Report: Privatized Medicaid saving Iowa less than predicted
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A new report says Iowa's controversial shift to privately managed Medicaid will save the state 80 percent less money this year than originally predicted.
The Des Moines Register reported Saturday that a quarterly report prepared by Iowa Department of Human Services staff members says the state now stands to save $47.1 million this fiscal year by having private companies manage the $4 billion program.
Former Gov. Terry Branstad, who ordered the privatization that began in 2016, had declared the move would save the state $232 million in fiscal year 2018.
A spokeswoman for Gov.