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Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signs ban on Medicaid covering gender-affirming surgery, hormones
Iowa's Medicaid program will no longer cover gender-affirming surgeries and hormone therapies for transgender Iowans.
Catch up on Iowa's new Medicaid work requirements law, in less than 2 minutes
Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a law June 6 requiring tens of thousands of Iowans on Medicaid to work or lose their health care ...
Iowa Democrat challenges Ernst after her controversial Medicaid remarks
Iowa state Sen. Zach Wahls (D) on Wednesday announced a challenge against Republican Sen. Joni Ernst in the Hawkeye State, as ...
The Gazette3d
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signs bill barring Medicaid for gender-affirming surgeries, hormone therapy
DES MOINES — Those on Iowa Medicaid will not receive coverage from the program for gender-affirming care under a state budget ...
The Gazette8d
Work requirements for Iowa Medicaid recipients signed into law
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds said work requirements are needed to focus Medicaid on those truly in need. A nonpartisan analysis by ...
The Muscatine Journal3d
Iowa governor signs bill barring Medicaid for gender affirming surgeries, hormone therapy
DES MOINES - Those on Iowa Medicaid will not receive coverage from the program for gender affirming care under a state budget ...
LGBTQ Nation on MSN1d
Iowa budget bill bans Medicaid coverage for gender-affirming care
According to The Gazette, House File 1049 includes a provision preventing money allocated for Medicaid from paying for ...
Iowa state lawmaker enters US Senate race after Ernst retort on Medicaid cuts
SIOUX CITY, Iowa -- Iowa state Rep. J.D. Scholten, a Democrat, announced a run for U.S. Senate on Monday, a decision he says ...
New York Magazine on MSN11d
Joni Ernst’s Medicaid Quip Could Cost Iowa GOP
A state that had been trending heavily toward the GOP is looking potentially competitive again, in part thanks to the senator ...
Ernst draws groans at Iowa town hall after retort on Medicaid cuts, saying 'we all are going to die'
Republican Sen. Joni Ernst was met with shouts and groans when she said "we all are going to die" as she addressed potential ...
'Well, we all are going to die': Sen. Joni Ernst defends Medicaid cuts at Iowa town hall
Republican Sen. Joni Ernst fielded angry questions about Medicaid cuts and President Donald Trump's tax cut bill at a town ...
Iowa Public Radio3d
How cuts to Medicaid at the federal level could affect Iowans
According to the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), about 700,000 Iowans are on Medicaid — or about one in five people. This includes people on Medicaid expansion and Hawki ...