08/07/17: New Training Available In-Person, Online for Child Care Providers
08/04/17: Newborn Boy Declared Safe Haven Baby
07/31/17: DHS Helps When Disaster Strikes
07/31/17: August is National Child Support Awareness Month
7/13/17: Newborn Girl Declared Safe Haven Baby
07/11/17: State Training School meets, exceeds all standards in federal audit
06/22/17: Foxhoven appointed director of DHS
06/13/17: Double Up Food Bucks: A Food Assistance Pilot Program
06/05/17 : DHS Engages National Expert for Child Welfare Review
04/28/17: Newborn Girl Declared Safe Haven Baby
01/20/17: Iowa Workers Get Free Tax Preparation Assistance
01/11/17: Rickman earns Casey Excellence for Children Award in Leadership
01/04/17: DHS takes action following client mistreatment at Glenwood State Resource Center
06/17/16: Newborn Girl Declared Safe Haven Baby
03/23/16: Newborn Boy Declared Safe Haven Baby
03/22/16: One-stop Shop for Farmers to Sign Up to Accept Food Assistance
02/02/16: Newborn Boy Declared Safe Haven Baby
01/22/16: Iowa Workers Get Free Tax Preparation Assistance
11/18/15: Cherokee Mental Health Institute Earns ‘Top Performer’ Recognition
11/16/15: DHS addresses federal regulators regarding Medicaid Modernization
10/30/15: November is National Adoption Month
10/27/15: A Health Link resources available to Medicaid providers
10/23/15: Dr. Dave Receives Distinguished Paul E. Huston Award
10/15/15: DHS announces hearings for setting child support guidelines
10/09/15: DHS Announces Medicaid Modernization Contracts
08/17/15: DHS Announces Winning Bidders for Medicaid Modernization Initiative
08/12/15: Mental Health System Update presentation
07/13/15: DHS Awarded Bonus for Food Assistance Performance
05/15/15: Boys’ State Training School achieves 100 percent compliance
05/01/15: New Medicaid Director Appointed to DHS
04/03/15: Child Support Recovery Unit Offers New Web Services
04/01/15: April 30 Marks End of Open Enrollment for Marketplace. Medicaid Enrollment Continues Year-Round
02/27/15: Agency focuses on families, stakeholders - DHS meets federal goals
02/16/15: DHS Posts RFP on Medicaid Modernization Effort
02/13/15: Open Enrollment Ends for Marketplace, Medicaid Enrollment Continues Year-Round
01/27/15: DHS Reminds Iowa Workers of Free Tax Preparation Assistance
01/21/15: Newborn Boy Declared Safe Haven Baby
01/06/15: iaHealthLink.gov Webpage Breach – 2014
01/02/15: More than $1.2 million in grants help Iowans following major storms
12/31/14: Iowa Medicaid Saves $49.5 Million Last Year Through Program Integrity Initiative
08/28/14: New Procedure for Replacing Food Assistance Cards
08/20/14: 20th Safe Haven Baby
08/08/14: Iowa Health+ Signs ACO Agreement with Iowa Medicaid
08/08/14: Patient Who Absconded from CCUSO Program Is Apprehended
08/03/14: Patient Absconds from CCUSO Transition Release Program
07/31/14: Glenwood Takes Corrective Action Following Client Incident
07/25/14: DHS Alerts Retailers Of EBT Changes Under Farm Bill
07/22/14: Iowa Ranks Third in Kids Count Report
07/11/14: DHS Earns Food Assistance Performance Bonus
07/08/14: Medicaid Director Jennifer Vermeer Leaving DHS
07/03/14: Healthy Behaviors Pay Off for Iowa Health and Wellness Plan Members
06/30/14: Regions Become Operational Under MHDS Redesign
06/20/14: Newborn Boy Declared Safe Haven Baby
06/18/14: Broadlawns Signs ACO Agreement with Iowa Medicaid
06/16/14: DHS Continues Special Education Improvements at Eldora
06/09/14: Disaster Assistance Available for Cass, Harrison, Montgomery, Ringgold and Pottawattamie Counties
05/28/14: DHS Launch New Website
05/16/14: Iowa Health and Wellness Enrollment Tops 100,000
05/06/14: Grant Provides Employment Services and More for Noncustodial Parents
05/02/14: 18th Safe Haven Baby
04/25/14: Iowa Medicaid Makes Changes Following Mail Error, Covenant Breach Q & A
04/15/14: UPDATE: Two Eldora Students Apprehended
04/11/14: Eldora students ran from campus
04/04/14: Providers Sign ACO Agreements with Medicaid
03/27/14: New Marketplace Special Enrollment Periods Announced
03/21/14: Equal Access, Healthy Eating with Wireless EBT Project
03/19/14: Open Enrollment Ends for Marketplace, Medicaid Enrollment Continues Year-Round
03/07/14: Investigation Leads to Notification of Data Breach
02/21/14: DHS Takes Corrective Action Following Glenwood Incident
01/21/14: DHS bans use of public assistance funds at some locations
12/27/13: DHS says Iowans who applied at HealthCare.gov should reapply through state
07/15/13: Public Comment Period and Public Hearing Dates for Iowa Health and Wellness Plan
06/26/13: Lost backup tape leads to records warning, FAQ
05/15/13:Governor adds more counties to disaster list, information on vouchers
05/06/13: Child welfare by the numbers for 2012, one-page summary, Little change in trends
05/03/13: Vouchers to help with Eastern Iowa storm damage
02/21/13: Iowa receives health care innovation grant
12/12/12: High Accuracy Rate for Medicaid, hawk-i
07/31/12: Layoff at Woodward
07/30/12: $30M savings in program integrity exceeds goal for Iowa Medicaid
06/22/12: Grant will help provide at-home help for vulnerable Iowans
05/21/12: 15th safe haven child
05/11/12: Warren County records warning in wake of fire, Records FAQ
04/26/12: List of child abuse prevention grants
04/11/12: Sharp reduction in temporary removals to foster care
03/20/12: Child Abuse Declines in Calendar 2011
See also: 2011 one-page summary of child welfare
12/09/11: Palmer endorses recommendations for redesign
12/04/11: Impact of Warren County fire
10/31/11: Palmer: Report shows momentum is growing for MH redesign
09/13/11: Corrected Hearings set to gather input on mental health redesign
09/09/11: Hearings set to gather input on mental health redesign
08/08/11: Vermeer named to prestigious Medicaid institute
08/03/11: DHS appoints workgroups to Mental Health and Disability Redesign
07/21/11: $23 million in paybacks, savings in first year of Medicaid contract
07/19/11: "Aged Out" youth give feedback, Survey results
07/07/11: DHS cuts Food Assistance error rate in half
06/28/11: DHS awards 80 grants to prevent child abuse, List of grants
03/11/11: Slight decline in child abuse see also 2010 one-page summary
01/17/11: Input sought on child support guidelines
01/10/11: Olmstead plan for disabled is unveiledOlmstead Plan PDF
12/28/10: Smith appointed superintendent of Cherokee MHI
12/28/10: Iowa Medicaid providers first in line for records help
12/27/10: Bonus for Iowa's children's health insurance program
12/08/10: Options to change the child abuse registry
10/21/10: Focus on accuracy yields results in food assistance program
10/19/10: 'Atalissa Men' doing well in life after bunkhouse
10/13/10: Iowa DHS 'almost perfect' in audit
12/05/09: New TO
12/07/09: New Service Areas
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