Floor amendment to make lawmakers share HMO premium increase fails
Representative Zabner's proposal to require lawmakers to absorb the same 3.5% premium increase as proposed for HMOs failed after a recorded vote; proponents argued fairness, opponents questioned germaneness and broader budget impacts.
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Representative Zabner introduced an amendment proposing that legislators pay the same 3.5% increase in health-care premiums being considered for HMOs, arguing that lawmakers should share the burden rather than place it on working Iowans. His opening said the measure was "a simple amendment" asking that those who benefit from government-sponsored health care also share increases proposed for the public.
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