At a time when telehealth, telemedicine, interoperability and health information exchanges are garnering a great deal of interest in the healthcare industry, Iowa Health System in West Des Moines ...

Healthcare reform paired with a recession has unleashed challenges that require unique leadership skills. Through exceptionally open communication, Bill Leaver, president and CEO of Iowa Health System ...

Gov. Kim Reynolds in May signed into law a plan to overhaul and combine Iowa’s delivery system for mental and behavioral health services — which advocates hope will improve access for patients. It ...

Under the newly designed system, the department will define required services, implement performance metrics and provide oversight of the system, while the districts handle prevention, education, ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (Gray Media Iowa Capitol Bureau) - An overhaul of the state’s mental health and substance abuse system is slated to happen next summer. Earlier this year, Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds ...

A new report ranks Iowa’s health system 18th out of the 50 states. The report by the nonpartisan Commonwealth Fund finds Iowa has low rates of drug overdose deaths and adults who go without care ...

Gov. Kim Reynolds hands out pens she used to sign House File 2673 into law at the new Foundation 2 Crisis Services headquarters in southeast Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Wednesday, May 15, 2024. The law ...

Despite increased state and federal spending, demand for youth mental health services continues to grow, exceeding pre-pandemic levels. Low Medicaid reimbursement rates create financial challenges for ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (Iowa Capitol Dispatch) - An Iowa Department of Corrections official confirmed Tuesday the department is issuing a request for proposal to contract with a private company for health ...

For the second time in 12 years, Iowa’s mental health system will undergo an overhaul. Starting July 1, mental health and substance use disorder services are being combined into seven behavioral ...

State officials have selected a Des Moines-based health care association to manage Iowa's new behavioral health system that’s meant to better coordinate care and improve access for patients. The Iowa ...

For the second time in 12 years, Iowa's mental health system is undergoing an overhaul. Starting Tuesday, mental health and substance use disorder services are being combined into seven behavioral ...