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Iowa bill to drop Medicaid earnings caps dies

8/15/2026

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Iowa lawmakers let a bill to drop Medicaid caps, which limit earnings to $12,000 for an individual and $24,000 for a married couple, die in spring 2026.
Carlyn Crowe of Council proposes a 6% buy-in model modeled on Tennessee’s 2024 Medicaid law.
State data show Erica Carter, who earned $110,000 in 2023 and now pays $35,000, was among 11,640 Iowans in the Medicaid buy-in program in January, about 1.7% of recipients.

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Story summary

Iowa lawmakers let a bill to drop Medicaid caps, which limit earnings to $12,000 for an individual and $24,000 for a married couple, die in spring 2026.
Carlyn Crowe of Council proposes a 6% buy-in model modeled on Tennessee’s 2024 Medicaid law.
State data show Erica Carter, who earned $110,000 in 2023 and now pays $35,000, was among 11,640 Iowans in the Medicaid buy-in program in January, about 1.7% of recipients.