Iowa Medicaid
About this resource
Medicaid is a program that helps people pay for health care. In Iowa, it provides health coverage to over 700,000 people each year. This includes people with low income, children, pregnant women, older adults, and people with disabilities.
Medicaid is run by each state, but it follows rules from the federal government.
Who can use this resource (eligibility)?
- The Affordable Care Act (ACA) requires states to provide young adults under 26 with free health care if they were in foster care at age 18 or older. This ensures that former foster youth can access the health care services they need – just like non-foster youth who can stay on their parents’ insurance plans until 26.