Image: Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds (center, seated) signs Iowa Senate File 615 into law at the Monticello (IA) Ambulance Service facility, June 9, 2021. Image Source: Eric Briesemeister, UnityPoint Health – Jones Regional Medical Center. The month of June marked the...
Dr. Sanjeeb Khatua to Join the American Hospital Association Committee on Clinical Leadership UnityPoint Clinic® is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Sanjeeb Khatua, president and chief executive officer of UnityPoint Clinic to the American Hospital...
Wisconsin Budget Advances from Committee and Evers Signs Gender Neutral Language Executive Order State Budget: Last week, the Joint Committee on Finance passed its version of the 2021-23 Wisconsin State Budget along party lines. We are nearing the finish line. The...
The 102nd Illinois General Assembly adjourned the 2021 legislative session in the early morning hours of Tuesday, June 1, ending the first in-person session at the Capitol since the COVID-19 pandemic began. Throughout the session, the UnityPoint Health Government...
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released Medicare Fiscal Year 2022 Proposed Rules for Hospice, Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities (IPF), Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities (IRF) and Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNF) for public commenting. The...
The Illinois House of Representatives and Senate are projected to be in session every day until the end of session, which is scheduled to adjourn on May 31. With less than a week of session remaining, legislative redistricting and the Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 state...
The Iowa Legislature adjourned shortly before midnight on Wednesday, May 19, a full 19 days beyond the scheduled 110-day session. The 2021 Iowa legislative session went into overtime as lawmakers worked to come to agreements on the state budget, tax reform, mental...
The Special Session that wasn’t: Last week, Governor Tony Evers signed Executive Order #116, calling a special session of the Legislature. The purpose was to expand BadgerCare under the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) and invest the estimated $1.6 billion in realized...
Tuesday the Senate confirmed Chiquita Brooks-LaSure as CMS administrator in a vote 55-44 after weeks of delay. This vote tally was similar to the one for former President Trumps’ CMS administrator Seema Verma - 55 to 43. >> Learn more about Chiquita...
Congress passed the American Rescue Plan (ARP) in March, the sixth COVID-19 relief package that largely tracks President Biden’s initial $1.9 trillion proposal. The ARP extends unemployment insurance benefits and provides direct $1,400 stimulus payments to qualifying...