Medicaid
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For one Ottumwa couple, the road to healthcare keeps getting longer
For one Ottumwa couple, insurance helps pay the bills, but getting specialty care still means hours on the road as local clinics continue to close or reduce services.
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Bohannan vs. Miller-Meeks for Congress: What to know before you vote
We checked which legislation each candidate has proposed to get a better sense of what they’d bring to the table for Iowa’s 1st Congressional District.
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Iowa doctor attributes decline in health care access to Rep. Miller-Meeks’ votes
During a press conference organized by the Committee to Protect Healthcare, doctors urged constituents to evaluate lawmakers on their legislative voting record rather than their professional backgrounds. The conference highlighted legislative decisions by Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kansas), Rep. Jen Kiggans (R-Virginia), and Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-Iowa).
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Iowa’s US Senate race just became a real toss-up. Here’s what’s on the line.
The race to replace US Senator Joni Ernst just got a lot more competitive. And it hinges on real policy differences between Ashley Hinson and Josh Turek on major issues including healthcare, tariffs, and abortion.
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Hinson says clinic closure talk is ‘lying by omission.’ State records tell another story
Ashley Hinson accused her critics of “lying by omission” about healthcare clinic closures. Then we checked what she left out.
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Workers suspicious of timing of River Hills Centerville closure
A healthcare company closed down the only clinic in town that takes Medicaid—and workers say it’s union busting.
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With Medicaid slashed, Iowa woman relies on unpaid friends for help
I spoke with an Iowa woman who says the government’s Medicaid cuts mean she’s relying on unpaid care work from her friends.
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Iowa lawmakers push back on proposed tobacco tax
A key health committee in the Iowa Legislature has defeated a measure that would have increased the state’s tobacco and e-cigarette taxes.
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Trump’s cuts to Medicaid threaten services that help disabled people live at home
Leisa and Kent Walker recently received a disturbing notice: The private company managing their son’s Medicaid coverage intends to cut nearly 40% of what it spends for caregivers who help him live at home instead of in a nursing home.
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It’s 2026 and you’re uninsured. Now what?
Health policy changes in Washington will ripple through the country, resulting in millions of Americans losing their Medicaid or Affordable Care Act coverage and becoming uninsured. But there are still ways to find care.
