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HSB 506Died when the session ended · January 11, 2022

HSB 506

Topics:Health careFamilies & human services

Where it is now

  1. Done: IntroducedJanuary 11, 2022
  2. Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 11, 2022
  3. Stopped: House committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
  4. Next: Passes the House
  5. Next: Senate committee
  6. Next: Passes the Senate
  7. Next: To the Governor
  8. Next: Signed into law

Died when the session ended The 2022 session adjourned on May 24, 2022, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?

What’s in it

AI summary People enrolled in Iowa's health and wellness plan could lose their coverage if they fail to complete healthy behaviors or pay their monthly fees. This bill would allow someone to rejoin the program after their first time being kicked out for nonpayment without having to pay back what they owed. However, if a person is kicked out for nonpayment more than once, they must pay all past-due fees before they can sign up again.1

Read the official explanation

This bill requires the department of human services (DHS) to seek approval of an amendment to the section 1115 demonstration waiver for the Iowa health and wellness plan from the centers for Medicare and Medicaid services of the United States department of health and human services to provide both of the following: 1. 2. 3. The provisions of the bill do not apply to an Iowa health and wellness plan member who is deemed to be in substantial compliance with the requirement to complete a wellness examination by providing proof of a scheduled examination appointment if the appointment is scheduled no later than days beyond the end of the applicable enrollment period.

Full bill text2

House subcommittee

Named January 11, 2022. Meeting: Thursday, January 20 · 11:00 AM · House Lounge.

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Lobbying

0 for · 0 against · 22 undecided · Who →

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Tried before

This idea has been filed in an earlier General Assembly. None became law, though one got through a chamber.

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    88th General Assembly · Passed House · very similar
    Passed a chamber

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