Iowa bill setting work requirements for those receiving state expanded Medicaid advances
Two bills in the Iowa Legislature would institute work requirements for thousands of Iowans eligible for state's expanded Medicaid plan.
Gov. Kim Reynolds talks applying for waiver for work requirements for Medicaid recipients
Gov. Kim Reynolds discuses work requirements for medicaid recipients on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025, at the Iowa State Capitol.
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Capitol Notebook: Punishment proposed for Iowa law enforcement for not cooperating with federal immigration
House Study Bill 285 would make it a Class D felony for law enforcement officers, including county sheriffs, to “knowingly ...
Democrats protest potential Medicaid cuts outside Zach Nunn's office as GOP weighs budget
Republican leaders in the U.S. House of Representatives have scheduled a vote Tuesday to move forward with their party’s ...
Rep. Ashley Hinson: Republicans want to cut Medicaid fraud, not benefits with new budget
U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson joined House Republicans in voting for a budget framework that calls for steep spending cuts, but she ...
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Bill proposes work requirements for some Iowans receiving state Medicaid, food assistance
Some Iowans receiving state-funded Medicaid coverage and food assistance would be required to work at least 80 hours a month ...
Medicaid in Iowa billed 2 grieving families $4M after their disabled loved ones died
After their loved one died at a state-run center in Iowa, families got a letter from the state. It offered condolences. And ...
Gene-Based Vaccines Could Be Banned in Iowa Under New Bill
If passed, anyone who provides or administers a gene-based vaccine to another person would face a penalty of $500 per violation.
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Iowa lawmakers advance bill to place work requirements for public assistance programs
Iowa lawmakers advanced a bill creating work requirements for Medicaid and expanding work requirements for food stamps.  The ...
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Would coverage of weight loss drugs reduce Iowa Medicaid costs?
Legislators may launch a study of how weight loss drugs might reduce costs in the Iowa Medicaid program. Jeffrey Boeyink is a ...
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Iowa Medicaid sends $4M bills to two families grieving deaths of loved ones with disabilities
Like Higgins, Tomlyn thought her Medicaid recovery bill came from state officials because it was printed on letterhead from the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services. The people who signed ...
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Iowa Medicaid sends $4M bills to two families grieving deaths of loved ones with disabilities
Collection agents for the state of Iowa have sent letters seeking millions ... The amounts represent what Medicaid spent covering the residents’ care when they lived at the Glenwood Resource ...