An Iowa woman invited to Capitol Hill last week to testify at a hearing about the impact changes to Medicaid on the federal level could have spoke with KCCI about her concerns. Jonna Higgins-Freese ...
A new Republican-backed law will significantly cut federal Medicaid spending, potentially leaving millions uninsured. Rural hospitals, which often operate on thin margins and rely heavily on Medicaid, ...
Iowa has a caregiver crisis that is escalating even faster than its population is graying: Cases of dependent adult abuse, increasing for decades, have skyrocketed in the last five years, with a ...
Iowa will receive a $209 million federal grant to improve health care in rural areas. The funding is part of a national initiative to offset anticipated cuts to federal Medicaid spending. Gov. Kim ...
While the cost of health care continues to rise in America, many hospitals are working to find ways to remain open or maintain their staffing. When the One Big Beautiful Bill Act was signed, billions ...
Iowa Senate Republicans are considering a $123 million one-time tax increase on some health insurance companies to offset a funding shortfall in the state's Medicaid program. The legislation, Senate ...
Emma Denney, 32, originally from Washington, D.C. and now an Iowa City resident, wouldn’t feel like herself without having access to gender-affirming care. Denney said since treatment, she can see the ...
I’LL BE BREAKING THAT DOWN. COMING UP. THANKS, JASON. TONIGHT WE’RE HEARING FROM AN IOWA WOMAN WHO WENT TO CAPITOL HILL TO VOICE HER CONCERNS OVER POTENTIAL CHANGES TO MEDICAID. WE’RE ALSO HEARING ...