Iowa grads urged to make world better amid anxiety
University of Iowa graduates total more than 4900 as President Bruce Harreld messages a campus anxious about politics, culture, and the job market. He urges graduates to use their knowledge to improve the world, amid calls for governance and budget reforms.
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UI named top producer with record 14 Fulbright scholars
The University of Iowa announces a record 14 Fulbright grants for students and alumni, surpassing last year’s 13. Recipients include a diver to Greece aiding student goals, a musicology PhD bound for Hungary, and a film club project in Colombia, with others to Turkey and beyond.
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Wellmark Plans Two New Health Insurers to Cut Costs
Des Moines based Wellmark outlines 2017 ACA plan changes including two new health insurers formed with UI Hospitals and Mercy Health Network. The move aims to control premiums and improve outcomes with tiered copays and transparent costs. Open enrollment runs Nov 1 to Jan 31 with networks centered on UIHC and Mercy facilities.
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Wellmark plans target Iowa exchange population with high premium rise
Wellmark projects 2017 base rate increases for individual ACA plans of 37.8 to 42.6 percent as costs rise. About 30,000 Iowans in the market are affected, with 300 people driving 25 percent of costs and a subset of 2,500 to 4,000 expected to join new Synergy Health and Mercy network ventures.
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