Feb 20, 2025 - News
Mapped: Medicaid recipients
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Slightly over 20% of Iowans are enrolled in Medicaid.
Why it matters: State Medicaid funding could be on the chopping block this year.
By the numbers: Medicaid accounts for a fifth of health care spending and more than half for long-term care, per health nonprofit KFF.
- Nationally, about one in five people have Medicaid, ranging from about 11% of people in Utah to 34% in New Mexico.