Posts Tagged ‘Health Care’
Families Without Health Insurance Encouraged to Sign Children Up for Hawk-I
To ensure more children get quality, affordable healthcare, the 2011 Iowa Legislature has made it easier for families to qualify for Hawk-I. Hawk-I makes affordable health insurance coverage available to children in families with incomes too high to qualify for Medicaid, but too low to afford private family coverage. Under the new guidelines, a [...]
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 network to include private providers, and hospitals designated by the [...]
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 approved legislation tonight to hold insurance companies accountable and [...]
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 program to train workers in emerging jobs in the health care industry. The [...]
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 federal health care funding to benefit Iowans. It is based on [...]