Linn County, Mercy Medical Center forge health care agreement for low-income residents

Linn County has entered into a 340B agreement with Mercy Medical Center to provide health care to low-income county residents who aren’t otherwise eligible for Medicare or Medicaid benefits.

The agreement, established under Section 340B of the federal Public Health Services Act, allows Mercy to continue its “historic commitment to the provision of health care to indigent, uninsured and underinsured residents of Linn County, Iowa,” according to the agreement, which…