Did you know? 75% of adults in Iowa on Medicaid are working. Meet David - just one of many hardworking individuals thriving thanks to our heavily Medicaid-supported employment services! With guidance and encouragement, David turned two job offers into a dream career which could lead to his decreased reliance on Medicaid going forward.
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As of 2025, Medicaid provides health coverage to over 80 million Americans, about 1 in 5 people, including low-income families, pregnant women, the elderly, and individuals with disabilities.
As a nonpartisan organization, EPI is committed to advocating for the needs of our community. We closely monitor policy changes to keep people informed and empowered to take action where it matters most.
One of the most critical issues at hand is the potential reduction in federal Medicaid funding, which could have devastating effects on HCBS for individuals with I/DD. Advocacy tools inside article!
Millions more workers will soon qualify for overtime pay and advocates are warning that the changes are likely to further erode the availability of developmental disability services.
Our friends at American Network of Community Options and Resources (ANCOR) have released a new Advocacy Toolkit to help step up your summer advocacy efforts!
I was so pleased to see your overall satisfaction increased to 4.19 (on a 5 point scale). We also ask the people we serve directly (via interviews by staff that are not involved in their services), and they too gave us an overall satisfaction rating of 4.20.
Join us in supporting the #DisabilityCommunityAct, which protects access to critical long-term supports and services for people with I/DD by increasing federal Medicaid funding for I/DD services over a three-year period.
The Iowa Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will host a series of listening sessions called HOMEtown Conversations this fall for Iowans who receive community-based services to share their experiences with Iowa Medicaid leaders.