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Iowa insurance firms warn bill would make health costs rise
3+ hour, 42+ min ago (686+ words) The Iowa Senate convenes for the opening day Jan. 12 of the 2026 legislative session at the Iowa Capitol in Des Moines. DES MOINES " Iowa insurance companies expressed stern opposition Tuesday to state lawmakers" proposal for a one-time, short-term increase of a…...
Far fewer people buy ACA health coverage as insurance premiums spike
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (1043+ words) Nationwide, the number of people buying health plans on Affordable Care Act insurance marketplaces is down by about 833,000 compared with a year ago, according to federal data released last week. Many states are reporting fewer new enrollees, more people dropping…...
Opinion: I did everything right. Health care still doesn't add up
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (324+ words) Jan. 8, 2026 9:09 am On Jan. 1, our health insurance premiums jumped by hundreds of dollars a month. The Blue Cross Blue Shield plan we purchased through the ACA, which cost us $570 a month last year, is now $907 a month in January. That's…...
Iowa to receive $209M in 1st year from federal rural health care funding program
2+ mon, 5+ day ago (1139+ words) Dec. 29, 2025 2:54 pm The sun would rise over the Rockies, and Robin Gammons would run to the front porch to grab the morning paper before school. The Montana Standard slashed print circulation to three days a week two years ago, cutting…...
Parents, providers push back on Iowa Medicaid billing change
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (1396+ words) Closure of Tyson Foods" beef plant in Lexington is "close to the poster child for hard times," economic expert says Dec. 27, 2025 6:00 am LEXINGTON, Neb. " On a frigid day after Mass at St. Ann"s Catholic Church in rural Nebraska, worshippers…...
Uncertainty, anxiety plague Iowans as the Marketplace enrollment deadline looms
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (1238+ words) Farmers and small business owners say disappearing subsidies are prompting tough decisions Dec. 15, 2025 5:30 am ReShonda Young is not frivolous with her money. "I'm not a big spender," she said. "My monthly expenses are super low already. I don't have the…...
Insurers fight coverage of $49.5M award for UIHC Children's Hospital windows
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (947+ words) It has no obligation under the Travelers policies" IOWA CITY " Four months after the University of Iowa won a $49.5 million arbitration award over faulty and defective windows installed up and down its 14-story Children"s Hospital, coverage of that cost…...
Iowans face rising health insurance costs as ACA enrollment begins Nov. 1
4+ mon, 5+ day ago (1452+ words) Home / News / Government & Politics / Federal Government Advocates warn of higher costs, coverage losses if Congress fails to act; Republicans call subsidy extension a political ploy Oct. 30, 2025 5:30 am From a small-business owner in Decorah, to a laid off worker in Des…...
Wellmark asks court to halt enforcement of disputed Iowa prescription drug law
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (843+ words) Federal judge's earlier ruling left parts of the law unenforceable for some " but not all " Iowa employers Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield filed a lawsuit Tuesday in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa seeking to block…...
Iowa income tax revenue dips 18.6%, largely from tax cuts
6+ mon, 6+ hour ago (408+ words) Republican leaders say the state will use general fund surplus and Taxpayer Relief Fund to cover budget deficit from tax cuts Sep. 3, 2025 6:26 pm DES MOINES " State revenue in Iowa decreased by $42.4 million, or 6.7 percent, in August compared to the same…...