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Iowans share their experiences with food insecurity, and experts discuss what can be done about it.

Iowa Health and Human Services officials said around 120,000 Iowans have been disenrolled since the start of Medicaid unwinding in April. About three-fourths of those have been for procedural reasons.

It's been a year since 988 launched. The new, easy-to-remember number that replaced the 10-digit suicide prevention lifeline comes at a time when demand for mental health services has soared.

On April 1, Iowa officials will begin the process of Medicaid unwinding, which will likely affect thousands, as the national public health emergency draws to a close.

The Iowa attorney general's office announced it has reached a $44.4 million settlement with Missouri-based Centene, which operates as Iowa Total Care in the state, over its pharmaceutical billing practices.

The DOJ began investigating Iowa's Glenwood Resource Center in 2019 and found the state was likely violating the constitutional rights of Iowans with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

State officials say they have hired an outside company to help overhaul its child welfare system after Iowa has seen several high profile child abuse cases highlighting system failures.

State Health and Human Services officials announced it intends to award a contract to California-based Molina Healthcare.

Iowa officials have launched an ad campaign targeting child mental health and suicide prevention as they report an increase in younger children experiencing crises.

DHS Director Kelly Garcia said state officials ultimately determined the state-run facility could not comply with federal requirements "no matter the financial investment."