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2024 Iowa maternal health priorities: Birth centers, Medicaid, and

WEBA final request: please take a few minutes to reach out to your legislators (and for extra credit the state representatives and senators serving on the relevant …

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Analysis: Five years of maternal health data in Iowa

WEBRachel Bruns is a volunteer advocate for quality maternal health care in Iowa.. I recently recounted how it took the Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) 170 …

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What Iowa lawmakers approved (and cut) in state's $8.9 billion …

WEBLawmakers approved a bill lowering Iowa’s individual income tax to a single 3.8 percent rate beginning in 2025, speeding up income tax cuts passed in 2022. The …

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State moves forward on merging human services, public health …

WEBThe state of Iowa is looking for a private company to help integrate programs of the Iowa Department of Human Services (DHS) and Department of Public Health …

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Iowa needs more midwives to save lives

WEBA Black woman in Iowa is six times more likely to die from pregnancy related complications than a white woman, and we need more midwives to reflect the patients …

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Shaimaa Aly: Committed to addressing the social dimensions of …

WEBI grew up witnessing my mom, who is a physician, running mobile clinics that delivered medical services to rural underserved areas in Egypt. Inspired by my mom’s …

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Birthing a conference: A celebration of Black kin

WEBJoin us at A Celebration of Black Kin from April 11 to April 17, 2021. For more information connect with us on Facebook and Instagram.. Olivia Samples is a …

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Iowa's most shameful ranking yet

WEBIn the eight years since Iowa earned that shameful ranking, the names of the people from high profile cases who’ve died because of it are engraved on my heart: …

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Iowa should reduce C-section rates to improve maternal health

WEBRachel Bruns is a volunteer advocate for quality maternal health care in Iowa. This essay was originally published in the Des Moines Business Record’s …

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Amid COVID-19 surge, state orders traveling nurses for Iowa …

WEBIowa is expected to spend more than $9 million to place 100 out-of-state nurses and respiratory therapists at the state’s larger health care facilities for six weeks …

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What have I learned

WEBThree years ago, I wrote a letter to the editor about my experiences as a rural physician six months into the COVID-19 Pandemic. There was no vaccine, no …

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Crisis in Iowa nursing homes demands our attention

WEBThe report also noted the use of contractors is expensive as well as risky. In 2022, Iowa had 46 state inspectors overseeing 414 nursing homes. Some states with a …

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Maternal health questions for Broadlawns trustee candidates

WEBRachel Bruns is a volunteer advocate for quality maternal health care in Iowa.. In August, I spoke to the Broadlawns Board of Trustees for the third time in the …

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Iowa needs one insurance plan for all public employees

WEBCurrently all state employees in Iowa are eligible to participate in one of two health insurance plans. The Department of Administrative Services administers the …

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Iowa delegation tries again to address military suicides (updated)

WEBIowa operates its own free crisis hotlines at all hours and every day of the year, for those seeking help with any mental health issues (including thoughts of …

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A rural Iowa doctor's ongoing pandemic experience

WEBMembership & Support. Become a Sustaining Member. Support using Venmo. Support using Patreon. Support using Paypal. Readers can support …

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Exclusive: Governor fast-tracked COVID tests for firm linked to …

WEBExclusive: Governor fast-tracked COVID tests for firm linked to major donor. Governor Kim Reynolds authorized using state resources to conduct COVID-19 tests at …

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Governor Kim Reynolds chooses politics over public health

WEBGovernor Kim Reynolds chooses politics over public health. Sarah Zdenek is a Des Moines area educator who works in both virtual and in-person educational …

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PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF THE HEARTLAND, INC., et al

WEBAriz., Inc. v. Humble, 753 F.3d 905, 911 (9th Cir. 2014); Planned Parenthood of Wis., Inc. v. Van Hollen, 738 F.3d 786, 796 (7th Cir. 2013).Likewise, a delay in obtaining abortion …

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E-FILED 2018 MAY 15 7:22 AM POLK

WEB2 University of Iowa Dept. of OB/Gyn liaison to the Emma Goldman Clinic-1999-2010 Medical Director, Family Planning Council of Iowa Medical Review Committee-2002-2008

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WEBJeff Cox presses his case on why Donald Trump won the presidency. Many Democrats from the party's Bernie Sanders wing will agree. -promoted by …

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