State Representative Mary Gaskill stopped by the Promise Center in Ottumwa Tuesday, after she received hundreds of signatures from members concerned the bill will severely cut funding for resources like the Promise Center.

WATERLOO — Gov. Terry Branstad praised a bipartisan effort to overhaul Iowa’s mental health system Friday as he signed a bill implementing the changes surrounded by Democratic and Republican legislators.

Surrounded by Democratic and Republican legislators, Gov. Terry Branstad praised a bipartisan effort to overhaul Iowa’s mental health system Friday as he signed a bill implementing the changes.

The state will seek bids today for a system to determine eligibility and enroll residents in current state programs.

Health care has become one of the starkest contrasts between President Obama and Republican rival Mitt Romney in the 2012 campaign. And that's surprising, given that once upon a time they both came up with similar plans to fix the system.

Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) is a physician and the author of “ The Debt Bomb: A Bold Plan to Stop Washington from Bankrupting America .” This interview, which focuses on America’s health care system, is the second in a two-part series. The first interview, which focuses on debt, was published last week . The transcript is lightly edited for length and clarity. Read full article >>

BOSTON — In 2006, under Gov. Mitt Romney, Massachusetts became the first state to extend insurance coverage to all its residents. Now it’s looking to slow the growth of its health-care costs in equally groundbreaking ways. Read full article >>

Universal coverage, Medicare for all, single payer -- call it what you will. It's clear that conservative forces are determined to prevent such a system from ever being introduced at the national level. So it's up to the states.

HELENA – For both Republican candidates for attorney general, federal health care reform is a top issue – right up there with gun rights.

As the June 5 primary approaches, the Desert Dispatch asked the 13 candidates running for the newly drawn 8th Congressional District representing the High Desert to weigh in on this question, in 50 words or less: How would you address health care...