UnitedHealthcare of the River Valley, the insurer that handles coverage for hundreds of thousands of Iowans on Medicaid, is withdrawing …
Articles Tagged: Health Care Policies
Health Care and Medicine Mar. 28, 2019 8:42 pm2398d ago
Approximately 11.4 million people enrolled in a health plan through the federal Affordable Care Act exchanges to cover the cost …
Government & Politics Mar. 26, 2019 10:11 pm2400d ago
DES MOINES – Without expanding the list of conditions medical marijuana may be used to treat, the Iowa House on …
Government & Politics Mar. 8, 2019 2:27 pm2418d ago
DES MOINES – An administration code that restricted Iowans from using Medicaid funds for gender-affirming surgeries has been struck down …
Health Care and Medicine Mar. 5, 2019 6:01 pm2421d ago
The number of Iowa’s youth who reported thoughts of suicide increased more than 50 percent over the past half-dozen years, …
Government & Politics Feb. 28, 2019 7:27 pm2426d ago
DES MOINES – An attempt by state lawmakers to find funding for mental health care services is receiving a lukewarm …
Government & Politics Feb. 26, 2019 8:03 pm2428d ago
DES MOINES – A three-member panel of state senators approved a proposal by Gov. Kim Reynolds to allow Iowa women …
Health Care and Medicine Feb. 26, 2019 7:18 pm2428d ago
DES MOINES – The Iowa House likely will consider changes to the state’s medical cannabidiol law, including increasing the number …
Reuters
Health Care and Medicine Feb. 22, 2019 11:03 pm2432d ago
WASHINGTON – The Trump administration said Friday that taxpayer-funded family planning clinics that primarily serve low-income Americans will no longer …
By Carrie Campbell, correspondent
Health Care and Medicine Feb. 19, 2019 6:00 pm2435d ago
Ninety-two percent of Americans say it’s important to discuss their wishes for end-of-life care, according to a 2018 survey by …
Anna Edney, Bloomberg
Health Care and Medicine Feb. 19, 2019 3:34 pm2435d ago
Taking a young person’s plasma and infusing it into an older person to ward off aging — a therapy that’s …
By Ed Tibbetts, Quad-City Times
Campaigns & Elections Jan. 25, 2016 6:00 am3557d ago
Nearly a decade ago, before the 2008 Iowa caucuses, it was unusual to go to a rally for Barack Obama …
Living Dec. 6, 2015 4:42 pm3606d ago
With federal officials on their way to Des Moines this week to conduct readiness reviews on the state’s decision to …
News Nov. 16, 2015 6:39 pm3626d ago
DES MOINES – Gov. Terry Branstad expressed worry Monday that some health care providers are using ‘scare tactics” and what …
News Dec. 17, 2014 10:30 am3961d ago
The U.S. Department of Human and Health Services is awarding Iowa up to $43.1 million over the next four years …