Iowa bills extend postpartum Medicaid to a year but cut prenatal care
Iowa House backed a Medicaid extension to 12 months for new mothers while lowering income limits, risking ineligibility for prenatal care for about 1,300 women and 400 infants monthly. The package also includes a measure to permit independent administration of the More Options for Maternal Support program. Final votes drew party lines as lawmakers anticipate costs and health outcomes.
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Iowa House backs ban on mislabeling meat and egg alternatives
Iowa lawmakers pass Senate File 2391 to bar labeling plant based and lab grown foods as meat and restrict egg substitutes. The bill, backed by Republicans, would empower IDED to impose penalties and seeks a federal waiver to exclude egg substitutes from SNAP and WIC.
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