Articles Tagged: Health Care Policies

DES MOINES – U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar has shared on the campaign trail the story of her father’s struggles with …

A measure to expand Iowa’s medical marijuana program will open the door to more patients and new products to help …

DES MOINES – Iowa’s senior U.S. senator said he supports the president’s efforts to change the Affordable Care Act within …

CEDAR RAPIDS – Local health care providers say they often struggle to address an individual’s needs outside the clinic, such …

JOHNSTON – Since the Iowa Legislature first passed a law in 2014 to allow the use of medical cannabis, lawmakers …

Under a proposal introduced to the State Legislature by Gov. Kim Reynolds this year, women in Iowa could obtain birth …

Iowa’s Medicaid program, and the people involved in it, were thrown through a loop this past week. While many details …

More than 600,000 poor and disabled individuals in Iowa rely on Medicaid. But the announcement on March 29 from UnitedHealthcare …

Iowa Democratic U.S. Rep. Dave Loebsack said Monday the impending exit of UnitedHealthcare from Iowa’s Medicaid program is ‘a disaster” …

UnitedHealthcare of the River Valley, the insurer that handles coverage for hundreds of thousands of Iowans on Medicaid, is withdrawing …

Approximately 11.4 million people enrolled in a health plan through the federal Affordable Care Act exchanges to cover the cost …

DES MOINES – Without expanding the list of conditions medical marijuana may be used to treat, the Iowa House on …

DES MOINES – An administration code that restricted Iowans from using Medicaid funds for gender-affirming surgeries has been struck down …

The number of Iowa’s youth who reported thoughts of suicide increased more than 50 percent over the past half-dozen years, …

DES MOINES – An attempt by state lawmakers to find funding for mental health care services is receiving a lukewarm …