We Need Rain for Beans In Southwest Iowa Crops
Iowa weekly crops report notes southwest Iowa remains dry while other areas have adequate moisture. Keiper warns August is bean making month and drought could yield BBs in pods. Corn is 86 percent in milk stage, soybeans setting pods at 92 percent, with several concerns over denting and heat stress.
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Jim Keiper
Keiper
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Delaware
Health system bids split for Cedar Rapids care plan Unity Choice
Cedar Rapids health leaders invited two systems to bid on model insurance plans. St. Luke's Unity Choice bid edged Mercy PHO, with CLC choosing to compare both. Officials anticipate contracts to pool data while exploring hospital contracting and future collaboration.
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CLC
St. Luke’s
Milroy
Vanourny
Tinker
Mercy
PHO
Ken Klaasmeyer
St. Luke's
Cedar Rapids
Klaasmeyer
St. Luke's System
Aegon USA
Amana Refrigeration
the Gazette Co
Eastern Iowa Health Care
IES Industries
LeFebvre Corp
Linn County Medical Society
Mercy Medical Center
Metro Interagency Insurance Program
Noland Corp
Rockwell-Collins
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Insurers dispute discounts shifting costs to patients
Insurers say undiscounted charges determine benefits with discounts mainly benefiting Blue Cross Blue Shield Plan customers. The practice raises patient costs through higher copays or higher premiums, and critics warn it diverts billions to insurers amid Medicare trends and legal challenges.
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Blue Cross
Blue Shield Plan
Chicago
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