Flu clinics use drive through tents at Fort Polk hospital
In Fort Polk Louisiana near the Texas line flu patients use a drive through tent system. Patients pull up and go through three tents with few admissions. Health officials say such surge capacity models help manage ER crowding and can serve as disaster plan components for future emergencies.
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Sandy Jiminez
Sammi
Dell Children’s Hospital
Austin
Texas
Keren Jiminez
Miguel Jiminez
Sergio Jiminez
Fort Polk
Texas State Line
Henry Johnson
Pat Crocker
Dell Children’s
Stanford University
Palo Alto
Calif
Stanford
Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital
Senate Panel Rejects Public Option in Finance Vote
The Senate Finance Committee rejects a public option plan 13 to 10 with Sens. Nelson and Carper switching to yes on a narrower amendment. Grassley claims government operation cannot compete and will act as a predator. The panel’s stance suggests a full Senate vote remains unlikely without broader support.
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Charles Schumer
D-N.y
Bill Nelson
Florida
Tom Carper
Delaware
Senate
House
Tom Harkin
D Lona
Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee
Finance Committee
Max Baucus
D-Mont
Volunteers Clean Flooded Cedar Rapids Homes
Local volunteers from Luther College swim team excavate and gut flood damaged houses in Cedar Rapids. Homeowner Maureen Corcoran notes strong odor and hopes for demolition and new construction. crews estimate about $200 per house to board up funded by FEMA or flood recovery funds.
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United States
Cedar Rapids
Eyerly
FEMA
Maureen Corcoran
Seventh St. SW
Corn contest draws Iowa entries as giant stalks promise prizes
Iowa readers report towering corn as the Our Iowa contest nears closure on Thursday. Nearly five thousand entrants from 99 counties are expected, with winners announced in the December January magazine.
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Feller
Iowa
Edward Jones
Jerry Wiebel
Our Iowa
Terry Foley
Health costs threaten Iowa middle class over next decade
A Urban Institute simulation projects uninsured Iowans rising from 302,000 to 355,000 by 2019. Middle-class working families would face the largest impact, though larger firms and Medicaid rules cushion employer coverage losses.
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Urban Institute
Garrett
Iowa
Health reform impact on Iowa costs and coverage
A report from Robert Wood Johnson Foundation outlines potential rises in health care spending for Iowa residents and premiums for employers, with Medicaid CHIP costs up, and uninsured rates increasing. The worst case projects drops in employer sponsored coverage and rises in Medicaid and uninsured rates.
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Iowa
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