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 ...
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 ...
Iowa Medicaid sends $4M bills to families grieving deaths of loved ones with disabilities
States are required to claw back health care costs from the estates of many Medicaid recipients. Some, including Iowa, act aggressively.
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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 ...
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 ...
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The Iowa Legislature removed gender identity from civil rights law. Here’s why it should never have been added
Representative Steven Holt speaks during an Iowa House Judiciary subcommittee meeting on House Study Bill 242 at the Iowa State ...
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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 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 ...