IA health bill excludes child illegals
May 20, 2009
Thousands more Iowa children will be eligible for public health insurance under a bill signed into law Tuesday by Iowa Gov. Chet Culver.
The bill, Senate File 389, broadens eligibility for Hawk-I, the joint federal and state insurance program for children from moderate-income families.
Starting July 1, families could make 300 percent of the federal poverty level - or about $64,000 per year for a family of four - and remain eligible for the program. The limit now is 250 percent of poverty.
The Des Moines Register (IA)
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