Bills › 91st General Assembly
Relating to the disclosure of the prices charged for health services rendered by health care providers and hospitals
Sponsored by Rep. John H. Wills (R)
Topics:Health care
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 15, 2026
- Stopped: SubcommitteeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: House committeeFunnel: by February 20, 2026
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: Senate committeeFunnel: by March 20, 2026
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The General Assembly adjourned on October 2, 2026. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
This bill relates to the disclosure of prices charged by health care providers (provider) and hospitals for common health services (services). The bill requires a provider to disclose and make available to the public in a single document, either electronically or on the provider’s internet site, the prices charged, prior to the negotiation of any discounts and assuming no medical complications, for the most common services the provider renders. The services are to be identified by a common nationally recognized coding system and by a plain language description, and the provider is required to update the price information at least annually.
Read the full explanation
The bill requires hospitals to disclose and make available to the public in a single document, either electronically or on the hospital’s internet site, the prices charged, prior to the negotiation of any discounts and assuming no medical complications, for the most common inpatient and the most common outpatient services, as grouped by a Medicare diagnosis-related group, rendered by the hospital. The price information is required to be updated on a quarterly basis. The bill provides that the price information disclosed shall include a disclaimer that the information provided is an estimate, does not constitute a legally binding charge for a service provided to a specific consumer, and that the actual charge for a service is dependent on the circumstances at the time the service is rendered. The bill directs the department of health and human services to adopt rules to ensure that the bill’s requirements are consistent with and do not duplicate federal requirements related to the disclosure of prices charged by providers and hospitals.
From the explanation printed with the bill as introduced, written by the Legislative Services Agency. Amendments adopted later aren’t reflected. Full bill text
Iowa Code it changes
Creates§135.84
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Where this legislation came from and where it went: earlier tries, the versions it moved through this Assembly, and later bills built on it.
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Tried before
This idea has been filed in 2 earlier General Assemblies. None got through a chamber.
- SF 5 Relating to the disclosure of the prices charged for health services rendered by health ca…89th General Assembly · In committee · same titleCleared committee
- SF 19 Relating to the disclosure of the prices charged for health services rendered by health ca…88th General Assembly · In committee · same titleCleared committee
Similar bills this General Assembly
- HF 61 Relating to the disclosure of prices charged for certain health services rendered by healt…91st General Assembly · In committeeSimilar
Matched by the wording of each bill’s explanation, or an identical title. Companion bills and renumbered versions of this bill aren’t listed; they’re the same bill.