Gov. Kim Reynolds signs temporary tax hike to address Iowa Medicaid shortfall Tom Barton Lee-Gazette Des Moines Bureau Mar 28, 2026 9 hrs ago 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds on Thursday signed into law a measure temporarily increasing taxes on certain private health insurers to help close a growing Medicaid budget shortfall, setting up a debate over whether the move will stabilize care or drive up costs for Iowans.kAm%96 =68:D=2E:@?[ k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]=68:D]:@H2]8@G^=68:D=2E:@?^q:==q@@<n82lh`U2>Aj32l97afbhQ E2C86ElQ03=2?<Qmw@FD6 u:=6 afbhk^2m[ C2:D6D E96 E2I @? 962=E9 >2:?E6?2?46 @C82?:K2E:@?D 7C@> 23@FE _]hT E@ b]dT 7@C A2CE @7 E96 J62C 367@C6 5C@AA:?8 324< 36=@H `T =2E6C :? a_ae]k^Am kAm$FAA@CE6CD D2J E96 492?86 :D 56D:8?65 E@ 5C2H 5@H? 255:E:@?2= 7656C2= 7F?5:?8 2?5 D9@C6 FA E96 DE2E6’D |65:42:5 DJDE6>] rC:E:4D 2C8F6 :E H:== F=E:>2E6=J 36 A2DD65 @? 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