Wednesday was a difficult day for The American Independent News Network, which is the larger entity that operates The Iowa Independent. Our chief executive and founder announced two of our sister sites would close and their content would be moved to The American Independent.
A recently introduced bill could have far-reaching impact on the U.S. sugar industry, including American Crystal Sugar, a farmer-owned cooperative that locked out 1,300 Midwest workers on Aug. 1.
The chairman for Herman Cain’s Iowa effort says the campaign “relied more on the word of farmers than Washington regulators” in deciding to run an ad containing claims the Environmental Protection Agency says are false.
The Iowa Senate will remain under the control of a slim 26-25 Democratic majority when it reconvenes in January 2012.
A recent study from the Iowa Department of Public Health finds that in order to ensure that every Iowan has access to health care, at least 250 more providers are needed in underserved communities around the state. Due to the poor distribution of doctors, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and midwives in Iowa, the report estimates that nearly 242,000 Iowans will be without reliable access to care by 2015.
“While Iowa works hard on expanding health insurance coverage, it is also important to ensure that our state has an adequate number of professionals to provide appropriate care,†said Iowa Department of Public Health Director Tom Newton. “Ensuring access to routine and preventive care will result in lives saved, improved quality of life and reduced medical costs.
According to ACCESS Transformed: Building a Primary Care Workforce for the 21st Century, most of Iowa’s health care access problems could be reduced by further development of the health care workforce. The study, conducted by the National Association of Community Health Centers in partnership with the Robert Graham Center, and George Washington University, recommends:
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