IA Department of Health and Human Services: Public Health Emergency Unwind

Posted in COVID-19, Senior Living

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP
Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare

The National Public Health Emergency (PHE) ended on May 11, 2023. This means that Iowa Medicaid will begin returning to pre-PHE operations and roll back some of the flexibilities allowed during the PHE. 

The Iowa Medicaid team has put together a chart of the various different flexibilities and the dates they will end within the next year. Informational letters are also being made available as flexibilities end. 

Please note, premiums for the Hawki and Medicaid for Employed People with Disabilities (MEPD) will end on January 1, 2024, and Iowa Health and Wellness Plan premiums will end in June 2024. 

Click here to view the expected flexibility end dates.

This is the information you’ll find when you access the hyperlink directly above:

Each of the 4 Unwind Resources is a drop-down with a wealth of information.