Meeting Public Comments

Kay Marcel [Family Caregiver]

I urge support of the amendment that Representative Harris will propose to remove the codification of managed care from SF 2422. After 10 years of Medicaid managed care in Iowa access to home and communitybased services (HCBS) through waiver programs are unreliable and restrictive through regular denials jeopardizing the health, safety and wellbeing of individuals with disabilities like my adult son. Given the ongoing problems it is counterintuitive to codify managed care in Iowas Medicaid program. So I urge you and your colleagues to support Representative Harriss amendment tomorrow to remove the codification of Medicaid in SF 2422 tomorrow and later when the bill is heard on the House floor. I've uploaded a document providing a bit more detail about why I urge support of Representative Harris's amendment. Thank you for your consideration.

David Anderson

This bill will result in less money coming into our state, and will drive people (especially vulnerable children) out. Both of these will shrink our economy at a time when our growth is the slowest in the nation. The experiment with MCOs to manage Medicaid has been a blatant failure in terms of both saving money and providing Iowans the care they deserve. Codifying it would be both cruel and unnecessary. Vote No on SF 2422.