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*Iowa Senate Passes Bill to Expand Health Insurance to More Children*

The Iowa Senate passed a bill that would extend health care coverage to
about 50,000 uninsured children through the state's Children's Health
Insurance Program, known as Hawk-I, by raising the income limit for a family
of four from $41,000 to $62,000, reports the Des Moines Register.

Source(s): Leys, Des Moines Register, 4/8/08
The Iowa Senate passed a bill that would extend health care coverage to
about 50,000 uninsured children through the state's Children's Health
Insurance Program, known as Hawk-I, by raising the income limit for a family
of four from $41,000 to $62,000, reports the Des Moines Register.
The plan would cost the state about $5 million next year and $25 million
annually by 2011. Details of the plan "would be fleshed out by a commission,
whose recommendations would be considered by next year's Legislature,"
according to the article. The House will now take up the bill after having
"passed a less specific version last month."
Some Republican senators tried to pass amendments to the bill "that would
have reined in government's role in health care" but were unsuccessful,
according to the article. While Republican Senator David Johnson said the
bill "would needlessly increase government bureaucracy," he ultimately voted
for it.
"I think we're getting there. We're getting there," said Carrie Fitzgerald,
senior health policy associate for the Child and Family Policy Center, who
noted that the bill includes more specifics than the previous one passed by
the House, including a measure that prevents "eligible children from being
taken off public programs," reports the Register.

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<div><font size="4"><strong>Iowa Senate Passes Bill to Expand Health Insurance to More Children</strong> </font></div>
<div><font size="4"><br></font><font size="4">The Iowa Senate passed a bill that would extend health care coverage to about 50,000 uninsured children through the state&#39;s Children&#39;s Health Insurance Program, known as Hawk-I, by raising the income limit for a family of four from $41,000 to $62,000, reports the Des Moines Register. </font></div>

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<div><font size="4">Source(s): Leys, Des Moines Register, 4/8/08<br></font></div>
<div><font size="4">The Iowa Senate passed a bill that would extend health care coverage to about 50,000 uninsured children through the state&#39;s Children&#39;s Health Insurance Program, known as Hawk-I, by raising the income limit for a family of four from $41,000 to $62,000, reports the Des Moines Register. <br>
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<div><font size="4">The plan would cost the state about $5 million next year and $25 million annually by 2011. Details of the plan &quot;would be fleshed out by a commission, whose recommendations would be considered by next year&#39;s Legislature,&quot; according to the article. The House will now take up the bill after having &quot;passed a less specific version last month.&quot; <br>
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<div><font size="4">Some Republican senators tried to pass amendments to the bill &quot;that would have reined in government&#39;s role in health care&quot; but were unsuccessful, according to the article. While Republican Senator David Johnson said the bill &quot;would needlessly increase government bureaucracy,&quot; he ultimately voted for it. <br>
&quot;I think we&#39;re getting there. We&#39;re getting there,&quot; said Carrie Fitzgerald, senior health policy associate for the Child and Family Policy Center, who noted that the bill includes more specifics than the previous one passed by the House, including a measure that prevents &quot;eligible children from being taken off public programs,&quot; reports the Register. <br clear="all">
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