During the pandemic, Medicaid and public assistance recipients were not required to continuously qualify for benefits. Now that the pandemic has been declared over as of May 11, the State of Iowa has passed a law requiriing purblic assistance receipients to re-qualify for benefits. Patty Aguilar, Lead Financial Counselor at CCMH, describes the process Medicaid recipients will need to follow to become re-qualified for benefits, as well as the assistance available from CCMH. For more information, contact CCMH directly at 712-265-2713. If needed, Spanish-speaking financial counselors are available to assist.