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Republicans Medicaid work requirement. 80 hours per month, else no medicine for you [View all]
https://www.siouxlandproud.com/news/iowa-news/iowa-house-passes-medicaid-work-requirements-bill-sent-to-governors-desk/Members of the House Republican caucus moved quickly to pass work requirements to Iowans receiving healthcare benefits through the Iowa Health and Wellness plan.
Several amendments were filed for the House version, the only one approved merged the bill to the version the Iowa Senate passed on Tuesday. The bill requires 80 hours of work, minimum, every month to continue to receive healthcare benefits.
Several amendments were filed for the House version, the only one approved merged the bill to the version the Iowa Senate passed on Tuesday. The bill requires 80 hours of work, minimum, every month to continue to receive healthcare benefits.
House Democrats warned about the trigger language in the bill, stating that if work requirements are ever attempted to be removed, the Iowa Health and Wellness plan would be shut down by the state department of health and human services.
The independent Legislative Service Agency estimated in the fiscal note that 32,000 people would lose healthcare coverage in the state if the bill is signed into law.
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