Sen. Joni Ernst defends Medicaid cuts at Iowa town hall
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Public News Service on MSNPotential Medicaid funding cuts threaten rural IowaBy Tony Leys for KFF Health News. Broadcast version by Mark Moran for Iowa News Service reporting for the KFF Health News-Public News Service Collaboration This town’s hospital is a holdout on behalf of people going through mental health crises.
Iowa, was repeatedly pressed on cuts to Medicaid in the House's budget bill at a town hall in her home state last week, and pushed back on an attendee who said the cuts would lead to deaths. Sen. Ernst doubled down on her stance over the weekend in a video posted to her social media.
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NewsNation on MSNIowa senator doubles down on Medicaid comment with sarcastic video ‘apology’Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) doubled down on a recent quip about Medicaid in a Saturday post on her Instagram story. “Hello, everyone. I would like to take this opportunity to sincerely apologize for a statement that I made yesterday at my town hall,