Bills › 90th General Assembly
Relating to rate increases for medical malpractice insurance policies
Topics:Health careInsurance
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 8, 2024
- Stopped: SubcommitteeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: House committee
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: Senate committee
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2024 session adjourned on April 19, 2024, 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 Companies that sell medical malpractice insurance to healthcare providers in Iowa would be limited in how much they can raise prices each year. This rule also applies to the state's joint underwriting association. These limits prevent insurance rates for medical professionals from going up by more than a certain percentage annually.1
Read the official explanation
This bill relates to rate increases for medical malpractice insurance policies. The bill prohibits an insurer providing medical malpractice insurance coverage to health care providers in this state from increasing the rates applicable to medical malpractice insurance policies issued by the insurer by more than percent per year. The bill prohibits the joint underwriting association from increasing the rates applicable to medical malpractice insurance policies written by the association by more than percent per year.