Iowa Hospital Rate Review Board Faces Consumer Balance
A two year pilot would test hospital rate reviews with six seats for hospital interests six for health insurers and six for consumer appointees plus two chosen by those 18. Officials worry over consumer representation and Blue Cross involvement while hospitals push for strong hospital input and voluntary cost containment.
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Office of Health Planning and Development
Iowa Department of Health
Iowa Hospital Association
Parker
Blue Cross
Mel Willits
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Dick Hager
Iowa
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St. Luke’s
Cedar Rapids
Medicare
Warren Robinson
Kansas City
Congress
Weather Facts and Climate Change In Iowa and Cedar Rapids
The article compares global and Iowa temperature trends, noting a three decade cooling in Iowa and a broader global decline since 1940. Cedar Rapids shows a modest warming since the mid 1960s, with historical extremes in 1883 and 1901. It cites CO2 increases and calls for further research on aerosols and waste impacts.
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