My Health, My Medicare, Medicare Preventive Benefit, October 2007

Factual information about Medicare, and what it will pay for towards preventivation medicine.

Help For Lower Income Iowans With Medicare, 2007

If you have limited income and resources, the State of Iowa may pay some of your Medicare expenses. Programs paying these expenses are shown in the chart on page 2. To see if you might be eligible, answer the questions below.

Audit report on Sheldon Community School District in Sheldon, Iowa for the year ended June 30, 2007

Audit report on Sheldon Community School District in Sheldon, Iowa for the year ended June 30, 2007

THIS IS NOT A BILL What You Need to Know about Your Medicare Summary Notice, May 2007

Summary of Medicare information, your need to know information place.

Events That Guarantee Your Right To Buy Medicare Supplement Insurance, March 2007

You have a six-month open enrollment period when you are enrolled in Medicare Part B for the first time at age 65 or older. The six-month period begins the date your Medicare Part B begins. During your open enrollment period: • You cannot be turned down for any plan (A-L) being sold in Iowa. • You cannot be charged a higher premium based on your health. • You will not have a waiting period before benefits are paid for pre-existing health conditions IF you had previous health insurance coverage, AND you apply within 63 days of the end of previous health insurance, AND you were covered for at least 6 months under that health plan.

Medicare and Other Insurance for People with Disabilities, March 2007

When you are entitled to Social Security disability benefits for 24 months, you are eligible for Medicare beginning the 25th month. An exception applies if you have been diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) also known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease. If you have ALS, Medicare begins the first month you are entitled to Social Security disability benefits.

COBRA: Continuation of Employer Group Health Insurance, March 2007

COBRA stands for Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act *COBRA is not insurance; it is the law, since 1985. COBRA allows employees and their dependents to continue employer group health insurance for several months when that insurance would usually end. *Insurance plans under COBRA are private health plans, not plans sold by the government. *The U.S. Departments of Labor and Treasury enforce COBRA.

Long-Term Care Insurance Companies, September 2007

The companies on this list have been approved to sell long-term-care insurance in the State of Iowa. Customer service numbers are listed for each company. Please open pdf for the numbers.

Audit report on the City of Hiawatha, Iowa for the year ended June 30, 2007

Audit report on the City of Hiawatha, Iowa for the year ended June 30, 2007

Audit report on the City of Carlisle, Iowa for the year ended June 30, 2007

Audit report on the City of Carlisle, Iowa for the year ended June 30, 2007

The Traveler, December 2007

News from the Iowa Tourism Office

Audit report on the City of West Branch, Iowa for the year ended June 30, 2007

Audit report on the City of West Branch, Iowa for the year ended June 30, 2007

Department of Commerce - Iowa Utilities Board, Performance Report, Performance Results Achieved for Fiscal Year 2007, December 2007

The report highlights the services the IUB provided to Iowans, along with results achieved to ensure reliability, and to improve and expand utility service infrastructure in Iowa. This information is provided in accordance with the State of Iowa Accountable Government Act, Iowa Code chapter 8E. The two basic business functions of the IUB are utility regulation and compliance, and resource management. This report covers performance information for both of these areas.

Motor Vehicle Accident Fatalities for the Week Ending, December 14, 2007

Record of the Fatalities for Motor Vehicle Accidents in Iowa per week.

EPI Update, December 7, 2007

Weekly newsletter for Center For Acute Disease Epidemiology of Iowa Department of Public Health.