Clinics Replace ER for Treating Mental Illness
(This article was provided by Kaiser Health News.) Elizabeth Cosgrove, left, helps Yolanda Solar, 73, who suffers from depression, organize her medications during a home visit on Nov. 3 in San Antonio....
View ArticleWhy Iowa Needs Certificate of Need
Iowa’s Certificate of Need (CON) regulations were first enacted in 1977 for the express purpose of providing for the orderly and economical development of health care services, thereby avoiding...
View ArticleIowa Hospitals Create $6.8 Billion Impact
Iowa’s community hospitals generate more than 127,000 jobs that add nearly $6.8 billion to the state’s economy, according to the Iowa Hospital Association’s latest Iowa hospital economic impact report....
View ArticleACA Replacement would be Harmful to Iowans
Americans are getting their first close look at a congressional proposal to replace the federal Affordable Care Act (ACA), also known as “Obamacare.” There’s a lot to pore over, but the first and most...
View Article5 Ways Replacement Reverses ACA Course
(This article was provided by Kaiser Health News.) After literally years of promises, House Republicans finally have a bill they say will “repeal and replace” the Affordable Care Act. Some conservative...
View ArticleAHCA: Bad for Iowans and Iowa
Iowa hospitals are urging the state’s congressional delegation to vote against the American Health Care Act (AHCA), the bill designed to “repeal and replace” the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and which is...
View ArticleIHA Statement on AHCA
The Iowa Hospital Association is pleased that the American Health Care Act was not pushed through the House on a wave of political pressure. There is far too much at stake – and too many unanswered...
View ArticleACA Gains Majority Support for First Time
Fifty-five percent of Americans now support the Affordable Care Act (ACA), a major turnaround from five months ago when 42 percent approved and 53 percent disapproved, according to a new Gallup poll....
View ArticleThousands of Vets Gain Coverage Under ACA
The uninsured rate among veterans less than age 65 declined by nearly 40 percent during the first two years of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), according to a new study by the Urban Institute with...
View ArticleAHCA Remains a Threat to Iowans’ Health
Update: It appears the House will vote as early as Thursday on the heavily amended American Health Care Act, making it more important than ever for Iowans to contact their Representatives. Despite...
View ArticleIHA Statement: AHCA House Vote
The Iowa Hospital Association (IHA) and Iowa’s 118 community hospitals are disappointed with the results of today’s vote in the US House of Representatives on the American Health Care Act (AHCA). We...
View ArticleIHA CEO Provides “Close Up” of AHCA Issues
Iowa Hospital Association (IHA) President and CEO Kirk Norris appeared over the weekend on “Close Up”, an in-depth news program on KCCI in Des Moines. During his segment, Norris provided the Iowa...
View ArticleAHCA: A Storm Gathering on the Horizon
The American Health Care Act (AHCA), the bill recently passed by the US House, is a storm rolling in from Washington, DC. Obscured by foggy notions of improved fiscal flexibility for states and broader...
View ArticleAHCA and Iowans at Risk: Trying to Manage Diabetes
IHA opposes congressional efforts to replace or repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA) through the recently passed American Health Care Act (AHCA), which threatens to roll back coverage obtained through...
View ArticleWhat We Know About AHCA
Experts at the Congressional Budget Office say the American Health Care Act (AHCA) would result in 23 million people — including children, the disabled and those with pre-existing conditions — losing...
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