Heart of Iowa prepares for closure, program member worries about future
As Heart of Iowa Community Services prepares for its closure in June, clients worry about future mental health and disability ...
County jail reimbursement bill passes through Iowa House
The House approved a plan for Iowa Health and Human Services to reimburse county jails $50 per day for holding sexually ...
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Anti-hunger advocates challenge bill that would limit food choices for Iowa SNAP recipients
Johnson said. The bill requires the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services to request a federal waiver that limits the ...
Iowa bill advances setting work requirements for those receiving state expanded Medicaid
Two bills in the Iowa Legislature would institute work requirements for thousands of Iowans eligible for state's expanded ...
The Gazette10d
Iowa bill would fund more food aid — but only if many products left out
The appropriation in the Iowa House legislation would be contingent on the U.S. Department of Agriculture approving a waiver ...
Two babies benefit from Iowa's Safe Haven act, in need of adoption
DES MOINES, Iowa — Two babies in Iowa are in protective care as they await adoption thanks to Iowa's Safe Haven act. A baby girl and boy were put in the care and custody of the Iowa Department of ...
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Two girls declared Safe Haven babies in Iowa in February
Two baby girls are now in the care of the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services under the state’s Safe Haven Act.
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Iowa bill would fund Double Up Food Bucks program only if some foods excluded from SNAP
House Study Bill 216, which advanced out of a House subcommittee Wednesday, would do the same, but the funding would depend on whether a waiver submitted by the Iowa Department of Health and Human ...
Reynolds introduces bill to increase health care workforce, improve rural health services
Gov. Kim Reynolds has introduced her health care legislative priorities, which include expanding the number of medical residency spots.
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Cancer report finds Iowans have high rates of new cancer diagnoses but are more likely to survive
Cancer in Iowa report by the Iowa Cancer Registry found Iowa continues to have high rates of new cancers, but also highlights the state's high cancer survival rate.
Des Moines Register14d
Anti-hunger advocates challenge bill that would limit food choices for Iowa SNAP recipients
Johnson said. The bill requires the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services to request a federal waiver that limits the foods available to SNAP recipients to: The bill says the eligible foods ...