Posted tagged ‘uninsurance’
January 23, 2012
Two recent reports highlight Iowa’s success in extending health insurance coverage to children.
Categories: Budget and Tax, Economic Opportunity, Organization
Tags: Affordable Care Act, Andrew Cannon, children's health insurance, CHIP, economy, hawk-i, health care, health insurance, Iowa Fiscal Partnership, Iowa Policy Project, medicaid, uninsurance
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December 29, 2011
Iowa is one of 23 states receiving a children’s health program bonus for its performance in 2011.
Categories: Budget and Tax, Economic Opportunity, Organization
Tags: Andrew Cannon, budget, children's health insurance, CHIPRA, hawk-i, health insurance, Iowa Policy Project, medicaid, poverty, uninsurance, work supports, working families
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March 25, 2011
Despite heated rhetoric, health reform will help thousands in Iowa receive better and more affordable coverage, and better protect their rights as patients.
Categories: Budget and Tax, Economic Opportunity, Organization
Tags: Affordable Care Act, Andrew Cannon, health care, health reform, Iowa Fiscal Partnership, Iowa Policy Project, medicaid, Medicare, uninsurance
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February 11, 2011
An astounding number of people have no idea what their government does for them — even as they benefit from government programs.
Categories: Budget and Tax, Economic Opportunity, Organization
Tags: Andrew Cannon, budget, child care, education, energy, environment, flooding, food stamps, health care, Iowa Policy Project, jobs, jobs unemployment, medicaid, Medicare, Social Security, uninsurance, water quality, work supports
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November 3, 2010
A number of health-reform provisions already have taken effect, and are showing results.
Categories: Economic Opportunity, Organization
Tags: Andrew Cannon, health care, Iowa, Iowa Fiscal Partnership, Iowa Policy Project, Medicare, tax credit, uninsurance, working families
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April 1, 2009
Families USA today released a new report that crunches more numbers about uninsurance in Iowa. The numbers are startling. According to the nonpartisan organization, about 686,000 Iowans — about 1 in 4 under age 65 — were without health insurance at some point during 2007-2008. We typically see figures for uninsurance in Iowa just under [...]
Categories: Economic Opportunity
Tags: FamiliesUSA, health care, uninsurance
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