Entering its second year of public ownership, Watsonville Community Hospital has made significant strides toward financial stability since emerging from bankruptcy.
MercyOne is closing its family medicine clinic in Urbandale. The Catholic West Des Moines-based MercyOne Health System plans to close its family medicine clinic at 6200 NW Aurora Ave. in Urbandale in the near future, officials confirmed.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has approved the largest component of Governor Tate Reeves’ proposal to provide nearly $700 million to hospitals across the state.
The law prohibits credit agencies from collecting information about or reporting medical debt. The law also bans hospitals and health care providers in the state from reporting such debt to the agencies.