Pulling back the curtain - The lesser-seen impacts of health on Iowa’s economy

Pulling back the curtain - The lesser-seen impacts of health on Iowa’s economy

May 6, 2026

Not all economic issues are fast-moving, market-shifting events — some, like health care, can take years or longer for implications to materialize but then deliver a broader impact. On this episode of the Iowa Economy Podcast, public health economists and leaders join host Chris Conetzkey to share one issue or trend related to health that is affecting the state’s economy followed by discussion of contributing factors, downstream effects and what data is, or is not, available to better understand the economic implications of health on our business community.