This Wednesday marked the 10-year anniversary of Iowa’s privatized Medicaid system. After ten years, it’s time for Republican lawmakers to finally give up on this ineffective, inefficient, and costly decision that has failed Iowans at every turn.
The Cost of a Failed System
We have a decade’s worth of evidence that shows this idea has never worked to Iowans’ benefit.
- Under the privatized system, the cost of insuring Iowans on Medicaid exploded. Available data shows costs nearly tripled compared to the previous system.
- Illegal denials of service skyrocketed. A state auditor’s report showed a nearly-900% increase in illegal denials or violations.
- Providers – the hospitals and medical professionals we rely on – report that settling claims is now significantly more complicated.
- And families say that the overall quality of care has worsened.
Ten years on, there is just simply no good reason to continue propping up this costly mistake.
