High-profile Republican priorities are advancing after the Iowa Legislature's first "funnel" deadline on Friday, while others failed to survive.

Others are advocating for new work requirements for Medicaid recipients. "Rep. Zach Nunn is committed to delivering Iowa common sense in our nation's capital," Nunn's spokesperson, Emily Tuttle, said in a statement. "He encourages Iowans to share their ...

Two bills in the Iowa Legislature would institute work requirements for thousands of Iowans eligible for state's expanded Medicaid plan.

“So there’s nothing specific about Medicaid in the resolution ... be a giant sinkhole in our overall economy if we don't get our arms around that first.” Iowa Democrats have scheduled protests outside Nunn’s Des Moines office Tuesday morning ...

State lawmakers faced their first major deadline of the 2025 legislative session this week. Here are some major bills that advanced and failed.

For the past three years, the Iowa Long-Term Care Ombudsman’s Office has called for an increase in the “personal needs allowance” that Medicaid beneficiaries receive while in nursing homes. The last increase was 24 years ago.

Find out how the proposed Medicaid budget cuts could affect millions of enrollees and the health centers they rely on.

Legislators may launch a study of how weight loss drugs might reduce costs in the Iowa Medicaid program. Jeffrey Boeyink is a lobbyist for Eli Lilly the company which has proposed a bill on the topic.

Currently, Medicaid eligibility in Iowa is based on income and whether a person has a disability. Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds proposed work requirements for Iowa Medicaid recipients who are able-bodied adults to receive benefits during her Condition of the Stat ...

Others are advocating for new work requirements for Medicaid recipients. "Rep. Zach Nunn is committed to delivering Iowa common sense in our nation's capital," Nunn's spokesperson, Emily Tuttle ...