JOHNSTON – Since the Iowa Legislature first passed a law in 2014 to allow the use of medical cannabis, lawmakers …
Articles Tagged: Health Care Policies
Health Care and Medicine Apr. 8, 2019 11:20 pm2477d ago
Under a proposal introduced to the State Legislature by Gov. Kim Reynolds this year, women in Iowa could obtain birth …
Government & Politics Apr. 9, 2019 3:47 pm2476d ago
Iowa’s Medicaid program, and the people involved in it, were thrown through a loop this past week. While many details …
Health Care and Medicine Apr. 5, 2019 5:17 pm2480d ago
More than 600,000 poor and disabled individuals in Iowa rely on Medicaid. But the announcement on March 29 from UnitedHealthcare …
By Bill Lukitsch and Matt Enright, Quad City Times
Government & Politics Apr. 1, 2019 8:38 pm2484d ago
Iowa Democratic U.S. Rep. Dave Loebsack said Monday the impending exit of UnitedHealthcare from Iowa’s Medicaid program is ‘a disaster” …
Health Care and Medicine Mar. 29, 2019 9:37 pm2487d ago
UnitedHealthcare of the River Valley, the insurer that handles coverage for hundreds of thousands of Iowans on Medicaid, is withdrawing …
Health Care and Medicine Mar. 28, 2019 8:42 pm2488d 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 pm2490d 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 pm2508d 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 pm2511d 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 pm2516d 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 pm2518d 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 pm2518d ago
DES MOINES – The Iowa House likely will consider changes to the state’s medical cannabidiol law, including increasing the number …
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Health Care and Medicine Feb. 22, 2019 11:03 pm2522d 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 pm2525d 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 …

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