Interviews Candice Woods Nardini, project director of the Iowa Mental Health Access Plan, about managed Medicaid. Mishaps that have occurred with the pairing of public agencies and private managed care companies to provide healthcare for the poor; How Iowa's managed Medicaid program for behavioral ...
Iowa’s ban, signed into law on March 22, 2023, prohibits health care professionals from “knowingly” performing certain medical practices on minors if they are “for the purpose of attempting to alter the appearance of, or affirm the minor’s perception of, the minor's ...
Mary Katherine Beckett was born in 1978 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.3She spent some time in the hospital during her earliest years. Then, in 1981, doctors agreed that she could be cared for at home. The problem was that Medicaid would only pay for institutional care. Not only did Katie and h...
First, who is best positioned to defeat President Donald Trump? Second, should the next president’s governing strategy be incremental or transformative, particularly with respect to health care reform? The primary results in Iowa and New Hampshire have narrowed the answer to the first question in...
Ultimately, there’s no substitute for visiting and experiencing a typical day at the nursing home. As you tour different facilities, be sure to ask whether the nursing home you’re visiting is Medicare or Medicaid certified and licensed if you plan on using your benefits to help cover your ...
(statins, beta blockers); part D variables including premium levels and deductible phase at diagnosis; whether patients were Medicaid dual eligible in their AMI index month; and socioeconomic characteristics for the patient residence ZIP code (per capita income, poverty rate, education level, ...
(Note: As a Medicaid applicant, you cannot be the designated trustee.) Name the state where you’ll be receiving long-term care as the beneficiary of the trust. Once the trust is set up, monthly deposits will be made into the trust. Only pension funds, Social Security payments and ...
The ACA provides federal subsidies for insurance to those who qualify, but 39 states added their own subsidies to make it even easier for low-income people to be insured. These extra subsidies come from Medicaid expansion. Here is a list ofstates that have implemented this expansion. ...
Trump has not yet announced who he'll nominate for agriculture secretary. The current secretary of agriculture is Tom Vilsack, a former governor of Iowa who held this Cabinet role twice, during Mr. Biden's administration, as well as under former President Barack Obama. ...
Frankly, unless you’re a millionaire, you cannot afford to travel without insurance.Your domestic provider will not cover you overseas(including Medicare and Medicaid), and visiting a place like Indonesia without decent coverage would be a huge mistake. Travel insurance will protect you against fli...