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Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a bill into law Thursday that puts new limits on public assistance programs that help low-income Iowans access food and health care.
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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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Republicans in the Iowa House sent a bill to the governor’s desk Thursday evening that would deny food assistance, known as SNAP, to households that have more than $15,000 in assets. That amount doesn’t include a home, one car of any value, and a second car worth up to $10,000.
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The end of COVID-19-era Medicaid benefits could impact millions of low-income Americans.
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On April 1, Iowa officials will begin the process of Medicaid unwinding, which will likely affect thousands, as the national public health emergency draws to a close.
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A new report has found the COVID-19 pandemic accelerated long-standing issues facing the state's nursing homes.
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Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a bill into law last week that’ll eventually offer taxpayer-funded accounts to all families who have kids in private schools. And lawmakers moved forward with proposals to restrict medical malpractice lawsuit payouts, and to change who is eligible for public assistance.
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A study published in Health Affairs this week found states that expanded Medicaid eligibility saw fewer postpartum hospitalizations.
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The Iowa attorney general's office announced it has reached a $44.4 million settlement with Missouri-based Centene, which operates as Iowa Total Care in the state, over its pharmaceutical billing practices.
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Immigrants in some states can’t get Medicaid due to a federal law that bars many people on visas and green cards from receiving public assistance, including Medicaid, for their first five years in the country.