Here’s what you should know.
1. USA Today reports the federal money would come through the Affordable Care Act. Gov. Terry Branstad, R, opposed the ACA when first passed, but has since used ACA provided funds to help Iowa, The Register reports.
2. The agreements would help payers offset an estimated $450 million in losses.
3. Iowa privatized its Medicaid and Medicare programs in April 2016. The three companies that manage Iowa’s Medicaid programs complained of “catastrophic” losses in the state, which spurred the agreement.
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