City of Dubuque officials are urging lawmakers to restore Medicaid coverage for U.S. residents from the Marshall Islands, ravaged by the COVID-19 pandemic. City Council members tonight will consider receiving and filing letters sent by Mayor Roy Buol to Republican U.S. Senators Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst, of Iowa, and U.S. Representative Abby Finkenauer of Dubuque, requesting support for federal funding to provide health care coverage for Marshallese residents. Within the past three weeks, four Marshallese community members in Dubuque have died from the coronavirus, accounting for 40% of COVID-19- related deaths reported in Dubuque County.
Mayor Seeks Health Care Funding For Marshallese Residents
By Mark Evenstad
May 18, 2020 | 1:21 PM
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