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Iowa PA-PAC
Iowa PAs are changing the healthcare landscape and increasing access to care in the state. Since the first generation of PAs, there have been significant legislative changes that have shaped how PAs practice today.
PAs can now:
- Bill private insurance and Medicare and Medicaid
- Be a primary provider
- Write prescriptions (and you can write them without restrictions or cosignature requirements)
- Assist in surgery and bill for the service
- Own your own practice
- Work without supervision
The work to protect and grow the PA profession will depend on future legislative successes. Your contribution to the PAC will drive this success.
Iowa
Physician Assistant Society
Founded in 1974 as a constituent chapter of the American Academy of Physician Assistants, IPAS's primary purpose is to help PAs provide accessible, affordable quality patient care. As with any professional society, members working together make the difference.
IPAS monitors legislative reimbursement issues and supports changes that make the profession better able to provide quality patient care. With a consistent and unified voice, it is also effective in getting heard with state boards and commissions. IPAS has a membership of over 400 professionals.
2024 PA of the Year
Laura Cunningham, MSPAS, PA-C, CAQ-Psychiatry, Honored as Iowa Physician Assistant of the Year
The Iowa Physician Assistant Society (IPAS) is proud to announce Laura Cunningham, PA-C, as the prestigious PA of the Year award recipient. Laura's dedication to her patients, profession, and community exemplifies the highest standards of care and leadership in healthcare. She practices at Focused Life Clinic in West Des Moines, where she delivers essential psychiatric care to Iowa's rural and urban residents.
Laura, a 2015 graduate of the Des Moines University PA Program, has served in multiple medical specialties including Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, Psychiatry, and Urgent Care. In 2021, Laura became the founder and CEO of Focused Life Clinic which has expanded under her leadership to 6 providers, meeting the growing need for accessible mental health services in Iowa.
Friends of IPAS | Champion of Healthcare
2024 Legislative Advocacy Awards
Senator Chris Cournoyer and Representative Jane Bloomingdale Honored with Friends of IPAS Champion of Healthcare Awards
IPAS is thrilled to announce that Senator Chris Cournoyer and Representative Jane Bloomingdale have been selected as recipients of the 2024 Friends of IPAS Champion of Healthcare Awards. This prestigious recognition is awarded to outstanding leaders who have demonstrated unwavering dedication to advancing healthcare access and support for physician assistants in Iowa.
The awards were presented during the IPAS Healthcare in the Heartland Fall CME Conference, that took place on October 28-29 at the Hyatt Regency Conference Center in Coralville, Iowa.
The conference, a key event for healthcare professionals, featured expert-led sessions focused on pressing medical topics and policy discussions, bringing together physician assistants and healthcare advocates from across the state.
Strategic Partners
Thank you to our associate member partners for their support.
