Drake’s exciting new partnership with Broadlawns Medical Center took effect on Jan. 1, 2022. As a reminder, Drake health plan participants who choose Broadlawns providers for their care, will experience special pricing, including:

• no co-pays for urgent care/walk-in clinic visits
• no co-pays for primary care visits
• no co-pays for specialist visits
• a lower out-of-pocket maximum
• lower deductibles for emergency room visits, as well as for both outpatient and inpatient care

You can review the pricing in greater detail on page seven of Drake’s new digital benefits guide.

There are several Broadlawns providers who are currently accepting new patients, and we want to provide introductions to two of them who have existing ties to Drake:

Nick Galioto, MD, is already known to many at Drake. “Dr. G” has served as the primary care physician for Drake student athletes since 2006.  He also recently oversaw services for the Drake Student Health Center. Dr. Galioto serves as the director of the Transitional Year Residency Program, is the associate director of the Family Medicine Residency Program, and is the associate director of medical education at Broadlawns Medical Center. His clinical expertise goes beyond primary care medicine and includes  sports medicine, cardiovascular disease, and dermatology. He currently works out of the Broadlawns Family Health Center located at 1761 Hickman Road.

Julie Rice, tLMHC, is a mental health therapist who also has close ties to Drake. Julie Rice earned her master’s at Drake and served as  an intern at the Drake Student Counseling Center. Her clinical interests include cognitive behavioral therapy, rational emotive behavioral therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy. Julie currently works out of the Broadlawns Outpatient Mental Health Clinic  also located at 1761 Hickman Road. You can read more about Julie Rice in this article, A Daily Dose of Self-Care, that was published in Des Moines Magazine in November.

If you have questions about the new Broadlawns partnership or would like to see other aspects of Broadlawns services featured in OnCampus, please reach out to drakehr@drake.edu.

— Maureen De Armond, Human Resources