The Iowa Department of Health and Human Services is warning Iowans who receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits that November funds may not be issued onto SNAP cards as the federal government shutdown approaches its third week with no end in sight.
Soft drinks, candy, gum and many other foods — most of which are generally deemed to be unhealthy — will be ineligible for purchase with SNAP benefits starting Jan. 1.
The federal government shutdown hasn’t affected food aid yet, but Iowa’s contingency funding for WIC could run out if the standoff in Washington drags on.
A new program in Hiawatha — a partnership between UnityPoint Health, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, and the state — is a one-stop shop for health care services for eligible participants age 55 and older to help them remain in their homes and live an active and healthy lifestyle for as long as possible.
Iowa’s Medicaid program is projected to face tens of millions in deficits in coming years. State Auditor Rob Sand accused Republican leaders of irresponsible budgeting, while GOP lawmakers argue the state’s reserves can cover rising costs.
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State agency says the person who died was an elderly adult with multiple underlying health conditions.
Kelly Garcia was the agency’s director through the COVID-19 pandemic, its consolidation into the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services, and a redesign of the state’s mental and behavioral health care system.
The number of Legionnaires’ disease cases among Marshalltown residents was up to 34 on Tuesday, as public health officials work to identify the source of the outbreak, State Epidemiologist Dr. Matthew Donahue told the Marshall County Board of Supervisors.
Iowa State University’s Iowa Mosquito Surveillance Program has been running since the 1960s, but only a handful of counties have their own surveillance programs in place to monitor insect populations and test for West Nile virus.
State health officials are investigating a cluster of Legionnaires’ disease diagnoses in Marshalltown that have affected 21 people and led to one death.
The Iowa Department of Health and Human Services has reported the first positive case of West Nile virus of the year in an adult in northern Iowa.
Kevin Kincaid, the CEO of Knoxville Hospitals and Clinics, hosted a roundtable discussion with Iowa Republican U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks and Iowa Department of Health and Human Services Director Kelly Garcia on Wednesday to discuss how hospitals can work with government partners to minimize that impact of new federal reductions in Medicaid spending.
The payment is one of the final pieces of a settlement agreement over a 2023 lawsuit that claimed the State of Iowa for decades had ‘disregarded the lack of mental and behavioral health services’ for children
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