Court Gives Approval of Settlement Providing Better Mental Health Care for Iowa Children

Court Gives Approval of Settlement Providing Better Mental Health Care for Iowa Children

from KCRG.org: On Friday, a federal court gave its approval of a settlement agreement in a lawsuit against the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) director. According to a release from Iowa HHS, the 2023 lawsuit was filed on behalf of Medicaid-eligible children. The lawsuit argues Iowa HHS denied children struggling with mental illness “timely access to intensive community services, resulting in unnecessary institutionalization an…