Joni Ernst Target Of New Group Highlighting Iowans' Struggles

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Sen. Joni Ernst’s voting record on Medicaid expansion and protecting insurance coverage for Iowans with preexisting health conditions was the subject of the launch of a new grassroots organization in the state working to amplify examples of everyday hardships.

Emily Holley, executive director of Iowa Voices, introduced the new initiative Thursday at the Iowa Statehouse with a press conference highlighting the health care experiences of two Iowans directly impacted by policy decisions made in Washington and Des Moines.

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“I am in a position where I could potentially lose the medications that she needs or that I will have to pay more for those same prescriptions,” said Wilder, as she talked about the “anxiety” she faced knowing that a new Managed Care Organization (MCO) would soon be apart of Iowa’s Medicaid market.

Instead of Ernst going to Congress to “fight for Iowans,” Wilder said, “she voted multiple times to repeal protections for people with preexisting conditions, like my daughter.”

“Sen. Ernst says that she’s concerned for Iowans like me and my daughter and she says that she’s concerned about affordable medication for them, but she voted for tax breaks for wealthy drug companies,” Wilder said. “They got rewards while Iowans like myself got nothing.”

You can learn more about Iowa Voices at their website.

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