Bills › 91st General Assembly
Relating to Medicare supplement policies and an annual open enrollment period
Sponsored by the House Commerce Committee, Rep. Barb Kniff McCulla (R), Rep. Gary M. Mohr (R)
Topics:Business & economy
Same legislation: HF 70
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 16, 2025
- Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 22, 2025
- Done: House committeeFebruary 6, 2025
- Stopped: Passes the HouseDied when the General Assembly ended
- 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 Medicare supplement policies and an annual open enrollment period. Beginning January 1, 2026, applicants shall have an annual 31-day open enrollment period that begins on March 1. “Applicant” is defined in the bill as an individual who is a covered person under an individual or group Medicare supplement policy. “Applicant” includes an individual under the age of who qualifies for Medicare due to disability, end-stage renal disease, or exposure to an environmental hazard. “Medicare supplement policy” is also defined in the bill.
Read the full explanation
During the open enrollment period, for at least one Medicare supplement policy or certificate that the issuer offers and that is available for issuance in the state, an issuer is prohibited from denying or conditioning the issuance or effectiveness of the Medicare supplement policy or certificate; from subjecting an applicant to medical underwriting or discriminating in the pricing of the Medicare supplement policy or certificate because of the health status, claims experience, receipt of health care, or medical condition of an applicant; and from imposing an exclusion of benefits based on an applicant’s preexisting condition. An issuer shall provide notice, in a form prescribed by the commissioner of insurance, of the annual open enrollment period at the time an applicant applies for a Medicare supplement policy or certificate. “Issuer” is defined in the bill.
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§514M.1
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Lobbying
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Family tree
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 an earlier General Assembly. None became law, though one got through a chamber.
- HF 228 Relating to Medicare supplement policies and an annual open enrollment period90th General Assembly · Renumbered as HF 462 · same titleCleared committee
- HF 462 Relating to Medicare supplement policies and an annual open enrollment period90th General Assembly · Passed House · same titlePassed a chamber
- SF 2081 Relating to Medicare supplement policies and an annual open enrollment period90th General Assembly · Approved by committee · very similarCleared committee
Similar bills this General Assembly
- SF 71 Relating to Medicare supplement policies and an annual open enrollment period91st General Assembly · Subcommittee recommends passageSimilar
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.