a nearly 30-year-career, Jantzen has held similar positions with Ascension Living and Elder Care Alliance as …

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