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Iowa guide to Health InsuranceHow healthy is living
in Iowa?

Iowa is ranked as the 20th healthiest state to live in, according to the 2012 America's Health Rankings® from the United Health Foundation.

The good news:

  • Iowa has a relatively low percentage of children in poverty and a relatively high graduation rate.
  • Preventable hospitalizations have dropped over the past 10 years.

The bad news:

  • After a stable period in the 2000s, Iowa's ranking has been steadily dropping. Indicators show that this downward trend is likely to continue.
  • Among adults, 23.1 percent reported binge drinking within the past 30 days.
  • Almost 30 percent of Iowa's adults are obese..

Iowa's best and worst category rankings:

  • Poor Physical Health Days – 2nd
  • Poor Mental Health Days – 3rd
  • High School Graduation – 5th
  • Infectious Disease – 46th
  • Primary Care Physicians – 46th
  • Binge Drinking – 48th

more details

  • health insurance plans comparedSee the United Health Foundation's latest findings on Iowa.
  • Trust for America's Health ia another source for key Iowa health quality findings. In addition, 2010's federal health reform, the Affordable Care Act (ACA), included the creation of a prevention fund to provide more than $16 billion over the next 10 years to invest in effective, proven prevention efforts, like childhood obesity prevention and tobacco cessation, and the site has a report on how it impacts Iowa here.

get local health results

State snapshot too large? Get county-by-county health rankings for Iowa, from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Population Health Institute at the University of Wisconsin.


Does Iowa have a health insurance high risk pool?

Thumbs up on offering a risk pool.; Health Insurance Plan of Iowa
Toll-free 1-877-793-6880 (M-F 8am-5pm CST)

health-insurance risk poolsIMPORTANT UPDATE: Starting in 2010, Iowa started offering health care insurance coverage to residents through the federally established temporary high-risk pool program. To find out more about Iowa's participation, click here.

Risk pools are state-sponsored programs to help people with a history of medical problems in their family to purchase coverage. These pools are for people who can afford to buy health insurance, but are not able to get underwritten in the private market because of a pre-existing health condition. These programs can vary significantly from state to state in price, benefits and number of people served. Often insurance companies doing business in the state are required to contribute to the pool to keep it in the black. In the best cases, they allow people to be able to switch jobs or become self-employed without the fear of losing their health insurance coverage. Read more about risk pools here.


Non-profit sources of health insurance information for Iowa

  • fhce logoThe Foundation for Health Coverage Education's mission is to provide simplified public and private health insurance eligibility information in order to help more people access coverage. Here is its guide on how to find health insurance in Iowa.
  • The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation is tracking the progress of health insurance reform in each state. Its page for Iowa can be found here.
  • The National Committee for Quality Assurance is a private, non-profit organization that, among other things, provides health care plan report cards for consumers. Search for Iowa health insurance plan report cards.

Iowa state government health insurance resources

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Iowa Insurance Division Consumers Affairs Bureau —  Includes information on health care and insurance topics for consumers in Iowa.

Iowa Hawk I – children’s health —  Iowa’s program to help families with low income provide health insurance for their children.

Iowa Medicaid Enterprise —  A government program to help the poor obtain health care services. Also eligible are pregnant women and children 18 and under who meet income requirements, along with aged, blind, and disabled individuals.

Iowa’s Senior Health Insurance Information Program —  Iowa’s Senior Health Insurance Information Program – can provide answers to questions on Medicare, Medicare supplement insurance, long term care insurance and other health insurance issues.



Iowa reform, single-payer health care information

The Iowa Policy Project —  Impact of various components of the Affordable Care Act on Iowans.

State of Iowa health reform information —  Health reform facts and explanations offered on different topics by government agencies and insurance regulatory bodies.

State-specfic information on the Physicans National Health Program in Iowa.

The Affordable Care Act: Immediate Benefits for Iowa -- How the Affordable Health Care act will improve the lives of people living in Iowa.

Why health care reform is important to Iowa -- This 2009 document by the AARP provides a compelling case f for health reform in Iowa.

The Benefits of Health Reform In Iowa -- The Democratic Policy Committee of the United States Senate looks at benefits of health reform for the citizens of Iowa.



Other helpful Iowa health and medical care links

Iowa mental health resource guide, offered by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration of the U.S. Government.

The National Coalition on Health Care's information for Iowa -- America's oldest, most diverse, and broadest based group working to achieve comprehensive health system reform.



How did Iowa officials vote on health reform?


H.R.2: Repealing the Health Care Bill

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Date of Vote: 1/19/2011 Status: House passed 245-189, 1 not voting
House vote
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1/19/2011--Passed House amended. Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act - Repeals the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, effective as of its enactment. Restores provisions of law amended by such Act. Repeals the health care provisions of the Health Care and Education and Reconciliation Act of 2010, effective as of the Act's enactment. Restores provisions of law amended by the Act's health care provisions. [more]



Health insurance exchange

Iowa state health insurance exchange Iowa's exchange

Find out what your state's health insurance exchange will look like.

Iowa health insurance premium rebates

state-by-state breakdown of health insurance premium rebates $1.5 million to 28,042 families

Insurance companies were forced to return an average of $100 per family in 2012.

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IA health insurance news

Branstad less than enthusiastic in announcing partnership exchange

12/14/2012 4:12 PM
Sioux City Journal — Gov. Terry Branstad notified the federal government that Iowa will have a partnership health insurance exchange in 2014. However, his letter made clear that he has questions about how exchanges will operate and has doubts that an exchange will improve health care quality or reduce costs.

Iowa awarded grant to improve computer system for health insurance exchange

08/24/2012 6:08 PM
Des Moines Register — Iowa received a $27 million federal grant to upgrade the computer system that will be used to operate its health insurance exchange. Even so, state Democrats charge that Republican stalling will lead to the federal government operating Iowa’s exchange in its first year.

Iowa kids healthy and happy

08/17/2012 4:08 PM
A study released by the University of Iowa shows that kids in the Hawkeye State are healthier and happier than their counterparts elsewhere. And why not? A full 97 percent of the kids in the 2010 survey had medical insurance coverage — much higher than the national average of 91 percent. And things should get even sunnier for Iowa kids as provisions of the Affordable Care Act will make it easier to maintain that coverage into adulthood.

Read more Iowa health insurance news

IA health insurance companies

Health insurance companies in Iowa.
Get health insurance quotes for these companies.

Celtic Ins. Co.
Coventry Health Care of Iowa, Inc.
Coventry Health Care of Nebraska, Inc.
Golden Rule
Humana

Doctor directory for Iowa

Find licensed physicians near you. Each state is home to organizations that can help you find and research physicians, offering online information about a physician's license, schooling, practice information and more.

Iowa Licensee Search
Iowa Department of Public Health

Other Iowa Public Resources
Iowa Medical Society

Health insurance for individuals IA

Resources for those individuals seeking health care insurance in Iowa. If you are looking for Iowa Medicare, visit our site for health insurance over 65.

How your member of Congress voted

how the Iowa congressional delegation voted on insurance reform healthreformvotes.org

Your members of the Iowa Congressional delegation voted on health care reform.