Iowa to use risk corridors to aid Medicaid insurers
The Iowa Department of Human Services plans risk corridors to cushion three private insurers amid Medicaid program losses exceeding 100 million each in Iowa's expansion and long-term care populations. AmeriGroup Iowa posted about 133 million in losses. United Healthcare of the River Valley and AmeriHealth Caritas Iowa reported similar strains.
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Pre-emption bill could roll back local minimum wages in Iowa counties
Mitchell Schmidt reports that House File 295 would bar localities from higher wage floors and erase Linn County’s 8.25 and Johnson County’s 10.10 rates, with Wapello and Polk adjustments also repealed. Some business owners say raises won’t be cut, but others fear changes.
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GOP health care repeal bill collapses in House vote
President Trump pulls a House vote on the GOP health care overhaul after crumbling Republican support. The White House had warned the vote would proceed, but Speaker Ryan was asked to abandon the effort to avoid an embarrassing defeat.
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Ryan Says Republicans Came Up Short On Health Care Act
Washington Post reports House Speaker Paul Ryan told journalists that Republicans came up short in garnering support for the American Health Care Act, reflecting setback amid party efforts to pass the measure.
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