Iowa’s stopgap health insurance plan is illegal, say critics

Iowa stopgap health insurance plan

Opponents to the state commissioner’s plan say it would excessively burden moderate income Iowans. Iowa has been considering a stopgap health insurance proposal to help the state to prop up its shaky coverage market. However, critics are saying that this strategy would violate federal law. The reason is that they claim it would force moderate income Iowans to have to spend far more for coverage. In fact, opponents say those state residents could be forced to pay thousands more every year if the stopgap health insurance strategy was to move…

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