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Iowa Community Health Conference 2026

Iowa Primary Care Association (IowaPCA)

Oct 13–Oct 15, 2026Iowa Events Center, Des Moines, IAIn-PersonModerate

About

Iowa's statewide health-center convening, hosted by the Iowa Primary Care Association — leadership, operations, policy, and clinical tracks for the state's FQHC network as Iowa stands up its IHAWP Medicaid work requirement (starting December 2026, a month ahead of the federal CMS-2454-IFC mandate).

Why It Matters

Iowa is one of the first states enforcing a Medicaid work requirement — a month early — so this is where its FQHCs coordinate eligibility-navigation and redetermination playbooks before the January 2027 federal go-live. Fills a Plains-state gap in the tracked state-PCA calendar.

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Topics

Iowa FQHC leadershipIHAWP Medicaid work requirement (Dec 2026)Rural workforceOperations & clinical