Buy PhotoGov. Terry Branstad speaks Monday at his weekly news conference at the Iowa Capitol. He discussed a new state report on education and answered questions about private management of Medicaid and other issues.(Photo: William Petroski/Des Moines Register)Buy PhotoGov. Terry Branstad is desperate for good publicity about his privatization of Medicaid management. The problem: Iowans are not contacting the media to share positive experiences. Instead, numerous people have come forward with horror stories since the governor handed over administration of the government program to three for-profit insurers on April 1.Health providers are closing their doors because they’re not being reimbursed for services. Some are borrowing money to stay afloat. Elderly Iowans have lost in-home services. Patients are struggling to obtain medications and care.In the absence of happy tales, last week the governor’s office took matters into its own hands. It issued a press release to “ …
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