BRITT — Republican gubernatorial candidate Zach Lahn defended his Medicaid stance Saturday at the Hancock County Fair in Britt, expressing a need to continue Gov. Kim Reynolds’ healthcare policy. Lahn said delivering healthcare through the private sector with government oversight is “bipartisan,” saying 42 states including Iowa use managed care organizations, including many Democratic states. […]

(The Center Square) – The California Senate passed budget bills on Thursday to tax digital software and managed care organizations, garnering Republican criticism that the Democratic supermajority is making the state’s unaffordability crisis worse.