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Action Alert from Disabilities Resource Center
Item from the Des Moines Register article, Iowa Senate to Pass Medicaid Privatization repeal. It states, “House Speaker Linda Upmeyer, R-Clear Lake, told reporters there is no point in having the House debate a bill that would face a certain veto by Branstad.”
[Medicaid] MCO WATCH DOG NOTE: Yes, it would certainly be a veto by Governor Branstad, but would Speaker of the House Linda Upmeyer rather Republican legislators take a stand and let the Governor fall on his own sword or would they like to take that sword for him in the form of losing elections in November?! They CAN debate the bill on the House floor and let Governor Branstad take responsibility for this proposal. Current numbers in the House of Representatives: Republican 57, Democrat 43
EMAIL TODAY! THIS BILL (SSB 3081, the MCO termination bill) WILL BE DISCUSSED THIS WEEK!!
On Monday, Feb 8, two legislative meetings on legislation to end Medicaid privatization (SSB 3081) will be livestreamed at https://www.youtube.com/user/iowasenate/featured. 2:30 PM: Senate Human Resources Subcommittee 4:30 PM Senate Human Resources Committee
House Rob Bacon 48 Republican Story rob.bacon@legis.iowa.gov
House Chip Baltimore 47 Republican Boone chip.baltimore@legis.iowa.gov
House Clel Baudler 20 Republican Adair clel.baudler@legis.iowa.gov
House Terry C. Baxter 8 Republican Hancock terry.baxter@legis.iowa.gov
House Brian Best 12 Republican Carroll brian.best@legis.iowa.gov
House Darrel Branhagen 55 Republican Winneshiek darrel.branhagen@legis.iowa.gov
House Josh Byrnes 51 Republican Mitchell josh.byrnes@legis.iowa.gov
House Gary Carlson 91 Republican Muscatine gary.carlson@legis.iowa.gov
House Peter Cownie 42 Republican Polk peter.cownie@legis.iowa.gov
House Dave Deyoe 49 Republican Story dave.deyoe@legis.iowa.gov
House Cecil Dolecheck 24 Republican Ringgold cecil.dolecheck@legis.iowa.gov House Dean Fisher 72 Republican Tama dean.fisher@legis.iowa.gov
House Greg Forristall 22 Republican Pottawattamie greg.forristall@legis.iowa.gov House Joel Fry 27 Republican Clarke joel.fry@legis.iowa.gov
House Tedd Gassman 7 Republican Winnebago tedd.gassman@legis.iowa.gov
House Pat Grassley 50 Republican Butler pat.grassley@legis.iowa.gov
House Stan Gustafson 25 Republican Madison stan.gustafson@legis.iowa.gov
House Chris Hagenow 43 Republican Polk chris.hagenow@legis.iowa.gov House Mary Ann Hanusa 16 Republican Pottawattamie maryann.hanusa@legis.iowa.gov House Greg Heartsill 28 Republican Marion greg.heartsill@legis.iowa.gov
House David E. Heaton 84 Republican Henry dave.heaton@legis.iowa.gov
House Lee Hein 96 Republican Jones lee.hein@legis.iowa.gov
House Jake Highfill 39 Republican Polk jake.highfill@legis.iowa.gov
House Steven Holt 18 Republican Crawford steven.holt@legis.iowa.gov
House Chuck Holz 5 Republican Plymouth chuck.holz@legis.iowa.gov
House Daniel A. Huseman 3 Republican Cherokee dan.huseman@legis.iowa.gov House Megan Jones 2 Republican Clay megan.jones@legis.iowa.gov
House Ron Jorgensen 6 Republican Woodbury ron.jorgensen@legis.iowa.gov
House Bobby Kaufmann 73 Republican Cedar bobby.kaufmann@legis.iowa.gov House Jarad J. Klein 78 Republican Washington jarad.klein@legis.iowa.gov
House Kevin Koester 38 Republican Polk kevin.koester@legis.iowa.gov
House John Kooiker 4 Republican Sioux john.kooiker@legis.iowa.gov
House John Landon 37 Republican Polk john.landon@legis.iowa.gov
House Dave Maxwell 76 Republican Poweshiek dave.maxwell@legis.iowa.gov
House Linda J. Miller 94 Republican Scott linda.miller@legis.iowa.gov
House Norlin Mommsen 97 Republican Clinton norlin.mommsen@legis.iowa.gov House Brian Moore 58 Republican Jackson brian.moore@legis.iowa.gov
House Tom Moore 21 Republican Cass tom.moore@legis.iowa.gov
House Zach Nunn 30 Republican Polk zach.nunn@legis.iowa.gov
House Kraig Paulsen 67 Republican Linn kraig.paulsen@legis.iowa.gov
House Ross Paustian 92 Republican Scott ross.paustian@legis.iowa.gov
House Dawn E. Pettengill 75 Republican Benton dawn.pettengill@legis.iowa.gov House Ken Rizer 68 Republican Linn ken.rizer@legis.iowa.gov
House Walt Rogers 60 Republican Black Hawk walt.rogers@legis.iowa.gov
House Sandy Salmon 63 Republican Black Hawk sandy.salmon@legis.iowa.gov House Thomas R. Sands 88 Republican Louisa tom.sands@legis.iowa.gov
House Mike Sexton 10 Republican Calhoun mike.sexton@legis.iowa.gov
House Larry Sheets 80 Republican Appanoose larry.sheets@legis.iowa.gov
House David Sieck 23 Republican Mills david.sieck@legis.iowa.gov
House Quentin Stanerson 95 Republican Linn quentin.stanerson@legis.iowa.gov House Rob Taylor 44 Republican Dallas rob.taylor@legis.iowa.gov
House Linda L. Upmeyer 54 Republican Cerro Gordo linda.upmeyer@legis.iowa.gov House Guy Vander Linden 79 Republican Mahaska guy.vander.linden@legis.iowa.gov
House Ralph C. Watts 19 Republican Dallas ralph.watts@legis.iowa.gov
House John H. Wills 1 Republican Dickinson john.wills@legis.iowa.gov
House Matt W. Windschitl 17 Republican Harrison matt.windschitl@legis.iowa.gov House Gary Worthan 11 Republican Buena Vista gary.worthan@legis.iowa.gov
Thank you,
Don Dew
Blog For Iowa 
I pray that this bill to terminate the MCO’s be passed. It is obviously too soon to have individuals select an MCO when the providers are still waiting to learn if they have been accepted. It is being asked that Medicaid recipients select an MCO before they even know if their local physician is in network with the MCO’s. Extremely poor system.
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