Health Care Takes Center Stage in Governor’s Address

During this week’s Condition of the State address, Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds committed to support – and provide funding to – several key health care issues, including mental health, Iowa’s health care workforce and rural development. Here is a closer look at what the governor shared regarding those areas.

Iowa Hospitals Outline 2019 Legislative Priorities

Iowa hospitals and their 74,000 employees across the state are on the frontline of maintaining and improving the health of Iowans by providing quality care services and leadership to community health initiatives. The Iowa Hospital Association (IHA), which represents all of the state’s 118 community hospitald, supports policies that improve the experience of health care delivery, improve the health of the population and control health care costs.

How Medicaid Work Rules Are Failing

Before Arkansas began implementing its new Medicaid work requirement policy, it was predicted to lead to large coverage losses, including among beneficiaries who are eligible but get tripped up by red tape, and would not meaningfully increase employment. As of December 1, nearly 17,000 Arkansas Medicaid beneficiaries have lost coverage. Here’s why.

Ruling Puts Affordable Care Act Back into Play

Federal District Judge Reed O’Connor again thrust the Affordable Care Act (ACA) into uncertainty with his December 14 ruling that concluded that eliminating the tax penalty for not having insurance renders the entire law unconstitutional. Here are some key takeaways from the ruling.

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