Workplace Wellness Programs Barely Move The Needle, Study Finds

Workplace wellness programs have become an $8 billion industry in the U.S. But a study published Tuesday in JAMA found they don’t cut costs for employers, reduce ...

Meet a Hospital Hero: Lupita Chavez

Lupita Chavez has worked at Dallas County Hospital for 17 years as a licensed practical nurse. In the last year and a half, she has ...

Iowa Well Represented in Healthiest Communities List

Many Iowa counties are among the healthiest communities in the United States, according to new nationwide listings. The 2019 Healthiest Communities Rankings, an annual list compiled by U.S. News & World Report and the Aetna Foundation, measured counties in Iowa and other states on several health-related metrics, such as obesity and smoking rates as well as infrastructure and access to recreational spaces. Ida County, located in west central Iowa between Sioux City and Fort Dodge, was ranked as the nation’s most improved healthiest community.

How Medicaid Work Requirements Undermine Hospitals

A move in more than a dozen states to impose work requirements as a condition of Medicaid coverage could not only result in people losing health insurance, but could also impact hospitals’ revenue, increase uncompensated care costs and have a detrimental economic effect on local communities, according to a new Commonwealth Fund report. Rural hospitals could be especially hard hit, the report noted.

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