Statement by the White House Press Secretary on Iowa Expanding Medicaid Under the Affordable Care Act

by Gary Kopycinski on December 13, 2013

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Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 12, 2013.

Today’s announcement by Governor Branstad is great news for the thousands of Iowans who will now have access to quality, affordable health insurance coverage thanks to the Affordable Care Act. Iowa joins a growing number of states – led by both Republican and Democratic governors — that have chosen to put politics aside in expanding Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act to reduce the rate of uninsured and help their states,…