Medical complexity care in Iowa
Programs, coverage, care teams and family help for children and adults with medical complexity in Iowa.
Help in Iowa
Title V program family line
(800) 369-2229 The state program for children and youth with special health care needs.
Title V program office
(319) 467-5009 Iowa City
Family-to-Family Health Information Center
Title V lines from the HRSA state contacts list; F2F centers from Family Voices. Pulled October 2026. HRSA state contacts.
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Every kind of care in Iowa, with what is closest to you first, in one download.
Care in this state
Complex care clinics (1)
- UI Health Care Stead Family Children's Hospital on Disability Atlas
Hospital program, Iowa City
(888) 573-5437
Children's hospitals (2)
- MercyOne Children's Hospital - Des Moines on Disability Atlas
Des Moines
(515) 247-3121 - UI Health Care Stead Family Children's Hospital on Disability Atlas
Hospital program, Iowa City
(888) 573-5437
Family support and lodging (4)
- Access For Special Kids Resource Center (ASK) on Disability Atlas
Nonprofit 501(c)(3), Johnston
(515) 243-1713 - Ronald McDonald House Siouxland on Disability Atlas
Nonprofit, Sioux City - Ronald Mcdonald House Charities of Central Iowa Inc. on Disability Atlas
Nonprofit 501(c)(3), Des Moines - Ronald Mcdonald House Charities of Eastern Iowa and Western Illinois on Disability Atlas
Nonprofit 501(c)(3), Iowa City
Paying for care
Medicaid for children
Iowa Medicaid (IA Health Link)
CHIP
Hawki
Apply
Medicaid whatever the family's income
yes: Iowa HCBSHome and community based services: help at home, at work, and in the community, paid for by Medicaid. children's waivers (Iowa was the first Katie BeckettA Medicaid option for children with significant disabilities that looks at the child's own income, not the parents'. Also called TEFRA. waiver state per Catalyst Center 2016); current waiver names not verified
Last reviewed: November 2026. Programs, rules and phone numbers change. Check with the program named on this page. Report outdated or wrong information.