Iowa Will Say No To Terrycare, Yes To Obamacare

[rurallib]

Dubuque Telegraph Herald
Iowa will accept federal funding to expand health care to low-income residents under a compromise reached between statehouse Democrats and Republican Gov. Terry Branstad, Senate President Pam Jochum says.

Jochum, D-Dubuque, said an agreement was reached late Tuesday evening on an issue that has dominated the 2013 legislative session. Jochum said the compromise will be included in the Department of Human Services bill, which will be voted on Wednesday afternoon.

The legislation will be called the Iowa Health and Wellness Plan. Jochum said the state will accept federal funding from Medicaid expansion to cover approximately 150,000 new enrollees.


http://www.blogforiowa.com/2013/05/22/medicaid-expansion-iowa-will-say-no-to-terrycare-yes-to-obamacare/

[Sophie22]

1. I'm surprised .......

but this is great news for Iowans. So happy that we are going to be part of the solution rather than one of the problem states.

[rurallib]

2. I am shocked and am waiting for it to be passed and signed

before really letting out a cheer.

On the other hand, looks like Dems folded big time on property tax and the long range effects of that could really suck (cities going broke).

BTW welcome to DU and the Iowa forum - I am down by IC myself

[gopiscrap]

3. Go Iowa

[IADEMO2004]

4. Odds of this happening if the senate was Republican majority?

The Branstad plan was soooo stupid to even suggest and Republicans were trying to sell it on radio and newspapers across Iowa.