DES MOINES — A nationwide shortage of psychiatrists has created a similar shortage in the U.S. Veterans Affairs department, which can amplify the department’s challenge in having sufficient ...

In an article published May 24 in the New England Journal of Medicine, two pulmonologists with the VA Central Texas Health Care System warned that the Mission Act, and a bill introduced this year ...

The current clinic opened in June of 2021. If you are a Veteran with an honorable discharge and are interested in receiving care at the Burlington VA Clinic, call the clinic at 319-752-3722 or ...

A federally funded health care center in central Iowa has terminated core care for its transgender patients for fear of losing federal funding, four sources have confirmed.

A federally funded health care center in central Iowa has terminated core care for its transgender patients for fear of losing federal funding, four sources have confirmed. In a letter ...

Dr. Bevan Yueh is University of Iowa Health Care's first chief physician executive. Yueh will begin his role on July 31 and will earn $950,000 annually. The new chief physician exec. will oversee ...

Dr. Bevan Yueh is University of Iowa Health Care's first chief physician executive. Yueh will begin his role on July 31 and will earn $950,000 annually. The new chief physician exec. will oversee ...

As the country grapples with a health care workforce shortage, health care facilities across Iowa, especially in rural areas, will see some assistance under legislation signed by Gov. Kim Reynolds.

Budget figures show spending for non-VA medical care by private doctors will grow from $22.5 billion to $34 billion, and funding for VA medical services would decrease from $69 billion to $57 billion.

Representatives of Primary Health Care and Iowa Primary Care Association, which provides broad support for Iowa’s FQHCs, did not respond to repeated questions posed to executives, board members ...

By nearly all measures, the complex, fragmented US health care system is failing its people. Despite spending 17 percent of gross domestic product on health care, representing $4.9 trillion, the ...