Medicaid, Iowa and SNAP
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To be eligible for the program, Iowans 19 to 64 years old must work 80 hours a month, though some would be exempt from the ruling.
Iowa’s Republican congressional delegation voted Thursday to advance a massive tax and spending cut bill championed by President Donald Trump. The bill would equate to a $3.7 trillion increase in the national debt,
Organizations in Iowa are gearing up for “Solidarity Summer,” trying to band together amid the threat of major cuts to a litany of programs. Representatives from various groups gathered in Iowa City to express their concerns and recruit volunteers to join their cause.
Doctors, nurses, food bank directors and other social safety net providers across Iowa warn major cuts to public health insurance and food assistance programs could lead to crowded emergency rooms, more rural hospital closures,
Iowa Republicans have sent Gov. Kim Reynolds a bill that would require thousands of Medicaid recipients to fulfill work requirements or lose coverage.
Kim Reynolds' 2025 legislative agenda included Medicaid work requirements, unemployment tax cuts for businesses and restricting cell phones in schools.
Iowa lawmakers are dipping into the state’s budget surplus and Taxpayer Relief Fund to help fill a $900 million gap in the budget for the coming year.
In areas where care access is often already strained, people who are pregnant or giving birth rely on Medicaid coverage at even higher rates.
Democratic groups are preparing to start running ads next week attacking House Republicans for their vote to cut Medicaid spending.