Health Care

Making Health Care Affordable, Accessible

Over the last decade, over 100 health care centers, clinics, and pharmacies have closed their doors
Between 2016-2017, the number of uninsured Iowans doubled (3.9% to 7.2%)
3 million Iowans has a pre-existing condition
In 2017, GOP lawmakers rejected $3 million in federal funding for health care services like cancer screenings and birth control, leaving 14,600 Iowans without services
In 2018, eight labor/deliver units closed in Iowa hospitals while the maternal mortality rate has doubled in the last three years

Since July 1, the price of over 3,400 prescription drugs has gone up and average of 10.5%
According to the Kaiser Family Foundation, the price hike has led to 29% of U.S. adults not taking medication prescribed by their doctor because it costs too much
One type of insulin has increased 353% over the last 15 years causing patients to ration their insulin intake

One in five adults (600,000) suffer from some form of mental illness
Only 39% of Iowa citizens even have adequate access to mental health services
Governor & GOP lawmakers have closed three facilities and reduced services at two others that serve those struggling with mental illness
Lawmakers have reformed Iowa’s mental system and created a new mental health system for kids, but have not provided funding to actually deliver the services needed