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Posts Tagged ‘Health Care’

Governor Culver Signs Five Bills

Governor Culver Signs Five Bills

Senate File 2356 Directs DHS to amend the extension proposal for the IowaCare program to provide expansion population services through a phased in approach, utilizing the 14 Federally Qualified Health Centers statewide. Creates a mechanism to expand the IowaCare provider [Read More]

House Approves Insurance Accountability Plan

House Approves Insurance Accountability Plan

Small Businesses To Get More Notice Before Rate Hikes; Veterans To Qualify for Mental Health & Substance Abuse Assistance After Iowa’s largest health insurance carrier announced an 18% rate hike in insurance premiums last month, the Iowa House of Representatives [Read More]

Iowa Workforce Development To Receive $3.4 Million In Funding

Iowa Workforce Development To Receive $3.4 Million In Funding

Governor Chet Culver and Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) announced today that $3.4 million in funding is coming to Iowa Workforce Development from the U.S. Department of Labor. The funding comes from the Health Care Sector and Other High Growth and Emerging Industries Grants [Read More]

Responding to Iowans continuing need for more accessible, more affordable health care

Responding to Iowans continuing need for more accessible, more affordable health care

House and Senate Democratic legislators today proposed legislation to continue making health care more affordable and accessible to Iowans. The Iowa Legislature’s 2010 Health Care Reform Bill makes immediate improvements and sets the groundwork to use future increases in [Read More]

Health Care Commission Starts Work

Health Care Commission Starts Work

State Representative Mark Smith of Marshalltown kicked-off a new health care commission of Iowans today at the State Capitol that will craft a plan to ensure all Iowans have quality, affordable health care.  Created by the Iowa Legislature last session, the commission [Read More]

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Iowa Noted for Low Unemployment Rate

Iowa Noted for Low Unemployment Rate

Yahoo Finance recently released the top ten states with low unemployment rates. Iowa showed up at number 10 on that [Read More]

Curt Hanson Day

Curt Hanson Day

One year ago today, House Democrats and Curt Hanson won a surprise victory against the House Republicans and Stephen [Read More]

‘Iowans Helping Iowans’ Program Offered State’s Flood Victims

‘Iowans Helping Iowans’ Program Offered State’s Flood Victims

A new “Iowans Helping Iowans” flood assistance program was rolled out today. The program is meant to help families [Read More]

Iowa ACT Scores #2 in the Nation

Iowa ACT Scores #2 in the Nation

Once again Iowa’s graduating high school students ranked number two in the nation after the state of Minnesota. [Read More]

Des Moines Ranked 7th Best City for the Next Decade

Des Moines Ranked 7th Best City for the Next Decade

Kiplinger Magazine named Des Moines seventh in the 10 Best Cities for the Next Decade. Des Moines was touted for [Read More]