Cedar Rapids group touts health care model in national talk
Cedar Rapids leaders and health care executives including Pat Baird Ted Townsend Tim Charles and Jim Levett attended an Institute for Healthcare Improvement conference in Washington. They promoted Cedar Rapids collaborative system as a model for cost and quality with roots in primary care physician networks shared equipment and charitable care while noting looming Medicare Medicaid payment pressures and reform uncertainty.
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U.S
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St. Luke’s Hospital
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Physicians’ Clinic of
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Maine
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Mich
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N.Y
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Wash
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MFL Mar Mac seeks license revocation for former teacher
The district will file with the Iowa Board of Education Examiners to permanently revoke Richard Nance's teaching license after his arrest on alcohol and gun charges. Nance submitted his resignation at a special meeting, with no severance or agreements offered, and had not returned to school since the arrest. He taught chorus and show choir at the middle school.
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State
Monona
Richard Nance
Nance
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Ignation
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Iowa Board of Educational Examiners
Cresco
Linn Go Treasurer Michael Stevenson resigns after 24 years
Linn County Treasurer Michael Stevenson, 66, a Cedar Rapids Democrat, tendered his resignation ending a 24 year tenure. He started in 1971 as a deputy in the motor vehicle department and plans retirement with no current plans. Deputy Vickie Dippel is suggested as interim treasurer beginning July 1.
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Hiawatha
Keokuk arsonist sentenced after three church fires
Travis Lee Thrush, 21, received 63 months in federal prison for setting three arson fires in Keokuk including at First Baptist Church on May 18 2008 Meyers Septic on Jan 6 2009 and County Market on Jan 9 2009. He must also serve three years of supervised release and pay 612676 in restitution.
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Department of Public Safety
State Fire Marshal
Division of Criminal Investigations
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