90th General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026
HF 690: Relating to the Medicaid extended postpartum coverage option, making an appropriation, and including effective date provisions
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 it does
DIVISION I —— MEDICAID EXTENDED POSTPARTUM COVERAGE. Under current federal law, pregnant Medicaid beneficiaries are eligible for at least pregnancy-related services through the end of the month in which the 60-day period beginning on the last day of the pregnancy ends. 1319) provide the option to states to submit a state plan amendment to provide postpartum Medicaid coverage for months after the end of a pregnancy for a five-year period. A provision under the federal Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 removed the five-year limitation.
Sponsors
Not listed
Cost
No fiscal note
Lobbying · 16 for, 0 against
For: Episcopal Diocese of Iowa; Interfaith Alliance of Iowa Action Fund; Iowa Affiliate of the American College of Nurse-Midwives; Iowa Association of Rural Health Clinics; Iowa Behavioral Health Association (IBHA); Iowa Catholic Conference; Iowa Chapter of the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners; Iowa Coalition Against Sexual Assault; Iowa Nurse Practitioners Society; Iowa Nurses Association; Iowa Primary Care Association; Iowa Psychological Association; and 4 more
In plain words
- April 6, 2023Filed in the House and sent to the Health and Human Services committee
From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Monday, November 9, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/90/HF690