Health Care and Medicine

As the population increasingly ages, government programs that many rely on to pay the high cost of long-term care are …

WASHINGTON – The Trump administration cleared the way Thursday for states to impose work requirements on many Americans who depend …

Medica Health Plans will not bid to become an administrator of Medicaid plans in Iowa, a spokesperson told The Gazette …

DES MOINES – Reported cases of gonorrhea have more than doubled in Iowa over four years, according to state public …

DES MOINES – Iowa’s new Medicaid head said he would not close the door to adding a fourth managed-care organization …

Researchers have a new reason to believe that the prevalence of autism spectrum disorders in the U.S. has reached a …

Four additional influenza-related deaths in the state were reported Friday by the Iowa Department of Public Health. This brings to …

DES MOINES – A Des Moines company licensed last month to be Iowa’s first medical marijuana manufacturer is suing the …

UnityPoint Health has not yet reached an agreement with Amerigroup of Iowa over a contract for serving Iowa Medicaid patients, …

Long before the opioid epidemic, most states developed drug-tracking systems to allow physicians and pharmacists to check patients’ prescription drug …

Iowans could see more of the same for this upcoming session in terms of health care legislation — debate over …

With hours to spare before the end of the year, officials from UnityPoint Health and Amerigroup Iowa on Sunday agreed …