Iowa's proposed Medicaid cut could signal new GOP strategy
Source: Associated Press
Iowa’s proposed Medicaid cut could signal new GOP strategy
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa is seeking permission from President Donald Trump’s administration to cut a key benefit for all its Medicaid recipients, a move that could foreshadow other state-level efforts to change the safety net program after Congress repeatedly failed to repeal the Affordable Care Act.
Federal health officials could decide soon whether to back Iowa’s proposal, which would cut retroactive payments for poor or disabled residents for medical needs incurred up to three months before they registered for or re-enrolled in Medicaid. The state wants a decision by Oct. 1, though such a timeline appears unlikely.
Should the state successfully roll back retroactive payments — a provision included in the latest repeal bill, which never got a Senate floor vote — it could signal a new Republican strategy for altering health care rules without congressional action. Iowa says it’s just looking to save money.
The Trump administration has yet to approve any major changes — some proposed months ago — to state Medicaid programs, but federal officials encouraged states in a letter earlier this year to keep suggesting them.
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