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Iowa Medical Home Initiative

The Iowa Medical Home Initiative is an effort to improve care for children with special health care needs.  A medical home should be where a child with special health care needs receives primary and preventive care services.  Other needed specialty and health-related services should be coordinated by the medical home.  Medical homes are usually based in communities in the offices of pediatricians or family physicians.  Medical homes emphasize strong partnerships between physicians and families.