DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Governor Culver is to sign into law
today a health care bill aimed at providing coverage for most Iowa
children in the next three years.

Under the measure, the state will spend 25 million dollars to
broaden programs that offer health coverage to children of the
working poor. The expansion could come by increasing the income
levels for families eligible for the Hawk-I program.

State officials estimate that 25,000 uninsured Iowa children are
eligible for the program or Medicaid but are not enrolled.
     
     
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