Because of our decades of experience and the reliability of the Iowa Employer Benefits Study© over the years, we’re often invited to comment on healthcare issues and other related topics. Here are some news stories and professional journal publications on healthcare you might find of interest.
- Guest opinion: Would having more ‘Blues’ make us happier? (Business Record, November 19, 2020)
- Medical association report: U.S. health insurance markets ‘even more highly concentrated’ (Business Record, October 30, 2020)
- U.S. must stop relying on other nations for drugs (Des Moines Register Opinion, June 4, 2020)
- Medical malpractice cap wouldn’t improve care (Des Moines Register Opinion, February 11, 2020)
- Surprise medical billing must end now (Des Moines Register Opinion, December 13, 2019)
- Physician conflict of interest violates trust (Des Moines Register Opinion, December 8, 2019)
- Lift the veil of secrecy in healthcare pricing (Des Moines Register Opinion, November 29, 2019)
- Proposed health care merger raises red flags (Des Moines Register Opinion, September 14, 2019)
- Our growing dependence on China for pharmaceutical drugs is a national security concern (Des Moines Register Iowa View, January 28, 2019)
- Reduce medical errors (Business Record – Greater, December 4, 2018)
- An epidemic of errors? What’s the real extent and cost of medical mistakes in Iowa? (Business Record, March 23, 2018)
- What can Iowa lawmakers do about medical errors? (Des Moines Register Iowa View, February 19, 2018)
- Iowa Legislature could save lives with this change (Des Moines Register Editorial, January 18, 2018)
- Many Iowans have suffered medical errors, and most weren’t told, poll finds (Des Moines Register, January 8, 2018)
- Think Piece – Employers Beware: Three Masked-Myths about Curtailing Health Costs (Business Record, June 2, 2017)
- Iowa View: How to address rising healthcare costs: Invest at the source (Des Moines Register, November 18, 2016)
- Editorial: Deadly bacteria a risk to thousands of Iowans (Des Moines Register, October 17, 2016)
- Fight lure of opioids (Des Moines Register, July 15, 2016)
- Opinion: Medical errors are a deadly epidemic (Des Moines Register, May 13, 2016)
- Editorial: Medical errors kill thousands of Iowans annually (Des Moines Register, February 14, 2016)
- It’s time for an answer: Is health care safer now? (Des Moines Register, November 30, 2014)
- Health providers get C’s from employers (Des Moines Register, April 18, 2014)
- Patient safety scores should be mandatory (Des Moines Register, July 13, 2014)
- Health Care: Lind State-Wide Survey (Business Record, August 31, 2012)
- A Weighty Issue (IABiz Magazine, Fall 2011)
- Data Guru (Employee Benefit Advisor, January 2010)