Board of Regents approve UI Health Care’s acquisition of oncology clinic

The Iowa Board of Regents has approved University of Iowa Health Care’s $280 million asset purchase of physician-owned oncology and hematology practice Mission Cancer + Blood.

Cancer rates in Iowa are soaring, and the agreement between the two parties aims to expand UI Health Care’s cancer care network while maintaining local care and increasing access to cancer detection, treatment, and research across the state, particularly in rural…