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Lawmakers consider work requirements for Iowans on Medicaid

By Ben Kieffer,
Katarina Sostaric, Caitlin Troutman
Published March 18, 2025 at 7:00 AM CDT
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River to River, hosted by Ben Kieffer

Hundreds of thousands of Iowans participate in the state’s Medicaid program. Under proposed legislation at the Statehouse, thousands of Iowans who receive Medicaid would be required to prove they work to maintain their eligibility.

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Ben Kieffer
Ben Kieffer is the host of IPR's River to River
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Katarina Sostaric
Katarina Sostaric is IPR's State Government Reporter, with expertise in state government and agencies, state officials and how public policy affects Iowans' lives. She's covered Iowa's annual legislative sessions, the closure of state agencies, and policy impacts on family planning services and access, among other topics, for IPR, NPR and other public media organizations. Sostaric is a graduate of the University of Missouri.
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Caitlin Troutman
Caitlin Troutman is a talk show producer for Iowa Public Radio. She holds a bachelor's degree from William Jewell College. Since 2022, Troutman has worked with IPR's talk team to bring news and features to IPR's listening audience.
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