
Tony Leys
Reporter at KFF Health News
Iowa journalist since 1988. Now covering rural health issues for @KFFHealthNews. Alum of @DMRegister, @KSJatMIT, @UWMadison. Unrepentant punster.
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timesdaily.com | Tony Leys
SPENCER, Iowa — This town’s hospital is a holdout on behalf of people going through mental health crises. The facility’s leaders have pledged not to shutter their inpatient psychiatric unit, as dozens of other U.S. hospitals have. kAmz66A:?8 E92E AC@>:D6 4@F=5 D@@? 86E E@F896C :7 r@?8C6DD D=2D96D |65:42:5 7F?5:?8] %96 ;@:?E 7656C2=\DE2E6 962=E9 AC@8C2> 4@G6CD 2?
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bostonherald.com | Tony Leys
By Tony Leys, KFF Health NewsSPENCER, Iowa — This town’s hospital is a holdout on behalf of people going through mental health crises. The facility’s leaders have pledged not to shutter their inpatient psychiatric unit, as dozens of other U.S. hospitals have. Keeping that promise could soon get tougher if Congress slashes Medicaid funding.
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antigojournal.com | Tony Leys
SPENCER, Iowa — This town’s hospital is a holdout on behalf of people going through mental health crises. The facility’s leaders have pledged not to shutter their inpatient psychiatric unit, as dozens of other U.S. hospitals have. Keeping that promise could soon get tougher if Congress slashes Medicaid funding.
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gazettextra.com | Tony Leys
SPENCER, Iowa - This town's hospital is a holdout on behalf of people going through mental health crises. The facility's leaders have pledged not to shutter their inpatient psychiatric unit, as dozens of other U.S. hospitals have. Keeping that promise could soon get tougher if Congress slashes Medicaid funding.
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thebrunswicknews.com | Tony Leys
SPENCER, Iowa - This town's hospital is a holdout on behalf of people going through mental health crises. The facility's leaders have pledged not to shutter their inpatient psychiatric unit, as dozens of other U.S. hospitals have. Keeping that promise could soon get tougher if Congress slashes Medicaid funding.
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Iowa’s attorney general leads 20-state lawsuit against planned federal staffing minimums for nursing homes. Patient safety advocates say the Biden administration rule would save lives. Industry says it would force facility closures. https://t.co/iHQOsjD3hS via @DMRMorris

Adult-size changing tables are being installed around the country to prevent humiliating bathroom situations for people with disabilities. Without such tables, many people wind up being changed on the floor, on the ground or in cars. https://t.co/QwEQL8mYWL via @IowaCapDispatch

“If you’re interested, you become interesting,” @HarrySmith tells students in his new gig at his Iowa alma mater, Central College. Many never heard of him, because they don’t watch network news. Terrific story by @BrooklynDraisey https://t.co/Ax3Xc4L14N