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Erica Carter lives in Sioux City and works as a finance manager at the Omaha Nation School District in Nebraska. She lost her Medicaid benefits more than two years ago after the state determined her income was too high. She opted to pay for expenses that aren't covered by her employer-sponsored insurance like wheelchair repairs and home health aides out of pocket rather than quit her job.
Natalie Krebs
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Iowa Public Radio
Some Iowans with disabilities are pushing lawmakers to remove income and asset caps from a special Medicaid program that allows them to work. But recent reductions to spending for Medicaid at the federal level may be giving lawmakers pause.

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