Nine out of ten Americans who know someone with Alzheimer’s are concerned that they or someone they know will one day develop Alzheimer’s disease....
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services just announced that a nonprofit entity in Iowa and Nebraska, Midwest Members Health, known under the Affordable Care Act as a Consumer Operated and Oriented Plan (or CO-OP), has received a loan award from the Department of Health and Human Services. More information can be found here:...
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From the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: Today, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced the number of hospitals using health information technology (IT) has more than doubled in the last two years. She also announced new data showing nearly 2,000 hospitals and more than 41,000 doctors have...
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BOSTON – On April 16, John Renning from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, will be running in the 116th Boston Marathon to help conquer cancer as a member of the Dana-Farber Marathon Challenge team. Renning, along with Dana-Farber Marathon Challenge teammates from across the United States and around the world will run Massachusetts’ historic marathon route...
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The following is from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: Free preventive care also provided to 388,735 Iowa residents in Medicare Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced today that the Affordable Care Act provided approximately 611,000 Iowa residents with at least one new free preventive service in 2011 through their...
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The following tips are from Life Fitness: If you exercise consistently, you may eventually run into the problem of becoming sick and not knowing if you should continue your workout regimen. Here, Life Fitness shares a few tips to try out. Do a neck-check. The standard to follow is called the ‘neck-check.’ If your symptoms...
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The following is from the Medicare Rights Center: Medicare beneficiaries who are dissatisfied with their Medicare private health plans, also known as “Medicare Advantage” plans, have until Tuesday, February 14, to disenroll. Beneficiaries have had the opportunity to drop their private plan and enroll in Original Medicare since January 1, when the Medicare Advantage...
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IOWA CITY — The Iowa City VA Health Care System invites the public to participate in activities February 11, from 1-3 p.m., in observance of The National Salute to Hospitalized Veterans. “It is a bright spot in our hospitalized Veterans day when they are visited by someone and given a Valentine. It lets them...
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New survey results released today by the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (AAFPRS) showed more patients sought out social networking sites, rather than friends, for advice and information on facial plastic surgery before choosing a procedure in 2011. Academy surgeons found 42 percent of patients receive most of their information about...
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From the office of Sen. Chuck Grassley: Senator Chuck Grassley has called on the Secretary of Health and Human Services to rescind the Obama Administration’s health care rule that will force religious affiliated organizations to either abandon their freedom of conscience or pay a fine of up to $2,000 per employee. The rule issued...
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DES MOINES – Iowa’s community hospitals generate more than 136,000 jobs that add nearly $6.2 billion to the state’s economy, according to the Iowa Hospital Association’s latest Iowa hospital economic impact report. In addition, Iowa hospital employees by themselves spend $1.7 billion on retail sales and contribute more than $104 million in state sales...
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