Health Care Plan Scrutiny for ACA and AHCA Impacts
Iowa provider groups express concern over GDP health care proposals while tax credits under the Affordable Care Act are compared with the American Health Care Act in 2020. The analysis includes county by county premium tax credit estimates for ACA marketplace enrollees aged 27, 40, and 60 with $30,000 annual income.
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GOP health care plan advances in House remains in focus
Constituents urge Representative Blum to hold a town hall as movement on the health care plan continues in the House with renewed pressure from voters. Local residents organize meetings and push for transparency ahead of upcoming votes and hearings.
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Health groups oppose GOP ACA repeal plan changes
Hospitals and physicians warn the proposed repeal and replacement of Obamacare would shift tax credits by age, end Medicaid expansion funding in 2020, and cap per capita spending. Kaiser analysis shows the plan lowers credits for many low income and older residents while keeping higher credits for some. About 66 percent of marketplace enrollees nationally earn under 31,250.
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Legislature voids wage hikes in four Iowa counties
House Republicans approved House File 295 to pre empt local governments from setting higher minimum wages and local rules on packaging and transport across Johnson Linn Polk and Wapello counties while Democrats tried to raise the statewide minimum to 10 75 by 2019. The final vote was 56 41 with Rep Bobby Kaufmann joining 40 Democrats in opposition. Several lawmakers were absent.
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State Capitol Agenda Highlights Voter ID Bill
Inside bottle bill and voter ID among other issues explored at the state Capitol with details to follow. Wages discussion also noted as part of Thursday agenda.
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Iowa improves reading benchmarks for early readers state wide
Nearly 9,000 kindergartners through third graders who struggled to meet reading benchmarks in fall 2015 met or exceeded them by spring 2016, an Iowa Department of Education report shows. The statewide average rose 4.2 percentage points with districts like Iowa City posting a 9.6 point gain.
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