The bleak outlook for Iowa’s insurance market stirred up a lot of anger and anxiety among residents. Scott Olson/Getty Images President Donald Trump visited Cedar Rapids in June, and spoke about Iowa's teetering insurance market: "Pretty sad, isn't it?" The family has economized, taking care of most infusions on their own, for example, rather than hiring home health care aides. The whole point of health insurance is to pay for the medical expenses of the small number of people with the most serious health problems. LisaBut Iowa’s market also suffered because state officials were, at best, indifferent to making the newly reformed markets work.

Source: Huffington Post October 29, 2017 18:56 UTC