The “Iowa Compromise”: Reaching Agreement on the Medicaid Expansion for Iowans

BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE July 26, 2013

by Ron Manderscheid

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Iowa will do the Medicaid Expansion, but in a more elegant way.

Amazing! Truly amazing! Every so often, we observe an exceptionally fine, noteworthy example of the art of political compromise. Much rarer, indeed, is when that example produces a result that is considerably better than either of the original positions. When both outcomes occur, we really marvel. The art of political compromise still is actually possible in the United States. And it can produce exceptionally good outcomes.

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