What Is IowaCare?

IowaCare is a limited health care program that covers adults ages 19-64 who would not normally be covered by Medicaid.  This program covers some inpatient and outpatient services, physician, and advanced registered nurse practitioner services, limited dental services, routine yearly physicals, smoking cessation, and limited prescription drug benefits.  All services must be received and ordered by a participating provider to be covered.

How are we Doing?

The IowaCare program has been instrumental in the states health care reform initiatives and in providing health care to individuals that would otherwise have no access to any type of health care.

The program was initially intended to cover approximately 14,000 adults but since the program's inception in 2005, over 72,600 Iowan's have been covered.  The success of the program is evident by the rapid growth of the program from 8,400 members in 2006 to over 32,000 members in 2009.

The IowaCare waiver expires in June 2010.  Currently the State of Iowa is in the process of requesting a renewal of the existing waiver for an additional three years beginning at the end of June 2010.

The draft proposal request is available at the following link:Iowa Care Renewal 

Legislature IowaCare Information

Check out our Information for Members page!

If you would like to apply for coverage, go to IowaCare Application or IowaCare Application (in Spanish).

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