Helping small business with health care costs for employees
Small businesses want to expand Iowa’s middle class by attracting and retaining the best workers. Providing good health care benefits is one way to do that. Unfortunately, health care is the...
View ArticleInvesting in the health and care of our children
he Senate has approved a Health & Human Services Budget that focuses on the needs of the most vulnerable Iowans. That means helping Iowans access critical health care services, improving public...
View ArticleEnhancing Iowa’s emergency services
Emergency responders risk their lives to help their fellow citizens, and nearly 80 percent in Iowa are volunteers. They are the backbone of emergency medical services across the state, ensuring Iowans...
View ArticleSession won’t end until the people’s work is finished
While I hope the 2013 legislative session wraps up soon, I won’t vote to adjourn until Iowa has a balanced state budget that will help strengthen and grow our middle class. We can do that in a fiscally...
View ArticleLegislators seek compromise to expand health care
The Legislature continues to work toward a compromise that will expand affordable health care to more low-income Iowans. On April 30, the House approved Governor Branstad’s alternative to Medicaid...
View ArticleISU basketball star raises awareness of mental health
The Legislature has spent three years debating mental health reform. We are close to implementing a plan that will treat every Iowan the same—no matter where they live, no matter what their disorder....
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Senate offers Health Care Compromise
Senate President Pam Jochum For Immediate Release: May 9, 2013 Senate offers Health Care Compromise Concessions on health care incentives Resistance to increased federal, state, and local property...
View ArticleRecognizing the hard work of Iowa nurses
Iowa has almost 60,000 licensed nurses, one of the largest workforces in the state. Nurses spend more time in direct contact with patients than most other health care professionals. Nurses are...
View Article5 efforts worth fighting for to expand middle class
The 2013 Legislature is in overtime. While the Iowa House and Senate have agreed on how much to spend, we still need to hammer out the final details of a balanced state budget that makes smart...
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2013 Legislative Session in Review
GROWING IOWA’S MIDDLE CLASS Prepared by the Senate Democratic Staff May 23, 2013 (PDF: 2013 Session Highlights) This year, we took a comprehensive approach to creating a state where more Iowans have...
View Article2013 session will grow Iowa’s middle class
The Senate adjourned for the 2013 session late on May 22 with many successful efforts to strengthen and expand Iowa’s middle class. We took a comprehensive approach to creating a state where more...
View ArticleHealth care expansion to be signed Thursday
The Iowa Health & Wellness Plan will be signed into law this Thursday, June 20. All Iowans are invited to attend the bill signing ceremony, which will take place at 9 a.m. at the Mason City...
View ArticleBranstad signs Iowa’s response to Medicaid expansion
Radio Iowa – Governor Terry Branstad sat in the atrium of a Mason City health care clinic this morning as he signed a bill into law that outlines the new “Iowa Health and Well Program” for low-income...
View ArticleHogg: Iowans endangered by Branstad veto of Mental Health Funding
Iowa Senate News Release State Senator Rob Hogg: 319-538-2247 (cell) For Immediate Release: June 21, 2013 CEDAR RAPIDS – Senator Rob Hogg (D-Cedar Rapids), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, has...
View ArticleAffordable health care for more Iowans
Expanding affordable health care for more working Iowans was a top priority during the 2013 session. Our bipartisan work led to the Iowa Health & Wellness Plan. It’s Iowa’s approach to implementing...
View Article2013 successes will improve health, wellbeing
Our efforts to expand access to quality, affordable health care got a lot of attention this year, but it wasn’t Iowa’s only health care success. Legislators listened to Iowans and worked together on a...
View ArticleHealth care reforms push back against costs
Iowa Senate News Release Iowa Senate President Pam Jochum: (563) 580-2980 For Immediate Release: July 1, 2013 Health care reforms already pushing back against health care costs Statement by...
View ArticleGovernor’s vetoes hurt vulnerable Iowans, public safety
Over the last several years, Iowa has been working on a better way to provide mental health care and disability services for Iowans. We are now in the middle of a statewide reorganization of our mental...
View ArticleVideo contest for teens
Through July 31, the Iowa Department of Public Health is sponsoring a video contest as part of Health Insurance for Teens Week, August 11-17. Teens aged 13 to 19 who live in Iowa can participate in the...
View Article2013 Legislative Interim Studies & Appointments
Approved by the Legislative Council July 18, 2013 A. Statutory Committees Legislative Fiscal Committee (Iowa Code §§ 2.45(2), 2.46) Charge: The committee is a permanent body under the Legislative...
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