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Iowa news Bipartisan effort would increase insurance coverage of diagnostic mammograms for Iowans The Affordable Care Act requires most health insurance plans to pay for women’s screening mammograms intended to facilitate early detection of breast cancer. But in at least 10% of cases, women are called back to get secondary

Iowa news Business Council report shows Iowa’s need to address primary care and mental health A report by the Iowa Business Council says that closing the gap with other states on access to mental health care providers will need increased public investment and directly affects Iowa’s business climate. The report

Iowa news Drake University launches new nursing degree program Drake University is launching an accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing program to help tackle increasing workforce needs. The program will start in the fall. Drake will offer two options for completing the degree. Students who have completed the prerequisites, with

Iowa news Report finds more than half of rural Iowa hospitals no longer deliver babies As of last month, 61% of rural Iowa hospitals no longer have obstetrics services. That’s according to a Center for Healthcare Quality and Payment Reform report. The report also found that of the 36 rural

Iowa news UnityPoint Clinic opens new location in Dakota Dunes UnityPoint Health – Sioux City’s newest health care facility, UnityPoint Clinic – Dakota Dunes, is officially open. The clinic offers comprehensive family medicine services for all ages and stages of life. The new location is part of UnityPoint Health –

Iowa news Nearly half of Iowa’s kids aren’t vaccinated against deadly HPV virus Nearly two decades since the vaccine against the human papillomavirus first arrived in Iowa, local public health officials in parts of the state say they still struggle to persuade residents to vaccinate their children. In 2023, about

Iowa news Floyd Valley Auxiliary sponsors health care scholarships for area students The Floyd Valley Auxiliary will award area students three $2,000 “tuition only” scholarships this spring. This past fall, the Auxiliary board voted to add a scholarship award. To be eligible, the applicant must be a Floyd Valley Healthcare

Iowa news Breaking down the 80-page bill overhauling Iowa’s mental health system Gov. Kim Reynolds’ plan to overhaul Iowa’s “fractured” mental health and disability service systems is advancing at the Iowa Capitol. The 80-page bill, introduced to the legislature last week, lays out the governor’s plan to reshape mental health

Iowa news Analysis shows Iowa ED wait times are fourth-lowest CMS data shows patients in Iowa had the fourth lowest median time spent in emergency departments. Washington, D.C., patients had the longest time, while North Dakota had the shortest. The agency’s “Timely and Effective Care” dataset tracks patients’ average time

Iowa news Iowa Methodist Medical Center receives $1 million endowment for director position P. Sue Beckwith, M.D., a colorectal surgeon and the first female graduate of the Iowa Methodist Surgery Residency Program, has made a $1 million commitment to endow the director position of the general surgery residency program at