Iowa: Group says uninsured patient figures dropped

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Now we need to use this fact. Ernst and Grassley will attempt to damage healthcare availability for all.

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Group says uninsured patient figures dropped

Story Created: Nov 13, 2014 at 12:09 PM CDT
Story Updated: Nov 13, 2014 at 12:09 PM CDT
DES MOINES (AP) — The Iowa Hospital Association says the number of patients without health insurance has plunged, largely because the state has expanded its Medicaid program.
Hospital leaders say in the first six months of this year, the number of uninsured people treated in Iowa hospitals has dropped by nearly half compared to same period last year.
The association says about 4,500 patients lacking health insurance were hospitalized from January through June of this year. The Des Moines Register reports it’s a 46 percent decline from the almost 8,200 uninsured patients treated last year.
The hospital association’s president says the figures are evidence that expanding the state’s Medicaid program is working in helping make health care accessible and affordable for Iowans.