Rob Sand Statement on Iowa’s Federal Delegation Voting to Gut Medicaid, Threaten Rural Hospitals

Rob Sand Statement on Iowa’s Federal Delegation Voting to Gut Medicaid, Threaten Rural Hospitals

DES MOINES, IA – Following the final vote on the budget bill in Congress, candidate for governor Rob Sand issued the following statement:

“Everywhere I go, I hear from Iowans about how sky-high medical costs are already breaking their banks. This week, I held 14 town halls in three days across Northwest Iowa, and at nearly every stop I heard stories from Iowans about what Medicaid means for their families and for rural health care access. Despite that, today, those who are supposed to represent us in Congress voted to kick over 100,000 Iowans off their health insurance and threaten already-endangered rural hospitals – all to cut taxes for millionaires and billionaires. It’s just the latest example of our current leaders putting politics, party bosses, and powerful insiders ahead of Iowa families.”

According to the Joint Committee on Taxation Minority, over 106,700 Iowans will lose their health care because of this bill. Nearly 350 rural hospitals would be at risk of closure across the country, including MercyOne Medical Center in Newton and Manning Regional.