Iowa | Spring | 2008 | Health Plan Analysis
Iowa's governor has signed a healthcare reform law that increases coverage for children with family incomes up to 300 percent of the federal poverty level. The legislature also expanded the ability of insurers to offer health insurance to dependent children until they are 25. A statewide electronic medical records system became closer to a reality, meanwhile, thanks to a $17 million federal grant. Farm Bureau of Iowa and Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Iowa have begun a statewide wellness program that they believe could be modeled across the nation. At the same time, Wellmark is putting emphasis on the health coach in its wellness program
