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89th General Assembly · Iowa Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026

SF 81: Relating to a pilot program to allow Medicaid members to participate in direct primary care agreements

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.

Sponsors

Not listed

Cost

Can’t be estimated

The fiscal impact for SF 81 cannot be determined until the scope of the pilot program is defined, although the cost is assumed to range between $50 and $150 PMPM depending on the benefits provided. A small portion of the increased cost may be offset by lower P…

Senate subcommittee · named January 20, 2021

  • Sen. Julian B. Garrett (R)
  • Sen. Craig Johnson (R) · craig.johnson@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Amanda Ragan (D)

Lobbying · 0 for, 5 against

Against: Americas Health Insurance Plans (AHIP); Common Good Iowa; Elevance Health, and its Affiliates dba Anthem, Inc.; Federation of Iowa Insurers; Iowa Total Care, A Subsidiary of Centene Corporation

In plain words

  1. January 14, 2021Filed in the Senate and sent to the Human Resources committee
  2. January 20, 2021Senate subcommittee named: Garrett, Johnson and Ragan
  3. January 21, 2021Subcommittee recommended passing it
  4. February 9, 2021Approved by the Senate committee
  5. February 10, 2021Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted
  6. March 29, 2021Passed the Senate, 28–17
  7. March 30, 2021Arrived in the House

From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Iowa Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Monday, November 9, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/89/SF81