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Friday, May 14, 2021 3:04 PM
Des Moines has lifted its mandate that people wear masks when in public, the city announced this afternoon. Mayor Frank Cownie had instituted the mandate in late August in an effort to slow the spread of the coronavirus.
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Friday, May 14, 2021 11:34 AM
Years after privatization, there’s still a deep divide in Iowa when it comes to the state’s Medicaid program, the Cedar Rapids Gazette reports.
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Friday, May 14, 2021 11:33 AM
A Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield vaccination clinic for community members and employees has helped 450 Central Iowans receive the COVID-19 vaccine, and a public service campaign led by Wellmark aims to reach many more community members who have not yet been vaccinated.
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Wednesday, May 12, 2021 2:41 PM
The Iowa Chapter of the Huntington’s Disease Society of America will host the Des Moines Team Hope Walk on May 22 at 8:30 a.m. at Raccoon River Park in West Des Moines, along with a virtual component.
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Wednesday, May 12, 2021 10:37 AM
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services recently began sending noncompliance letters to health systems and hospitals across the country that are not meeting the requirements of a new federal rule that went into effect on Jan. 1 mandating consumer-friendly price transparency disclosures.
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Monday, May 10, 2021 10:54 AM
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Thursday, May 6, 2021 10:48 AM
Legislation banning “vaccine passports” in Iowa is on its way to Gov. Kim Reynolds for her expected signature.
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Thursday, May 6, 2021 10:48 AM
Broadlawns Medical Center and UnityPoint Health-Des Moines announced that their jointly administered psychiatry residency program has earned full accreditation from the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education.
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Tuesday, May 4, 2021 2:59 PM
Centivo, a new virtual accountable care organization health plan targeting self-funded employers, announced it will enter the Iowa market through a partnership with MercyOne health system.
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Tuesday, May 4, 2021 11:05 AM
During Mental Health Awareness Month in May, Polk County 4-H will share information about a variety of training and programs that educate on the importance of mental health and well-being available through Iowa 4-H and Iowa State University Extension and Outreach.
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Monday, May 3, 2021 11:07 AM
While vaccination rates for Iowa teens for human papillomavirus (HPV) are above the national average, there remains significant room for getting more teens vaccinated and preventing more HPV-related cancer cases, according to new data released by Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield.
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Friday, April 30, 2021 2:26 PM
At least 61,773 Iowans have skipped, missed or delayed getting their second dose of COVID-19 vaccine, according to IDPH data Axios obtained this week through a records request.
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Friday, April 30, 2021 10:34 AM
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds returned $95 million in federal money for routine COVID-19 testing in schools, saying the state didn't need the money.
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Wednesday, April 28, 2021 2:23 PM
Two months after the State Health Facilities Council denied University of Iowa Health Care a certificate to build a new $230 million “general acute hospital” in North Liberty, UIHC has notified the state it plans to apply again to build on the North Liberty land.
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Wednesday, April 28, 2021 2:22 PM
Universal Health Services, a for-profit hospital operator that is partnering with MercyOne Des Moines to provide behavioral health services in Central Iowa, posted a revenue and profit increase in the first quarter of 2021, and announced plans to return $188 million in federal relief aid, Becker’s Hospital CFO Report reported.
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