Iowa senators weigh $120M health care tax hike to fill Medicaid hole

Iowa Senate Republicans are advancing a bill that would raise taxes on certain health insurance companies to offset a Medicaid funding shortfall.
Becker's Hospital Review

As states scramble to supplement Medicaid cuts, MCO taxes are a tricky part of the equation

States scramble supplement Medicaid funding as Iowa enacts higher MCO taxes amid CMS limits on provider tax structures.

Families worry their fragile peace could be at risk with Medicaid cuts

Iowans are already struggling to navigate a strained system, even before budget pressures intensify because of the One Big ...
Iowa Public Radio

Reynolds signs HMO tax hike into law to help cover Medicaid shortfall

Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a bill into law Thursday that raises the tax on HMO health insurance plans to generate more money ...

Iowa GOP at odds with business groups over health care tax increase

Business groups and taxpayer advocates are criticizing Iowa Republicans for a proposed increase on some health insurance ...
KCCI Des Moines

Iowa bill proposes changes to Medicaid eligibility for disabled workers

STATE SENATOR RENEE HARTMAN. NEW AT NOON A BILL PROPOSING CHANGES TO WHO IS ELIGIBLE FOR MEDICAID IS ADVANCING IN THE IOWA STATE HOUSE. IT WOULD APPLY TO IOWANS WHO USE THE MEDICAID FOR EMPLOYED ...
Iowa Public Radio

Iowa hopes to get up to $1 billion to improve rural health infrastructure. Some say it will do little to offset looming Medicaid cuts

State officials hope to bring in up to $1 billion in federal funds over the next five years to improve rural health ...

Medicaid cuts threaten services for Iowa families with disabilities

Iowa families with disabilities are fighting to hold onto Medicaid services they say are disappearing as cuts and changes ...
Public News Service on MSN

Medicaid cuts threaten Iowans with disabilities

By Tony Leys for KFF Health News. Broadcast version by Mark Moran for Iowa News Service reporting for the KFF Health ...
The Gazette

Iowa Medicaid faces shortfall as pandemic aid runs out

Iowa’s Medicaid program is projected to face tens of millions of dollars in deficits in coming years, prompting warnings from the state auditor. State Auditor Rob Sand, a Democrat, accused Republican ...
The Gazette

Iowa in ‘uncharted territory’ as Medicaid numbers swell

DES MOINES — Enrollment in Medicaid and Iowa’s related Health and Wellness insurance programs saw double-digit surges in Iowa due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to data compiled by a state ...