New role for free medical clinics in Iowa City
Guest column by John Heineman reflecting on Barack Obama’s 2007 health care plan reveal and the growth of the Iowa City Free Clinic. Heineman recalls fundraising, volunteer work, and ACA impacts improving access to primary care and adding dental, nutrition, and public health services while inviting community involvement.
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Barack Obama
University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine
Obama
Iowa City Free Clinic
ACA
Barbara Vinograde
Iowa City
Time to research Medicare plan options
Tom Becker urges Cedar Rapids area seniors to research Medicare plan options before the December 7 enrollment deadline. The column outlines Original Medicare Parts A and B, Medicare Advantage Part C, and Part D prescription drug plans, plus Medigap, with guidance on comparing premiums deductibles and networks.
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Cedar Rapids-area
Medicare.gov
Letters echo on gun policy and reading tips
A reader questions the price of AR-15s purchased by Iowa officials and contrasts gun policy rhetoric with practical gun ownership costs. The letter also praises a parenting approach that emphasizes patient, involved reading guidance for children and critiques a local article on literacy. Wendy Hartman Cedar Rapids.
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Wendy Hartman
Cedar Rapids
Enrollment Open for Iowa Marketplace Health Coverage
Barbara Vinograde urges Iowans to enroll in Health Insurance Marketplace before the January 31 2016 open enrollment deadline. penalties rise in 2015 and 2016 for uninsured, with possible lifesaving preventive benefits at stake. enrollment help available at Iowa City Public Library November 16 and Tuesday clinics at Iowa City Free Clinic.
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ACA
Healthcare. Gov
Johnson County Healthcare Outreach Group
Unitedwaysc.org
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Free Clinic Board of Directors
University of Iowa Hospitals
John-Heineman
Uiowa
Tom Becker
Medicare Advantage
Humana
Iowa
Humana.com
Monte Whitlock Solon
Syria
Nick Anderson
Post Writers Group
Posty
Writersgroup
Qg.com
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