Iowa seeks to boost physician supply with new residencies
The Gazette reports Iowa plans 115 new medical residency slots annually for four years at 14 teaching hospitals to train 460 more doctors. Governor Reynolds to partner with UI Health Care and Broadlawns for $150 million in federal funds to expand training, plus loan repayment, Medicaid rate changes, and telemedicine to address aging, burnout, and regional access gaps.
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Towa
Iowa
American College of Obstetricians and
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
The
Gazette
Timothy Quinn
Mercy Medical Center
Quinn
Reynolds
Iowa Department of Health and Human Services
University of Iowa Health Care
Lawns Medical Center
Des Moines
UIHC
Broadlawns
Iowa Hospital Association
McCoy
Iowa Medical Society
Nancy Risk
United States
I.O.W.A
Kim Reynolds
Iowa Capitol
Cody Scanlan
Des Moines Register
Iowa amends judicial nominating rules to curb governor contact
Lawmakers approved a 2025 change restricting commissions from discussing applicants with the governor before screening and nominating. The commission previously allowed contact under Rule 14. The amendment follows debate over politics in judicial selections and adds that communications occur only after nominations are submitted.
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District Nominating Commission
Appeals Court
Commission
Ers
Jerry Schnurr
Fort Dodge
Leon Spies
Iowa City
Iowa Judicial Branch
Governor
Rachel Paine Caufield
Drake University
Department of Political Science
Caufield
Wyoming
Rhode Island
Marty Diaz
Diaz
Iowa
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