State lists hospital gall bladder costs in Iowa
Iowa Health Data Commission released a cost comparison book showing 25 common Medicare diagnoses priced at Iowa hospitals. For gall bladder removal, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics quoted 5164 dollars, Buena Vista County Hospital Storm Lake 2442 dollars, aiming to help insurers with price shopping and reduce secrecy in health care costs.
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Judy Daubenmier
Gazette
Des Moines
Burau
University of Iowa
Buena Vista County
Storm Lake
Iowa
Health Data Commission
Charges at East Iowa Hospitals Compare Medicare Costs
A 1982 Medicare claims study lists Eastern Iowa hospitals by cost for heart failure and pneumonia treatments. If a hospital had fewer than five cases, no cost is shown. State averages: heart failure 2258 dollars, pneumonia 1165 dollars.
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Iowa
Medicare
CIA funded Duarte win in El Salvador election
Washington reports that the CIA directed 1.4 million in support to El Salvador parties to block right wing Roberto d Aubuisson. Duarte led with 752,625 votes or 53.6 percent in the final tally, while Guerrero and d Aubuisson trailed.
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Gazette Wire
Washington
CIA
el Salvador
Reagan Administration
Christian Democratic Party
Jose Napoleon Duarte
National Conciliation Party
Francisco Jose Guerrero
Roberto d’Aubuisson
National Republican Alliance
d’Aubuisson
Guerrero
Reagan
Duarte
Elections Council
Hugo Barrera
Republican Alliance
Mother's Day Peace March In Decorah Draws Children
A large Dow Decorah crowd including 100 children and adults staged a Mother's Day peace march in downtown Decorah. The event featured Victoria Westmann’s tambourine, church bells at 11 a.m., signs in English and Polish, and a picnic on the Winneshiek County Courthouse lawn to promote hope for nuclear age peace.
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Deb Wiley
Iowa
Decorah
Victoria Westmann
Kate Martinson
Wojciech Harasim
Poland
Dan Daly
Iowa City
Beth
Winneshiek County
Martinson
James
Robin
Leslie Sand
Karen Iseminger
Dr. Seuss
Jared Sheridan
Joe
Bev Sheridan
Gas utility seeks 7.5 percent rate hike in Iowa
Iowa-Illinois Gas and Electric asks the Iowa Commerce Commission to approve a 7.5 percent, 3.25 monthly increase for residential natural gas to 46.85, and a 1.6 percent rise for commercial and industrial customers. The firm also seeks to refund 107,000 electric customers in the Quad Cities, Iowa City and Fort Dodge to settle a 1981 rate case.
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Iowa-Illinois Gas and Electric Co
Iowa Commerce Commission
Iowa-Illinois
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Quad-Cities
Fort Dodge
Ottumwa
Green
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