The Iowa legislature has unanimously voted to set deadlines for insurance companies being asked to authorize treatment, prescriptions or other health care services. Senator Mike Klimesh of Spillville was the only lawmaker to speak before the bill passed the senate...
The State of Iowa is seeking Trump Administration approval of work requirements for some of the 170,000 Iowa adults enrolled in Medicaid under expanded income guidelines. Governor Kim Reynolds said it’s about “promoting a culture of work” among...
Insurance company executives and agents who sell insurance gathered at the Iowa Capitol yesterday to urge legislators to pass one of the governor’s priorities. The bill is a collection of ideas developed in response to last year’s natural disasters. For...
Legislators may launch a study of how weight loss drugs might reduce costs in the Iowa Medicaid program. Jeffrey Boeyink is a lobbyist for Eli Lilly the company which has proposed a bill on the topic. “We’re not here to ask you to mandate drugs in the...
State officials say July 1 is the target date to launch a project to train 460 physicians at 14 Iowa hospitals over the next four years. Governor Kim Reynolds is seeking $150 million in federal funding for the initiative. “We know that doctors often decide to...
