Iowa’s Medicaid Fraud Elimination Task Force has approved recommendations aimed at preventing and investigating fraud, waste ...

With the 2026 election approaching, Gov. Kim Reynolds and Attorney General Brenna Bird have unveiled a new priority: cracking down on Medicaid fraud. That comes as a big surprise to those of us who ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird, center, led Iowa's first Medicaid Fraud Elimination Task Force meeting July 15, 2026. (Photo by ...

Erica Carter of Sioux City, Iowa, says she enjoys her job as a finance manager for the Omaha Nation public school district in Nebraska, working to find opportunities for low-income students. But when ...

The Rural Health Transformation Program will allocate $50 billion to rural hospitals over five years. It's part of the "big, beautiful bill." The program aims to offset potential losses from the new ...

DES MOINES — The future of private management of Iowa’s $7 billion Medicaid program hinges on which candidate voters choose to become the state’s next governor this fall. Zach Lahn, the Republican ...

One of America’s most competitive gubernatorial races could settle a heated argument over whether private insurance companies should run Medicaid. The race is in Iowa, whose Medicaid program has been ...

Iowa Medicaid covers about 700,000 Iowans, including low-income children and families, people with disabilities and older adults. At the same time, policymakers are weighing potential federal funding ...

Erica Carter is passionate about her job, and she has 7 acres of flowers and vegetables to show for it. Carter's specialty is reeling in grants to support students in the Omaha Nation school district, ...

Iowa’s Medicaid program is projected to face tens of millions of dollars in deficits in coming years, prompting warnings from the state auditor. State Auditor Rob Sand, a Democrat, accused Republican ...

Erica Carter of Sioux City, Iowa, says she enjoys her job as a finance manager for the Omaha Nation public school district in Nebraska, working to find grants and opportunities for low-income students ...