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Mt. Pleasant, Iowa
Iowa Wesleyan College hosted an evening conversation of concerned citizens, including one State Representative who serves on the Heath and Human Services Committee and is a local small business owner.
The group had a great deal to say about the accessibility and affordability of health care. One couple was concerned about their son who is living without health care. There was also concern about accessing care for the needy in rural areas. One idea that was shared was to continue using states as laboratories to try and figure out what system works for health care and then institute the best system nationally.
There was strong agreement from the group about making insurance and pensions portable, so when people change jobs they can continue to save for retirement and maintain health care coverage.
