The Iowa Department of Health and Human Services has four contracts with crisis pregnancy centers under the More Options For Maternal Support program.

May 1 marked a year since Iowa started disenrolling those no longer eligible from Medicaid. The number of Iowans disenrolled so far exceeds the state's initial projections.

The Federal Trade Commission's ban on noncompetes would impact the health care industry when and if it goes into effect. Some in the industry are applauding the rule, while others are voicing their dismay and vowing to sue.

Nineteen-year-old Christopher Turnis needed a second new kidney, but his donor wasn't a match. Through the National Kidney Registry, a chain of living donors formed to find Turnis a compatible organ.

Seniors who are hospitalized with even a minor illness or injury are at risk of "hospital-acquired disability," which puts them at risk of rehospitalizations and a downward spiral that could eventually land them in a nursing home.

Iowa State Auditor Rob Sand said it's unclear why Attorney General Brenna Bird has not released results of an internal investigation on her policy that paused reimbursements for rape victims' emergency contraception.

Binge drinking not seen as cause of Iowa’s rising cancer rates, researchers say.

The ninth annual report by Common Good Iowa estimates one in six full-time Iowa workers earns less than what's needed for an estimated basic needs budget.

The report by the non-profit Patient Rights Advocate analyzed 43 Iowa hospitals and found 26 are not in compliance with the 2021 Hospital Price Transparency Rule.

In Missouri and Nebraska, information about maternal mortality rates among Hispanic women is not reliable. That’s a challenge for health care organizations that depend on those statistics to send resources to that population.