by O. Kay Henderson | Jan 16, 2023 | Health & Medicine, News
A bill introduced in the Iowa House would set up a state licensing process for “rural emergency hospitals.” Federal rules now let small rural hospitals discontinue in-patient care and just provide an emergency room and outpatient services. Representative...
by Dar Danielson | Jan 12, 2023 | Health & Medicine, News
The Marketplace open enrollment period for people who don’t have health insurance ends this weekend. Regional Administrator Sharon Graham says there’s still time to sign up. “It’s ending on January 15th. So that’s this Sunday, January 15th. And...
by O. Kay Henderson | Dec 28, 2022 | News, Politics & Government
A top GOP leader says enacting limits on what judges and juries can award in medical malpractice lawsuits will be a priority for the 2023 legislature. Senate Republican Leader Jack Whitver says in the past six years, the Senate has passed two different limits or caps...
by O. Kay Henderson | Dec 19, 2022 | News, Politics & Government
Governor Kim Reynolds and two dozen other Republican governors are urging President Biden to end the national public health emergency for COVID in April. Ending the national public health emergency will mean emergency Medicaid insurance coverage for millions of...
by Dar Danielson | Sep 7, 2022 | Crime & Courts, News
The Iowa Insurance Division is beginning the claims process to reimburse customers who had prepaid for services from an Emmetsburg funeral home. A district court ruling approved the request to process the claims against Andrew Joyce of the Joyce Funeral Home. The Iowa...