Iowa Medicaid published INFORMATIONAL LETTER NO. 2738-FFS RE: Statewide Provider Revalidation Initiative. Revalidation will occur over a two-year period, from July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2028. Providers will receive revalidation notices in phases. Each provider will have approximately 30 days to complete the revalidation process once notified.
Also in Iowa, Gov. Kim Reynolds (R) accepted the resignation of the Iowa Health and Human Services (HHS) Director Larry Johnson, whose confirmation was blocked by Iowa Senate Democrats in April for partisan political reasons, and appointed Kraig Paulsen, Director of the Iowa Department of Management, to also serve as Director of Iowa HHS at the pleasure of the governor. To ensure efficient and effective operations are maintained at Iowa HHS, Director Paulsen has appointed Johnson as Principal Deputy Director of the department. Pursuant to Iowa Administrative Code 441—1.3(3), Director Paulsen will retain all non-delegable duties and will delegate the remainder of his authority to administer the department to Principal Deputy Director Johnson.
For more information, contact NACDS’ Sandra Guckian at 703-774-4801.