A roundup of Capitol and state government news items of interest from Monday: Interim medical cannabis study sought Two Democrats …
Articles Tagged: Health Care Policies
Government & Politics Jun. 28, 2019 7:35 pm
DES MOINES – Illinois is slated to become the 11th state to legalize marijuana when dispensaries begin offering products for …
Health Care and Medicine Jun. 28, 2019 6:17 pm
Several Eastern Iowa health care providers have signed on with the new insurance company entering Iowa’s Medicaid program – a …
Health Care and Medicine Jun. 26, 2019 9:54 pm
DES MOINES – State Auditor Rob Sand alleged Wednesday that both insurance companies that manage Medicaid in Iowa have breached …
Government & Politics Jun. 19, 2019 5:25 pm
DES MOINES – Gov. Kim Reynolds on Wednesday declined to say whether disciplinary action or complaints played a role in …
Health Care and Medicine Jun. 15, 2019 8:00 am
COGGON – An hour before check-in for the first overnight week at Camp Wapsie, the excitement among the soon-to-be campers …
Health Care and Medicine Jun. 13, 2019 9:10 pm
CEDAR RAPIDS – With a temporary permit to occupy its new building as work at the site continues, a Cedar …
Health Care and Medicine Jun. 13, 2019 8:16 pm
Iowa and other states with expanded Medicaid benefits see fewer cardiovascular deaths, according to a new study. The study, by …
By Javonte Anderson, Chicago Tribune (TNS)
Nation and World Jun. 12, 2019 9:26 am
CHICAGO – Members of the American Medical Association voted this week to support state policies that would allow minors to …
Health Care and Medicine Jun. 10, 2019 2:36 pm
Despite a new law blocking them from federal funding, Planned Parenthood of the Heartland has been awarded thousands of dollars …
Health Care and Medicine Jun. 7, 2019 9:28 pm
DES MOINES – The number of surgically and medically induced abortions performed in Iowa dropped last year to the lowest …
Government & Politics Jun. 4, 2019 2:21 pm
CEDAR RAPIDS – A proposed change in Iowa’s medical marijuana law was ‘too much of a jump” for Gov. Kim …
Health Care and Medicine May. 31, 2019 5:36 pm
The American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa again has filed suit against an Iowa law that bars Medicaid coverage for …
Health Care and Medicine May. 29, 2019 5:19 pm
A Polk County District judge temporary blocked enforcement of a law that would cut Planned Parenthood off from federal sex …
By Lawrence Hurley, Reuters
Health Care and Medicine May. 28, 2019 10:46 am
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld Indiana’s Republican-backed requirement that fetal remains be buried or cremated, dealing …