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2025 Iowa Snapshot
The Healthcare Affordability Snapshot provides legislators, consumer advocates, regulators and other stakeholders a tool to compare their state’s health policies across other states. The categories examined in this resource explore a variety of policy options that have previously appeared in the Scorecard, as well as additional policies that impact health care affordability. Policies were selected […]
Read MoreIowa farmers warn ending federal health care tax credits will strain budgets
The Iowa Farmers Union members say the end of enhanced Affordable Care Act premium tax credits will significantly burden farm and rural household budgets next year, reports the Iowa Capital Dispatch. Many farmers rely on individual marketplace coverage because employer‑based plans are less common in agriculture, and increased costs could force families to choose less […]
Read MoreFederal Judge Blocks Enforcement of Iowa Pharmacy Benefit Manager Law
A federal judge has issued a temporary injunction blocking enforcement of key portions of Senate File 383 in Iowa, which regulates pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) and prescription-drug reimbursement policies for some health plans, reports the Iowa Capital Dispatch. As written, the law previously required independent pharmacies to be reimbursed at the average national acquisition cost plus a […]
Read MoreCourt Blocks Portions of Iowa’s Pharmacy Benefit Manager Law
A federal court temporarily blocked parts of Iowa’s new law regulating pharmacy benefit managers, reports the Iowa Capital Dispatch. The measure, Senate File 383, sought to increase transparency and help rural pharmacies by setting reimbursement standards and capping fees. Supporters said it would keep small pharmacies in business and reduce patient costs. Opponents argued it would raise […]
Read MoreUniversity of Iowa Researcher Warns Medicaid Cuts Could Complicate Rural Care
A University of Iowa researcher warned that federal Medicaid cuts will make it harder for rural residents to access care, reports News from the States. The study cited in the article found that when rural labor and delivery units close, prenatal care becomes less accessible even when family practice clinics remain available. Residents in affected counties were 24% more […]
Read MoreIowa Bans Medicaid Coverage for Gender-Affirming Care
Beginning July 1, Iowa Medicaid will no longer cover hormone therapies or gender-affirming surgeries, reports the WQAD8. This follows years of legal disputes, including a 2019 Iowa Supreme Court decision striking down a similar policy and a later law that was blocked in court. Earlier this year, lawmakers removed gender identity from Iowa’s Civil Rights […]
Read MoreIowa Adopts Medicaid Work Requirements
Iowa has passed a law requiring certain Medicaid recipients to work in order to keep their coverage, reports the Des Moines Register. The new rule applies to adults ages 19–64 who receive benefits through the state’s Medicaid expansion. Recipients must work at least 80 hours a month, with some exceptions. As of April, 183,000 people […]
Read MoreIowa
The Health Care Value Hub’s 2026 Health Care Affordability State Policy Snapshot provides legislators, consumer advocates, regulators and other stakeholders with a tool to compare their state’s health policies across other states. The Snapshot explores policies impacting health care affordability across four domains: Policies were selected based on whether they have the potential to impact […]
Read MoreIowa Extends Postpartum Medicaid Coverage, Restricts Eligibility
Iowa has extended postpartum Medicaid coverage from 60 days to 12 months, reports Iowa Public Radio. The policy change is expected to improve maternal health outcomes by ensuring continuous care for new mothers. However, the law authorizing the expansion also required the state to lower the income eligibility threshold to qualify for Medicaid coverage from […]
Read MoreIowa Snapshot 2024
The 2024 Healthcare Affordability Snapshot provides legislators, consumer advocates, regulators and other stakeholders a tool to compare their state’s health policies across other states. The categories examined in this resource explore a variety of policy options that have previously appeared in the Scorecard, as well as additional policies that impact health care affordability. Policies were […]
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