Nonprofit Giving Shifts as Donations Rise and Costs Grow
United Way leaders report improving optimism about the economy and a tougher fundraising push. Campaigns seek new donors while sustaining existing support, with Johnson County and Goodwill agencies facing higher costs and rising demand for services after floods and the recession.
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Buntz
United Way
East Central
Iowa
Christine Scheetz
Johnson County
Scheetz
Grassley supports repeal while voicing concerns on costs
Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley says he will vote to repeal the health care law and opposes core provisions such as higher premiums and uneven Medicare payments. Representative Dave Loebsack warns of lost preventive care and protections for preexisting conditions if repeal proceeds.
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King
Chuck Grassley
Iowa
Grassley
John Monaghan
Group Benefits Design Corp
Waterloo
Key ACA Provisions Across 2010 2014 Timelines
Summary of Affordable Care Act milestones including pre existing condition protections and young adult coverage through age 26, small business and nonprofit tax credits, minimum medical loss ratio, Medicare Part D rebates, and launches of health insurance exchanges with subsidies. It notes $250 rebates for seniors in Part D doughnut hole and various investments in care access, fraud prevention, and primary care workforce.
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Loebsack
Iowa
Hawks
Federa
Veteran trauma surgeon’s career shaped by war and civilian care
The interwoven rise of battlefield and civilian trauma care is highlighted by Dr. Rhee’s experience from Iraq to Tucson. He emphasizes rapid team mobilization and blood bank readiness, noting how military lessons inform UMC’s response to mass casualty events and border-area trauma.
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U.S
Gabrielle Giffords
University Medical Center
Tucson
Giffords
Christina Taylor Green
Rhee
UMC
America
U.s.-Mexico
Basil Pruitt
Journal of Trauma
Pruitt
Rhino
Kandahar
Afghanistan
Iraq
Los Angeles
University of Arizona
U.s.mexico
Demetrios Demetriades
Los Angeles County
University
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Elizabeth Tack
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John Monaghan Group Benefits Design Corp
Peter Damiano
US Public Policy Center
Cindy
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Sc2media
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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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