Iowa senators weigh $120M health care tax hike to fill Medicaid hole

Iowa Senate Republicans are advancing a bill that would raise taxes on certain health insurance companies to offset a Medicaid funding shortfall.
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Iowa names new Medicaid director as federal work requirements, eligibility changes kick in

Iowa has named a new director to lead the state's Medicaid program as new state and federal work requirements and eligibility changes are set to kick in. The Iowa Department of Health and Human ...

Iowa bill would lock in private Medicaid system, limit future changes

An Iowa House subcommittee advanced a bill Tuesday that would lock the state into its current Medicaid system run by private insurance companies and limit how easily the state could expand or change ...
Des Moines Register

Iowa hospitals look to $50B rural fund to brace for Medicaid cuts under Trump's big bill

The Rural Health Transformation Program will allocate $50 billion to rural hospitals over five years. It's part of the "big, beautiful bill." The program aims to offset potential losses from the new ...
Iowa Public Radio

Disabled Iowans say Medicaid income caps limit their ability to work. But efforts to remove barriers keep failing

Some Iowans with disabilities are pushing lawmakers to remove income and asset caps from a special Medicaid program that ...