Iowa Opens LIHEAP Heating Aid to All Eligible Households on Nov. 1, the Same...
Iowa LIHEAP heating aid opens to all eligible households Nov. 1, when the winter shutoff moratorium starts. A family of four can earn up to $66,000.
Iowa joins suit against Dollar General for overcharging customers
DES MOINES, Iowa — Attorney General Brenna Bird has joined the Federal Trade Commission and 19 other states in a lawsuit against Dollar General Corporation for allegedly overcharging customers millions of dollars at checkout. Iowa and its state partners filed a complaint with the FTC accusing Dollar General of...
Mayo Clinic will be out of network for every Medicare Advantage plan sold in...
Iowans shopping for a 2027 Medicare Advantage plan will not find one that treats Mayo Clinic as in network. The Iowa Insurance Division said so in its October 15 release, which ties the change to the cancellation of Medicare Advantage PPO plans from Wellmark and Medica. The same release reports that more than 87,000 Iowans […] The post Mayo Clinic will be out of network for every Medicare Advantage plan sold in Iowa next year, the state insurance division said in an October 15 release appeared
Analysis: 75 Iowa nursing homes qualify for abbreviated state inspections
Seventy-five of Iowa’s 393 nursing facilities are now subject to a reduced form of government inspection, a new analysis of federal data shows. The National Consumer Voice for Quality Long-Term Care, a nonprofit advocacy group, has analyzed, on a state-by-state basis, the federal government’s new, shorter inspection process for nursing homes that’s based on the […]
Sanford Health issues notice of contract termination with Wellmark, effective mid-2027
Sanford Health has issued Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield notice that it plans to terminate its contract with the health insurer effective July 1, 2027, unless a new agreement can be reached. The move follows what the health system called seven months “of engaging in good faith negotiations and...
Iowa to vote on process of income tax increases
Iowans will vote November 3 on whether to make income tax increases harder to pass. If passed, Amendment 1 would require a two-thirds supermajority in both chambers, up from a simple majority now. An Iowa state researcher says other states have seen mixed results, making the impact on Iowa’s economy difficult to predict, saying there’s […]
Iowa reinstates license of nurse with history of drug theft in four states
DES MOINES, Iowa (IOWA CAPITAL DISPATCH) - Iowa regulators have reinstated the license of a nurse previously sanctioned for alleged drug thefts in four different states. State records indicate the Iowa Board of Nursing first licensed Krystal Bauer of Omaha as a registered nurse in 1993. Board records indicate that...
Iowa woman accused of putting poisonous chemicals in victim’s meds avoids prison
ALLERTON, Iowa — An Allerton woman accused of putting poisonous chemicals into a victim’s medication has avoided prison time. Halie Spidle, 37, was arrested and charged with attempted murder and three counts of administering harmful substances in September 2025. According to a criminal complaint, Spidle put algaecide and/or brake cleaner into the victim’s medication without […]
Active Weather Pattern Ahead for Iowa with Multiple Rain Chances Through Halloween Weekend
Multiple rounds of rain and possible thunderstorms are expected across Iowa this week. See what the forecast means for Halloween and early November. The post Active Weather Pattern Ahead for Iowa with Multiple Rain Chances Through Halloween Weekend appeared first on IowaWeather.com .
Iowa Health and Wellness Plan members face Medicaid work rules starting December 1, a...
Iowa will start holding certain Iowa Health and Wellness Plan members to monthly work and activity requirements on Dec. 1, 2026, a month before the Jan. 1, 2027 deadline set for states in the federal rule. Anyone who applies for the plan on or after Dec. 1 must meet the requirements to be eligible, according […]
