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The annual America’s Health Rankings report by the United Health Care Foundation ranks Iowa 20th in the nation for senior health.
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Policy experts say one way to help close the racial gap in maternal health outcomes is to ensure people on Medicaid don’t lose coverage two months after pregnancy.
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An Iowan who has been diagnosed with progressive dementia is asking lawmakers to provide funding for dementia care specialists to help Iowans find and navigate support services.
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The Iowa Legislature could wrap up the 2023 session as early as this week. But before lawmakers head home, they have to finalize a budget.
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A $2.1 billion health and human services budget that would increase funding for nursing homes, mental health and substance use disorder treatment was passed by the Iowa Senate Thursday and advanced by a House committee.
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Lawmakers in some states — including Indiana, Missouri and Ohio — are considering legislation to require automated external defibrillators, or AEDs, in schools. But mandating these devices is a complicated decision.
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On the University of Northern Iowa's campus, the gerontology department uses an ordinary-looking home to simulate the daily life of a person living with dementia.
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Iowans weighed in at a Statehouse public hearing Tuesday on a bill that would change eligibility requirements for public assistance programs.
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The new owners want to resume 24-hour urgent care.
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Transgender kids in Iowa were legally barred from starting gender-affirming medical treatments and from using school bathrooms that align with their gender identity after Gov. Kim Reynolds signed two bills into law Wednesday.