# Des Moines Register * **Definition:** The Des Moines Register is a daily newspaper based in Des Moines, Iowa, known for its comprehensive coverage of local, state, and national news, as well as opinion pieces, sports, and entertainment. * **Taxonomy:** Key Sources / Local & Regional / Des Moines Register ## News * Selected news from the source **Des Moines Register**, for healthcare technology leaders * 58 news items are in the system for this source * Posts have been filtered for tech and healthcare-related keywords | Date | Title | Topics | | --- | --- | --- | | 5/28/2025 | [**Gov. Kim Reynolds signs rural health care law to tackle worker shortages. What to know:**](https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/politics/2025/05/28/iowa-governor-kim-reynolds-signs-rural-health-care-law-to-tackle-worker-shortages/83882087007/) | [[Maternal Health]]; [[Health]]; [[Rural Health]] | | 5/23/2025 | [**MercyOne ends contract with Des Moines anesthesia group, signs with new partner**](https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/health/2025/05/23/mercyone-anesthesia-services-changes-des-moines/83768314007/) | | | 5/14/2025 | [**Gov. Reynolds' rural health care bill awaits her OK to become law after Senate passage**](https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/politics/2025/05/14/iowa-legislature-senate-passes-gov-kim-reynolds-rural-health-care-bill/83604472007/) | [[Health]]; [[Maternal Health]]; [[Maternal Healthcare]] | | 3/26/2025 | [**Gov. Kim Reynolds' bill to improve rural health care services passes Iowa House**](https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/politics/2025/03/27/iowa-house-passes-gov-kim-reynolds-rural-health-care-bill/82672259007/) | [[Workforce Shortages]]; [[Care Access]]; [[Health]] | | 2/18/2025 | [**Reynolds introduces bill to increase health care workforce, improve rural health services**](https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/politics/2025/02/18/iowa-governor-kim-reynolds-health-care-bill-increase-workforce-rural-services/79009373007/) | [[Workforce Shortages]]; [[Maternal Health Disparities]]; [[Maternal Healthcare]] | | 2/17/2025 | [**Free women's health symposium at The Boca Raton to feature several expert presentations**](https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/local/boca/2025/02/18/impact-100-pbc-to-host-free-womens-health-symposium-in-boca-raton/78158349007/) | [[Health]]; [[Vision]]; [[Public Health]] | | 2/16/2025 | [**America's engagement with Africa mustn't be allowed to wither. Here's why. - Opinion**](https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/opinion/columnists/iowa-view/2025/02/16/us-africa-partnership-continent-century-sustained-engagement/78481054007/) | [[Partnerships]]; [[Training]]; [[Influence]] | | 1/28/2025 | [**A 6-year-old tried to hang himself before he got help. This is Iowa's mental health crisis**](https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/health/2025/01/29/as-demand-grows-iowa-kids-struggle-to-find-mental-health-care/76869602007/) | [[Mental Health Crisis]]; [[Behavioral Health]]; [[Mental Health]] | | 1/19/2025 | [**Iowa has a serious physician shortage. Here's how Gov. Kim Reynolds plans to fix it.**](https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/health/2025/01/20/kim-reynolds-health-care-staffing-plan-aims-to-fix-physician-shortage/77698136007/) | [[Healthcare]]; [[Health]]; [[Healthcare SaaS]] | | 1/18/2025 | [**Insurers should have to give prior-authorization answers in 20 minutes in Iowa - Opinion**](https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/opinion/columnists/iowa-view/2025/01/19/prior-authorization-responses-health-insurance-20-minutes-law-iowa/77728471007/) | [[Prior Authorization]]; [[Health]]; [[Healthcare Legislation]] | | 12/13/2024 | [**Des Moines-based organization selected to lead state's new behavioral health system**](https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/health/2024/12/13/iowa-primary-care-association-to-lead-iowa-behavioral-health-system/76961724007/) | [[Health]]; [[Primary Care]]; [[Community Health]] | | 12/3/2024 | [**Iowa state health official selected as new Polk County public health director**](https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/local/2024/12/03/polk-county-names-juliann-van-liew-public-health-director/76568856007/) | [[Public Health]]; [[Leadership]]; [[Health]] | | 9/16/2024 | [**Phoenix bioscience boom poised to improve health care and local economy, proponents say**](https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/local/phoenix/2024/09/16/phoenix-bioscience-boom-poised-to-improve-health-care-local-economy/75150448007/) | [[Healthcare Education]]; [[Cancer Treatment]]; [[Population Health]] | | 9/16/2024 | [**GOP incumbent Bill Gustoff faces Democrat Heather Sievers for Iowa House District 40 seat**](https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/09/16/candidates-running-for-iowa-house-40-in-altoona-ankeny-bill-gustoff-heather-sievers/74808763007/) | [[Substance Abuse]] | | 8/2/2024 | [**Radiologist bringing $250+ million, 25-acre health campus to Urbandale**](https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/local/urbandale/2024/08/02/radiologist-bringing-250-million-25-acre-health-campus-to-urbandale/74594246007/) | [[Retention]]; [[Preventative Care]]; [[Health]] |