Articles Tagged: Rural Iowa

As the country grapples with a health care workforce shortage, health care facilities across Iowa, especially in rural areas, will see some assistance under legislation signed Wednesday by Gov. Kim Reynolds.

Legislation designed to constrain prescription drug costs and protect rural pharmacies by regulating third-party health care companies known as pharmacy benefit managers is once again moving in the Iowa Capitol.

If it becomes law, House File 1032 would award matching funds up to $100,000 to grocery stores in rural areas for projects including utility upgrades, equipment, furnishings, professional services and technology.

In Iowa, and across the country, ambulance services have been struggling to attract and retain staff. Data from the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services shows that the number of certified EMTs in the state has decreased every year since 2018. But ambulance service professionals have been working to reverse that trend, and changes made to state law in 2021 may have been the first step in the right direction.

Also, Iowa AG Bird joins lawsuit against federal law to cap rates and limit fees on phone calls by inmates

Also, Iowa will pay nearly $50,000 in a settlement with a reporter

Iowa is among the states considering creating grants to help rural grocery stores stay open.

Iowa House Republicans have introduced two bills designed to spur economic development in rural Iowa.

$5B nationwide investment includes over $400M for Iowa

Two more cases -- in a commercial turkey flock in Pocahontas County and a mixed-species backyard flock in Guthrie County -- were confirmed Monday.

With 72 barns and a record number of restored round and octagonal barns, see a unique slice of Iowa’s history coming to the forefront Sept. 16 and 17.

In 1900, almost three-fourths of Iowa population lived on farms or in small towns. By 2010, only 36 percent of Iowans remained in rural areas. Most small Iowa towns will never gain population again. That’s why some have turned their focus from growing numbers, to growing quality of life.

Iowa will spend $150,000 to pilot a program aimed at decreasing emergency response times in rural areas.

Also, new website aims to connect veterans with jobs in Iowa

In Iowa, 15 facilities closed in 2022, 13 of them in rural areas