Rural Healthcare
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Workers suspicious of timing of River Hills Centerville closure
A healthcare company closed down the only clinic in town that takes Medicaid—and workers say it’s union busting.
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‘The first domino’ — Linn County residents sound off on proposed plant said to power data centers
A public health meeting with the Linn County Board of Supervisors turned tense Wednesday night as more than two dozen residents directed air quality questions at an Alliant Energy representative.
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Appanoose County supervisor says he had no warning before Centerville clinic closure, no contingency plan for replacing it
An Appanoose County supervisor said he found out about the Centerville clinic closure the same way everyone else did: by reading the news. He said there is no backup plan.
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Centerville clinic to close in July amid growing rural healthcare concerns
MercyOne Ottumwa closed in February. MercyOne South Des Moines will close in June. Now a federally qualified health center in Centerville is closing this July citing the declining sustainability of rural health services.
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EXCLUSIVE: Zach Wahls’ healthcare plan takes aim at Medicaid cuts, Iowa’s cancer crisis
The Iowa Senate Democrat is making healthcare the centerpiece of his Senate campaign, pinning rising premiums and rural hospital closures directly on Republican Ashley Hinson.
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EXCLUSIVE: Josh Turek launches rural Iowa plan, points to right-to-repair win as proof of concept
The Iowa House just passed a bipartisan right-to-repair bill that Turek helped champion. Now he’s running for US Senate on a promise to take that fight to Washington.
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Rob Sand unveils healthcare plan targeting Iowa’s cancer crisis, Medicaid privatization
Iowa’s cancer rate is the fastest-rising in the nation—Rob Sand says his plan would do something about it.
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OPINION: As a future pediatrician, I shouldn’t be preparing for diseases from the past
As an Iowan, I’ve always been drawn to helping people. Growing up “Iowa nice” transformed into a desire to become a pediatrician, connecting with families like the ones I grew up alongside. Entering my fourth year of medical school at the Carver College of Medicine — I am alarmed by the dangers our state’s children…
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Iowa among states hit hardest by rural maternity care crisis, study finds
Despite policy efforts to preserve services, a new study found that structure inequities in health care access have led to a nationwide decline in rural obstetric services since 2018.
