Our Mission

The Iowa Health Buyers Alliance is an association of health purchasers who have come together to identify, evaluate, recommend and provide access to cost-effective high performance policies, practices, providers, and products
for its members.

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Welcome to the Iowa Health Buyers Alliance (IHBA) website.

  • The Alliance is an association of purchasers who have come together to identify, evaluate, recommend, and provide access to cost-effective high performance policies, practices, providers, and products for its members. Formed in 2004, the IHBA enables public and private purchasers to jointly develop and promote the use of smart buying practices to drive quality performance for health and value (“more for the money”).

  • Latest News

  • Patient Information Bill Criticized

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  • Healthcare Reforms: Require Reporting of Errors, and Other Measures of Quality

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  • Iowa State Legislative Briefing 2008

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  • Iowa State Legislative Briefing 2007

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  • Treating Heart Disease, Heart Attack, and Stroke – The Antiplatelets

    For most people who need a blood-thinning drug to help prevent a first or repeat heart attack or stroke, aspirin is the drug of choice, according to the latest report from the Consumer Reports Best Buy Drugs project.

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  • Improving Quality and Value in Health Care

    Last month the US HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt recognized Iowa Health Buyer's Alliance and Health Policy Corporation of Iowa as Community Leaders. We are sending you this special note today because your suggestions matter to us.

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  • Iowa Businesses Commit to National Initiative for Improving Quality and Value in Health Care

    Two Groups Recognized as Community Leaders

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  • Secretary of Health & Human Services Mike Leavitt in Des Moines

    Friday, March 9; Noon - 1:30 pm at the Renaissance Savery Hotel in Des Moines, Iowa; Cost: $30

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  • Transparency: Better Care Lower Cost

    www.hhs.gov/transparency

  • Agenda and Speaker Presentations, First IHBA Seminar in
    Cedar Rapids

    View the agenda & Presentations
     

  • What Health Care Needs to Be About

    One Expert's Views

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  • Americans With Insomnia May Be Relying Too Heavily
    On Sleeping Pills

    The latest Best Buy Drugs report on insomnia examines four heavily promoted drugs -- Ambien, Lunesta, Sonata and Rozerem.

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  • Consumer Reports Best Buy Drugs

    Consumers Union has a great website to help consumers find the “best buy” drugs based on cost, safety and effectiveness.

    Consumer Reports Best Buy Drugs Website

  • 4 Steps to Reduce Cancer

    These simple steps can add up to big changes in your health and may help reduce your risk of getting many kinds of cancer.

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  • Stroke Identification

    A neurologist says that if he can get to a stroke victim within 3 hours he can totally reverse the effects of a stroke...totally. He said the trick was getting a stroke recognized, diagnosed, and then getting the patient medically cared for within 3 hours, which is tough.

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