By all rights, Sioux City resident Erica Carter should be a success story. Despite a spinal cord injury 13 years ago—which left her unable to get out of bed without help—Carter was able to complete both a bachelor's and master's degree in accounting. Today, she is...
IVF patients speak out after Alabama ruling regarding IVF embryos. Here's what you need to know about the Alabama Supreme Court's IVF ruling.
Eli Lilly, Sanofi, and Novo Nordisk’s price cuts are expected to benefit many Iowans who need insulin to survive. The companies first announced the moves last year, as a response to an American Rescue Plan provision that threatened to penalize them if they kept prices high.
Iowa won’t participate in a federal program to feed underprivileged kids next summer, and Gov. Kim Reynolds cited “childhood obesity” as one of the reasons why. The state had until Jan. 1 to apply to the US Department of Agriculture’s Summer EBT program that would...
Under a plan announced Thursday, the government would consider overriding the patent for high-priced drugs that have been developed with the help of taxpayer money and letting competitors make them in hopes of driving down the cost.
The Biden administration announced Tuesday that all 10 drug companies whose medicines were selected for Medicare price negotiations in August have agreed to participate in negotiations. Now, these drugmakers will negotiate directly with the Centers for Medicare...
Rep. Zach Nunn (R-Iowa) introduced what he hopes will become a bipartisan piece of legislation to combat youth suicide on Tuesday. Nunn, who represents Iowa’s 3rd Congressional District, announced the “Prevent Youth Suicide Act” during a press conference at YSS’s...
The Biden administration on Tuesday announced the first 10 prescription drugs selected for Medicare price negotiations, a major milestone in Democrats’ push to lower drug prices by taking advantage of the federal government’s purchasing power. The drugs include the...
