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Category: Iowa health insurance
November 29, 2011
Branstad accepts $7 million grant to prepare for health reforms he opposes
DesMoinesRegister.com – Gov. Terry Branstad is opposed to a federal overhaul of health care, but he has agreed to take $7 million in federal grants to prepare for the possibility of an Iowa state health insurance exchange.
October 12, 2011
Iowa Governor likely to propose exchange bill later this year
Business 380 – Iowa’s insurance commissioner says Gov. Terry Branstad will propose a “market-based” state health insurance exchange later this year.
August 31, 2011
Wellmark chairman unsure about health exchange
Houston Chronicle – A major insurance carrier in Iowa says it’s not sure it would participate in an Iowa state health insurance exchange if the state decides to move forward with the exchange.
April 25, 2011
Politics making the difference in states’ risk pool enrollment
BYKERK: If your governor is making claims that this law is unconstitutional and it's gonna go away, you might be leery of buying.
December 16, 2010
Iowa panel recommends state move forward with formation of health insurance exchange
A state panel in Iowa has voted overwhelmingly to recommend that Iowa continue forming a health insurance exchange – a key provision of the recently passed Affordable Care Act.
November 30, 2010
20 states suing federal government to stop health reform law, another nine support law
LegalNewsline.com – A total of 20 states have moved to sue the federal government in an attempt to stop implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, arguing that the individual mandate provision is unconstitutional. Another nince states have indicated they support the reform legislation.
June 30, 2010
Republicans Boehner, Cantor renew calls to repeal health reform provisions
Politico – Republican heavyweights John Boehner (Ohio) and Eric Cantor (Virginia) plan to announce that they’ll support a House petition to repeal the entire federal health reform law.