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Relating to a pilot program to allow Medicaid members to participate in direct health care agreements
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 30, 2023
- Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 2, 2023
- Stopped: Senate committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: House committee
- Next: Passes the House
- 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 The Iowa Department of Health and Human Services will start a two-year pilot program for certain Medicaid members. This program allows pregnant women and childless adults to get healthcare through direct agreements. The state will use its own funds to pay for these services.1
Read the official explanation
This bill requires the department of health and human services to develop and oversee a pilot program beginning January 1, 2024, and ending December 31, 2025, to allow Medicaid members in specified categories to receive health care services through a direct health care agreement, with the Medicaid program acting as the third-party payor for such services utilizing state-only funds. The eligible Medicaid member categories shall include childless adults and pregnant women.
Senate subcommittee
Named February 2, 2023. On February 20, 2023 it recommended passage. [].
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Lobbying
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