Health care costs to top $4 trillion by 2017 in US
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services projects spending will reach over 4 trillion dollars by 2017, amounting to about 20 percent of total spending. Growth driven by higher prices and rising demand, plus an aging population and baby boomers becoming Medicare eligible in 2011.
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Springville opens girls state with 69 59 win over Holy Trinity
Springville defeats Holy Trinity Fort Madison 69 to 59 in Class 1A quarterfinals at Wells Fargo Arena Des Moines. The winner advances to a semifinal versus No 2 Lawton Bronson at 8 p m Wednesday. Other Class 2A and 3A pairings listed with no-tear notes.
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Iowa players face drug tax stamp charge in arrest
Two University of Iowa football players were arrested in Iowa City. One faces a drug tax stamp violation, a law in effect since 1990 requiring a tax on illegal drugs. The arrest highlights using the stamp as an extra tool to prosecute drug traffickers.
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Bone Health Shifts Target Older Men and Women
A new guide urges older men to join women in routine bone checks for osteoporosis. A computerized risk tool weighs factors beyond density, including parental hip fractures, to identify those most in need of treatment and who can safely defer therapy.
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Arc faces space squeeze as downtown redevelopment stalls
In Cedar Rapids The Arc of East Central Iowa worries about finding space for its OASIS after 57 participants age 13 to 14 in Regis Middle School program must move next fall. The slow downtown redevelopment jeopardizes a stable after school option for youths with developmental disabilities and their families.
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Franklin Middle School
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Cedar Rapids
Shawn Arey
Marion
Emily Hayiings
Mount Mercy College
Davenport
Laura Sellers
Kennedy High School
Edar Rapids
Wes Kesslar
Tyler Easton
Franklin Middle
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Tyler
Regis
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