Medicaid growth at St Luke's and Mercy linked to coverage gains
UnityPoint Health St Luke's reports fewer self pay patients from 2013 to 2014 and a 30 percent rise in Medicaid coverage, while Mercy Medical Center Cedar Rapids notes Medicaid patients increase from 7–8 percent to about 12 percent. Both cite reduced uncompensated care and new Medicaid ACO efforts with UIHC to improve care tracking.
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Milton Annan
UnityPoint Health
St. Luke’s Hospital
St. Luke’s
ACA
Mercy Medical Center
Cedar Rapids
Nathan van Genderen
Iowa expands Medicaid dental plan aims to cut costly procedures
The Dental Wellness Plan in Iowa offers core services such as exams and cleanings and emergency care while incentivizing dentists to perform risk assessments and restorative work. Delta Dental targets the middle third of patients to raise action, with bonuses starting in April. The plan seeks to reduce emergency room visits and promote regular dental visits.
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Iowa
Jeff Russell
Dental Dental
Russell
Delta Dental
Cold snap boosts energy use and school delays in Iowa
Iowa households face higher bills as people raise indoor temperatures during a bitter cold. Alliant Energy and MidAmerican note more energy demand, with outages reported and propane aid increasing for rural residents. Experts urge insulation and window sealing to curb costs.
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Alliant
MidAmerican
Lisa Alger
Xiaohui
Joe) Zhou
Iowa Energy Center
Ankeny
Zhou
Insurance market narrow in Iowa with single carrier
The Insurance Division says only Coventry Health Care will sell plans on Iowa’s marketplace on February 28 to keep tax credits. A 60 day special enrollment starts March 1 for CoOportunity plan holders, with a tax credit gap noted. All CoOportunity individual plans cancel 180 days after March 1. small-group plans end 45 days after March 1.
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Gerhart
Cities seek diverse sources for water in central Iowa
Water managers in Marion Coralville Iowa City Johnson County and Webster County emphasize diversifying wells to reduce reliance on Jordan aquifer. Marion plans to shift 20 to 25 percent of water from shale Silurian wells within 2 3 years with Cedar Rapids as a long term backup.
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Johnson Counties
Fort Dodge
Webster County
Steigerwaldt
Marion
Cedar Rapids
Cedar River
Jordan
Johnson County
Coralville
Ellen Habel
Habel
Ed Moreno
Iowa City
New
Moreno
Linn
Johnson and
Webster
Department of Natural Resources
Linn-Mar deputy superintendent takes Southeast Polk top job
Dirk Halupnik will leave Linn-Mar after 21 years to become Southeast Polk’s superintendent in Pleasant Hill starting July 1. Katie Mulholland will retire June 30, and Quintin Shepherd of Skokie IL will assume the Linn-Mar post on July 1, with the district posting for a new deputy soon.
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Marion
Dirk Halupnik
Linn-Mar
Des Moines
Halupnik
Southeast Polk
Pleasant Hill
Southeast Park
Katie Mulholland
Quintin Shepherd
Skokie
Linn- Mar
Mulholland
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Alliant Energy
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Rick Smith
Thegazette.com
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