The Department of Health and Human Services, Iowa Medicaid posted INFORMATIONAL LETTER NO. 2685-MC-FFS-D – June 2025 Iowa Medicaid Pharmacy Program Changes effective June 1.
Also in Iowa, Gov. Kim Reynolds (R) announced the US Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service approved a demonstration project for the state's own summer food pilot program. Healthy Kids Iowa is an alternative to the summer EBT program that serves Iowa children healthier foods at a lower cost by leveraging Iowa's already-existing, successful network of summer feeding programs and community providers. With the state's summer feeding demonstration project, each family will be able to select $40 worth of fresh and nutritious food for each eligible child per month. Families will be able to choose their monthly items, respecting their preferences and cultural and dietary needs. The Healthy Kids Iowa pilot program will run in June, July and August 2025.
For more information, contact NACDS’ Sandra Guckian at 703-774-4801.