Tom Barton
Deputy Des Moines Bureau Chief at The Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA)
Deputy Bureau Chief for @gazettedotcom covering #iapolitics. Proud member of #cyclONEnation. Mediocre golfer and Star Wars nerd.
Articles
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1 week ago |
thegazette.com | Tom Barton
The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. Plans by Senate Republicans to scale back a Medicaid provider tax that states like Iowa use to fund their Medicaid program could deal a greater financial blow to rural hospitals, state and national hospital groups warn.
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1 week ago |
qctimes.com | Tom Barton
A federal judge in Iowa has blocked key parts of a Biden administration rule mandating minimum staffing levels in nursing homes across the country. The judge ruled that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services exceeded its authority by implementing the staffing requirements. The ruling follows a similar decision by a Texas judge in a separate lawsuit and adds to the legal challenges against the federal nursing home staffing mandate.
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1 week ago |
qctimes.com | Tom Barton
Two unvaccinated children and an unvaccinated adult from Johnson County were added Thursday to the list of Iowans infected by measles, bringing the total identified cases in the state to six, according to state and county health officials. The three new cases are a result of household contact with an infected child from Johnson County who was unvaccinated and contracted the disease while traveling internationally, according to a news release from Johnson County Public Health.
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1 week ago |
thegazette.com | Tom Barton
The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. Two unvaccinated children and an unvaccinated adult from Johnson County were added Thursday to the list of Iowans infected by measles, bringing the total identified cases in the state to six, according to state and county health officials.
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1 week ago |
qctimes.com | Tom Barton
Iowa U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson said legislative efforts are being considered to sever Iran's financial pathways to nuclear weapons development and financial support of terrorism across the region. A sanctions package may be developed to support President Donald Trump’s pressure strategies against Iran, Hinson told reporters Wednesday on a conference call.
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