A new survey shows strong support among Iowans for raising cigarette taxes, as lawmakers weigh proposals tied to public health and Medicaid funding.

A bill advancing rapidly in the Iowa House would make a one-time tax increase on some health insurers and draw money from the Taxpayer Relief Fund to address the state’s Medicaid shortfall.

A tax hike on HMO health insurance plans that would raise money to help the state pay for Medicaid has advanced through ...

House Republicans have set a one-hour public hearing for 8 a.m. on Wednesday, March 18 in Room 103 of the Iowa Capitol.

State inspectors visited the Bishop Drumm Retirement Center in Johnston and spoke to residents who reported waiting 30 to 60 minutes for their call lights to be answered.

Every Monday on The Current, during the state legislative sessions, we take a dive into the latest headlines from Des Moines, ...

A bill that passed the Iowa House this week could change who qualifies for the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) financial assistance program. Here's why.

Democratic congressional candidate Sarah Trone Garriott backed a public health insurance option as she warned of Medicaid ...

When Medicaid began sharing personal data with federal immigration authorities last year, it upended decades of explicit ...

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

The Iowa House passed a bill expanding Medicaid income limits for people with disabilities while adding new eligibility rules ...