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SNAP Cuts: What’s at Risk for Food and Health Access in Iowa
Billions of meals a year for families are at risk of being cut if Congress passes a bill that would significantly reduce ...
Republican plans to overhaul Medicaid are already shaking up the 2026 midterms
Senate Republicans have yet to finalize their version of President Donald Trump’s sweeping domestic policy proposal, but GOP ...
Nunn, Miller-Meeks walk a tightrope with letter opposing Senate's deeper Medicaid cuts
The two Republicans voted for Medicaid cuts in the "Big Beautiful Bill" but signed onto a letter opposing the Senate’s ...
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Iowa officials warn more rural hospitals may close under proposed Medicaid cuts
Plans by Senate Republicans to scale back a Medicaid provider tax that states like Iowa use to fund their Medicaid program ...
Which new Iowa laws will take effect on July 1? Here are 10 of the biggest changes
Some of Iowa's new laws will ban drivers from holding cell phones, prohibit DEI programs and remove gender identity ...
Iowa Medicaid will no longer cover gender-affirming care, leaving Davenport man without coverage
Aiden Vasquez sued the state of Iowa and won in 2021 to receive gender-affirming care under Medicaid. Now, that is going away ...
A look at what SCOTUS Medicaid, Planned Parenthood decision could have on Iowans
Medicaid patients may not have total control on where they can receive services, following a new US Supreme Court ...
The Muscatine Journal1d
'Medicaid is not a handout. It's a promise': Rally in Centennial Park pushes against Medicaid cuts
The crowd in Centennial Park was sparse for Sunday's “Stop the Billionaire Giveaway" tour stop, but Maria Taylor came with a ...
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Report ranks Iowa's health system 18th in the nation. Experts say cuts to Medicaid could reverse progress
A new report by the Commonwealth Fund ranks Iowa's health system 18th in the nation. But experts said gains made in reducing ...