We're forty ninth for Medicaid reimbursement.
Not supportedJosh Turek, at Iowa U.S. Senate General Election Debate
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Why we checked itA specific state ranking claim about Medicaid reimbursement rates that would meaningfully characterize Iowa's healthcare funding situation if true or false.
What we foundThe KFF Medicaid-to-Medicare Fee Index (2024), the primary authoritative source for state-by-state Medicaid reimbursement comparisons, shows Iowa at 0.77 — above the national average of 0.75 — with at least 16 states ranking lower, directly contradicting a claim that Iowa is 49th.