• Medicaid Policy Bureau Intern

    Iowa Department of Administrative Services (Des Moines, IA)


    Medicaid Policy Bureau Intern

     

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    Medicaid Policy Bureau Intern

     

    Salary

     

    $0.00 Hourly

     

    Location

     

    Des Moines - 50319 - Polk County, IA

     

    Job Type

     

    Internship

     

    Job Number

     

    26-01044

     

    Agency

     

    400 Health & Human Services - Community Access Eligibility

     

    Division

     

    Health and Human Services - Community Access Eligibility

     

    Opening Date

     

    10/22/2025

     

    Closing Date

     

    11/2/2025 11:59 PM Central

     

    LinkedIn Tag

    #LI-DNP

    Point of Contact

     

    Melissa Nation - [email protected]

    Job Description

    This is a non-merit internship position. Positions in this class are exempt from the screening and referral requirements of the Iowa Department of Administrative Services - Human Resources Enterprise.

     

    The Iowa Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Division of Community Access, Bureau of Medicaid is seeking a Medicaid Policy Bureau intern to join our team!

    The intern will work directly with members of the policy and eligibility teams and complete a broad set of activities including, but no limited to:

    + Attend/participate in meeting with Iowa HHS staff, including senior-level employees

    + Conduct research: Preform policy reviews, gathering qualitative and quantitative date and summarizing background information on key policy areas, including polices from other states (SPAs, admin rules, employee manual, process guides)

    + Analyze legislation: tracking the progress of specific bills and monitoring committee hearings related to the organization’s policy priorities.

    + Drafting documents: Draft, edit, or contribute to policy briefs, fact sheets, memos for staff and reports for internal and external use. Including designing and preparing mockup of form redesign.

    + Administrate tasks: Providing general support to staff, such as updating databases, organizing contracts, and preparing for meetings.

    + Supporting communication: Assisting with policy communications through email, social media, and newsletters.

    + Policy research: Collecting and analyzing data to support research projects on specific topics, such as applications or the Medicaid buy-in program.

    + Prepare and update reports, legislative fact sheets.

     

    Minimum Qualification Requirements

     

    Applicants for positions in this class must be currently enrolled students in a degree program at an accredited educational institution, as determined by the Iowa Department of Administrative Services – Human Resources Enterprise.

     

    For additional information, please click on thislink to view the job description (https://das.iowa.gov/sites/default/files/hr/documents/class\_and\_pay/JobClassDescriptions/AdministrativeIntern-00705.pdf) .

     

    Employer

     

    State of Iowa

     

    Website

     

    hhs.iowa.gov

     

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