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Discussion: Caring for Parents in Iowa

posted on April 1, 2008 at 11:08 AM

Discussion: Caring for Parents in Iowa Jeneane Beck's discussion with John McCalley, Director of Elder Affairs, and Anthony Carroll, AARP Iowa Associate State Director for Advocacy, summarizes a few options for caregivers and also focuses on the status of several pieces of legislation dealing with long-term care.

Tags: aging parents healthcare Ames nursing medical

Caring for Parents in Iowa

posted on March 31, 2008 at 4:10 PM

Caring for Parents in Iowa Find out about Heartland Adult Day Center in Ames, with Elizabeth Buchwald who cares for her mother in-law and her mother in-law’s sister in her home. Her mother in-law Katherine Buchwald attends the day center 3 days a week.

Tags: aging parents healthcare Ames nursing medical

Former Governors Branstad and Vilsack Discuss Health Care

posted on October 22, 2007 at 5:08 PM

Former Governors Branstad and Vilsack Discuss Health Care Having held the state's highest office for a combined 24 years consecutively, Branstad and Vilsack discuss access to quality health care, long-term financial security and where they think the presidential candidates should stand on these issues. Across every generation access to health insurance is waning as the number of uninsured Americans has risen. Learn more about these issues that are key to the future of our country and critical to Iowans' voting decisions.

Tags: campaign 2008 health insurance healthcare Mitt Romney Mike Huckabee obesity

Health Care and Financial Security

posted on October 19, 2007 at 3:31 PM

Health Care and Financial Security Democrat, Republican or Independent, nearly every poll of Americans reveals that the cost and availability of health care are big political issues. So too are other matters of family financial security, like pension viability, or mortgage regulations or even college tuition and loans. These issues are enduring and will persist through the 2008 elections.

Tags: health insurance healthcare debt health