Reynolds signs bill on health insurance

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Ugh

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds has signed into law legislation that will allow people to buy a cheaper form of health insurance that skirts Affordable Care Act rules.

The Republican governor said at a bill signing Monday that the law will provide relief for Iowans experiencing increases to their health insurance premiums.

The law will allow Iowa's farm bureau organization to partner with a designated insurance company to offer so-called health plans that technically aren't defined as insurance. The plans, which won't be regulated by the state, aren't required to cover benefits like maternity care and mental health or offer protections to people with pre-existing medical conditions.

I suppose now every she and every reich wing blowhole in the state of Iowa will be going on about what a great thing she did.

[SoCalNative]

1. Until they get sick

and find out that their budget insurance is worthless.

[Wellstone ruled]

3. We have seen this one before.

BTW,this garbage is being Marketed out of Texas. Don't get sick or injured,you chance for payment left town yesterday.

[Purrfessor]

2. Unregulated: when claims are denied the insured has no where to go...

to get restitution except through the court system, and these policies most likely contain arbitration clauses that favor the seller.

[IADEMO2004]

4. So Farm Bureau members are sovereign citizens according to Iowa?

[rurallib]

5. Surprised there are no recs on this

from my understanding Iowa is the pathfinder in the return to no coverage "insurance." Expect a bunch of "me too" bills around the country as every ALEC (Koch brothers) run state tries to suck up to Chuck and Dave.

Goes into effect July 1 - hope we have some well publicized experience with this before the mid terms.