Iowans who received health insurance through the Iowa Health and Wellness Plan this year have now started the process of renewing their membership for next year. Every twelve months, members are required to renew their membership to verify eligibility requirements. A bi-partisan compromise approved by legislators in 2013, the Iowa Health and Wellness Plan was launched [...]
Over the last 50 years, many rural communities have experienced a significant decline in population. We all must work together to re-populate rural Iowa and capitalize on the strengths of rural communities to create good jobs and improve the quality of life. Statistics show that students with access to broadband in their homes are 6-8% more [...]
The Iowa Insurance Division will be hosting multiple webinars throughout the month in regards to the new health insurance marketplace. The webinars are free and open to the public. The webinars will take place with different audiences in mind including, insurance providers, consumer organizations, small businesses, and healthcare providers. In order to take part in a [...]
Iowans should have the most up-to-date information and easy access to new health care options. Iowa is offering a state health care portal at dhsservices.iowa.gov to help Iowans find answers to their questions or if you are eligible for assistance. Iowans can also access health care information by calling the Iowa Department of Human Services Contact [...]
My mother once told me a story from her childhood in the 1930’s about her nine-year-old neighbor who had developed polio. She had to travel to the University of Iowa to get treatment and got there in a state car, which was provided by the UI.One day the state car came down to get her with [...]
With enrollment for the Affordable Health Care Act beginning October 1st, the Insurance Division, the Department of Public Health and the Department of Human Services have set up statewide townhall meetings for the public to find out more information and answer questions regarding the Iowa's Health Care Marketplace. The Health Insurance Marketplace Townhall Meetings will be [...]
In recent weeks, news reports have brought to light the treatment of children at the Iowa Juvenile Home in Toledo. These issues were brought forward after a site visit by the Disability Rights Iowa, which is part of a national network of protection and advocacy systems established in the 1970s by the U.S. Congress to respond [...]
