State checkbook

Human Services Assistance Payments

What this part of state government paid out, by kind of spending and by the organizations paid.1 What the agency does

$687.7M
paid out, FY16
$318.5M
of it to individuals and others, unnamed (46%)2
$5.57B
more in transfers between state accounts3

Year by year

Payments by fiscal year, not counting transfers.

$1.31B
$5.8M
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YearPaidIndividuals and othersTransfers
FY27 so far$17K$9,414$0
FY26$5.8M$1.5M$274
FY25$499.9M$129.5M$10.25B
FY24$698.4M$180.3M$9.33B
FY23$695.9M$180.1M$7.87B
FY22$1.31B$230.1M$6.68B
FY21$487.8M$189.5M$6.77B
FY20$444.6M$170.1M$6.51B
FY19$1.20B$199.5M$5.12B
FY18$616.3M$178.1M$5.30B
FY17$510.1M$178.1M$5.18B
FY16$687.7M$318.5M$5.57B
FY15$560.4M$226.3M$5.46B
FY14$587.8M$253.4M$4.77B

Kinds of spending over time

The biggest kinds of spending by fiscal year.

KindFY23FY24FY25FY26FY27 so far
Aid to Individuals$426.4M$357.2M$318.0M$4.8M$12K
Prof & Scientific Services$94.0M$115.6M$126.7M$938K$4,781
State Aid$112.2M$152.4M$0$0$0
Outside Services$36.7M$47.4M$46.8M$34K$0
IT Outside Services$7.3M$9.4M$1.4M$0$0
IT Equipment & Software$14.6M$7.8M$3.5M$0$0
Refunds-Other$2.1M$4.0M$555K$0$0
Other Expenses & Obligations$692K$1.0M$589K$0$0
Rentals$5,024$3,157$6,757$0$0
Uniforms & Related Items$339K$659K$616K$0$0
Printing & Binding$297K$280K$52K$0$0
Communications$17K$181K$266K$0$0
Office Supplies$80K$1.2M$970K$0$0
Advertising & Publicity$567K$577K$176K$0$0
Prof. & Scientific Supplies$223K$258K$2,600$0$0

The 15 biggest of 34 kinds.

Organizations paid the most, FY16

  1. Unitedhealthcare Plan of the River Valley Inc$44.0M 6%
  2. Wellmark Health Plan Ia$38.7M 6%
  3. Telligen Inc$20.1M 3%
  4. Four Oaks Family and Childrens Services$18.0M 3%
  5. Noridian Mutual Insurance Company$10.5M 2%
  6. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services-Buy-In - Ffp Eligible-Buy-In - Ffp Eligible$10.1M 1%
  7. Woodward Youth Corporation$9.6M 1%
  8. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services-Buy-In - State Only-Buy-In - State Only$9.3M 1%
  9. Lutheran Services in Iowa Inc$9.3M 1%
  10. Families First Counseling Service of Iowa LLC$8.4M 1%
  11. Maximus Health Services Inc$7.8M 1%
  12. Mid-Iowa Family Therapy Clinic Inc$6.1M 1%
  13. Health Management Systs$5.3M 1%
  14. Optum Public Sector Solutions Inc$5.3M 1%
  15. Goold Health Systems Inc$5.0M 1%
  16. Central Iowa Juvenile Detention Center$4.9M 1%
  17. University of Iowa$4.9M 1%
  18. Youth & Shelter Services$4.9M 1%
  19. Social Security Admin-Federal Allowances$4.6M 1%
  20. Myers & Stauffer LC$4.5M 1%

Organizations paid the most, all years

  1. Dept Human Services-Modernization-Reg Fmap-Modernization-Reg FMAP$700.4M
  2. Unitedhealthcare Plan of the River Valley Inc$255.8M
  3. Four Oaks Family and Childrens Services$245.5M
  4. Dept Human Services-Modernization-Ihwp Newly-Modernization-Ihwp Newly$228.4M
  5. Wellmark Health Plan Ia$179.4M
  6. Dept Human Services-Arpa-Hcbs$164.2M
  7. Telligen Inc$163.8M
  8. Accenture LLP$156.0M
  9. Families First Counseling Service of Iowa LLC$126.3M
  10. Woodward Youth Corporation$109.6M
  11. Amerigroup Iowa Inc$109.1M
  12. Lutheran Services in Iowa Inc$103.2M
  13. Noridian Mutual Insurance Company$88.3M
  14. Dept Human Services$87.2M
  15. Mid-Iowa Family Therapy Clinic Inc$81.1M

Payments to individuals and others

One total each year for payees not named here. The last column also counts transfers and other entries the state lists under RESTRICTED payees.4

YearIndividuals and othersShareListed as RESTRICTED
FY27 so far$9,41455%–
FY26$1.5M26%–
FY25$129.5M26%$79.3M
FY24$180.3M26%$73.7M
FY23$180.1M26%$80.6M
FY22$230.1M18%$81.7M
FY21$189.5M39%$82.5M
FY20$170.1M38%$81.6M
FY19$199.5M17%$79.7M
FY18$178.1M29%$79.5M
FY17$178.1M35%$79.3M
FY16$318.5M46%$79.2M
FY15$226.3M40%$78.1M
FY14$253.4M43%$77.5M