The Iowa Pharmacy Association, in coordination with the Iowa Medical Society (IMS), Iowa Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Iowa Hospital Association (IHA), and the Iowa Primary Care Association (Iowa PCA), leads the Iowa Healthcare Workforce Strategic Planning and Stakeholder Engagement Initiative.
Iowa communities are facing challenges recruiting and retaining across the healthcare workforce population. These partner organizations are working together to assess and evaluate the current landscape and future of the healthcare workforce in Iowa. From these meetings, the statewide action plan will evolve to address current workforce challenges and opportunities.
Over the next few months, regional meetings will be held across the state. All locations will have two sessions available in the day (either 9:00 am – 11:00 am or 1:00 pm – 3:00pm). Click the following links to register.
Upcoming regional townhall meetings:
Des Moines on Friday, April 28th
Waterloo on Wednesday, May 10th
Also in Iowa, the Department of Health and Human Services published the following:
- INFORMATIONAL LETTER NO. 2443-MC-FFS – Monkeypox Vaccine and Testing
INFORMATIONAL LETTER NO. 2446-MC-FFS – Provider Messaging and the Continuous Coverage Requirement Unwind
INFORMATIONAL LETTER NO. 2445-MC-FFS-CVD – Monoclonal Antibodies Update - INFORMATIONAL LETTER NO. 2434-MC-FFS – COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE Unwind – Out-of-Network Enhanced Provider Payment Expiring
- INFORMATION LETTER NO. 2426-MC-FFS-CVD – End of COVID-19 PHE Pharmacy Allowances
- INFORMATIONAL LETTER NO. 2432-MC-FFS – End of Federal PHE Flexibilities
Finally in Iowa, the Board of Pharmacy posted the agenda and related materials for its May 2 meeting.
For more information, contact NACDS’ Sandra Guckian at 703-774-4801.