Articles Tagged: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

Iowa has yet to implement large portions of a 2023 law that established new requirements and regular checks for Iowans receiving public assistance benefits to determine their eligibility.

Iowa Republican U.. Sen. Joni Ernst, who fielded questions for an hour from a crowd of about 30 people during a town hall in Marengo, was asked her thoughts on Harris’ pick of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as a running mate.

Iowa’s Ashley Hinson said she opposes raising retirement age, supports IVF

As a growing number of states have moved to expand coverage for new moms under Medicaid to 12 months in the last three years, Iowa lags behind as one of only a handful of states that does not offer the extended coverage.

Medicare is prohibited from covering the high cost — but will that change?

Scammers use Medicare, Medicaid enrollment to trick people out of money and personal information.

Iowa is one of 30 states where the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services determined eligible individuals -- mostly children -- were being disenrolled, even though the states had information indicating they remained eligible.

Families of children with complex medical conditions needing to travel out of state to receive specialized care would have fewer hoops to jump through under proposed bill.

New law adds requirements for Iowans receiving public assistance benefits, including an asset test and regular checks to determine their eligibility for programs.

Iowa U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley says the White House’s proposal to extend Medicare’s solvency is likely to run into a barrage of Republican opposition.

Iowa House lawmakers advanced legislation supporters say could provide a financial lifeline to Iowa’s small, rural hospitals that face closure.

Iowa Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Mike Franken talked about protecting Social Security for future generations and lowering the Medicare eligibility age to 50.

Julie Beckett fought to care for her daughter at home in the 1980s, bringing about a fundamental change to the federal Medicaid program that ultimately improved the lives of hundreds of thousands of children with complex disabilities nationwide. She died in Cedar Rapids on Friday at the age of 72.

U.S. Sens. Chuck Grassley and Bob Casey introduced legislation that proposes a permanent expansion of a Medicare program for rural hospitals in Iowa and across the nation.

Based on a recent study, Medicare's hospice regulations are not working as intended for many people with dementia.