Branstad affirms no Medicaid expansion
WASHINGTON (AP) — Gov. Terry Branstad said Saturday that he has told U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius that he will not expand Medicaid in Iowa.
Branstad met with Sebelius Friday in Washington said he again rejected an expansion of Medicaid in Iowa.
Branstad said he pressed Sebelius for a federal waiver to continue IowaCare, a health care program that provides limited benefits to 70,000 low income adults in the state. That program is set to expire later this year.
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