WEST DES MOINES, Iowa, May 14 -- UnityPoint Health issued the following news release: On May 13, 2024, UnityPoint Health - Des Moines announced their "LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Leader" designations from the Human Rights Campaign Foundation (HRC). These designations were awarded in the 16th iteration of HRC's Healthcare Equality Index (HEI), released on May 7. This is the fourth time in a row that UnityPoint Health - Des Moines hospitals have been recognized by HRC at Leader status. A record 1,  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 (TNSres) -- The Human Rights Campaign issued the following Weekly State Fights Report on May 13, 2024: TOPLINE TAKEAWAYS: * 19 states are currently in session as of May 10 * 25 states have ended the session as of May 10 * So far we are tracking about 825+ bills: - 210+ pro-equality - 440+ anti-LGBTQ+ - Twenty-seven anti-LGBTQ+ bills have passed into law: Alabama: SB 129, Alabama: SB 48, Alabama: HB 89, Florida: C.S./H.B. 1425, Florida: C.S./H.B. 1291, Idaho: HB 668, Ida  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, May 15 -- The International Association For Food Protection issued the following news release on May 14, 2024: The International Association for Food Protection (IAFP) selected Walmart Inc. as the 2024 recipient of the prestigious Black Pearl Award. Sponsored by F&H Food Equipment Company, the Black Pearl Award will be presented at IAFP's Annual Meeting in Long Beach, California. This honor is given annually to one company for its efforts in advancing food safety and quality   more

SANTA MONICA, California, May 14 (TNSres) -- Rand issued the following news release: Prices paid to hospitals during 2022 by employers and private insurers for both inpatient and outpatient services averaged 254 percent of what Medicare would have paid, with wide variation in prices among states, according to a new RAND report. Some states (Arkansas, Iowa, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi) had relative prices under 200 percent of Medicare, while other states (California, Florida, Georgia,   more