All reports by date
Supports for Iowans during COVID-19
5/19/20IFP Statement: Disclose data, plans
4/4/20COVID metrics arbitrary, backward facing
4/4/20‘A bad idea all around’
1/31/20Skimpy health plans: No solution
7/30/18RAC: Biggest players win big
4/4/18Do these highly profitable companies need state subsidies? Would Iowa legislators choose these subsidies over funding for education, human services and public safety?
Medicaid expansion: Boost to economy
2/12/18Iowa’s decision to participate in the Medicaid expansion has not only provided health insurance coverage to tens of thousands of low-wage workers, but also provided an enormous boost to the state’s economy.
More debt, inequity and pain
11/14/17Like the House tax bill, the Senate bill is heavily skewed to the wealthy.
Budget: No rose-colored glasses
9/20/17Iowans need to keep their eye on the ball, and not through rose-colored glasses. We need to be aware of our challenges ahead, the very real cuts to education we have seen, and the prospect of cuts in Medicaid and access to health care.
More health coverage for Iowans
9/13/17New data from the Census Bureau show more Iowans had access to health insurance, chopping uninsurance by nearly half in just three years.