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Bill barring tele-medicine for administering abortion drugs passes Iowa House subcommittee
By Des Moines Register | March 06, 2013
Iowa doctors would be prohibited from prescribing and administering abortion-causing medication via tele-medicine video conferencing systems under legislation that won initial approval in the House on Tuesday.
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Iowa governor affirms no Medicaid expansion
By Associated Press | February 24, 2013
Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad said Saturday that he has told HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius that he will not expand Medicaid in Iowa.
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Victories wiped away? | NLRB lacked quorum; dozens of rulings questioned
By Ashok Selvam | February 09, 2013 | Print Magazine Print Magazine Subscription Details
Hospitals and health systems in disputes with labor unions may increasingly duck the authority of the National Labor Relations Board by pointing to an appeals court's ruling that the board acted with no real quorum for the past year.
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Harkin, chairman of Senate HELP panel, won't seek re-election
By Associated Press | January 26, 2013
U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin said Saturday he will not seek a sixth term in 2014, a decision that frees a new generation of Iowa Democrats to seek higher office and eases some of the burden Republicans face in retaking the Senate.
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Other Voices
By Modern Healthcare | January 26, 2013 | Print Magazine Print Magazine Subscription Details
“President Barack Obama began his second term … with a speech that recalled the words of the founders and civil rights pioneers to challenge the American people to come together to realize the dreams of earlier generations.
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After shootings, some states rethink mental health cuts
By Associated Press | January 24, 2013
Dozens of states have slashed spending on mental health care over the past four years, but that trend may be heading for a U-turn in 2013 after last year's shooting rampages.
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Iowa governor: High Medicaid costs complicate expansion
By Associated Press | December 10, 2012
Iowa officials are asking President Barack Obama's administration for flexibility in complying with the federal healthcare act because of Medicaid cost increases expected even before the new law takes effect next year.
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Study: Telemedicine hasn't increased Iowa abortion rate
By Des Moines Register via USA Today | November 16, 2012
A remote-control abortion-pill distribution method pioneered in Iowa four years ago improved access to women living in rural areas and did not increase the number of abortions performed in the state, according to a study released Thursday by the American Journal of Public Health.
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Experts urge clearer policies on compounding pharmacies
By Jessica Zigmond | November 15, 2012 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
Clearer policies and definitions are needed to address the uncertainty surrounding which regulatory body has jurisdiction over large-scale operations that compound medications, experts testified Thursday as the Senate took its turn examining the fungal meningitis outbreak that has left 32 dead.
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Future docs split on health reform law
By Des Moines (Iowa) Register | October 31, 2012
Tara Hughes, 30, a second-year osteopathic medicine student at Des Moines University, says she has seen a split among her classmates over the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and feels that the act is complicated enough that it's tough for anyone to fully grasp.
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