HF 972: Relating to health care including a funding model for the rural health care system; the elimination of several health care-related award, grant, residency, and fellowship programs; establishment of a health care professional incentive program; Medicaid graduate medical education; the health facilities council; and the Iowa health information network, making appropriations, and including effective date provisions. Contingent effective date, effective 05/28/2025, 07/01/2025

What it does

This bill relates to health care including a funding model for Iowa’s rural health system; health care-related award, grant, residency, and fellowship programs; establishment of a health care incentive program; Medicaid graduate medical education; the health facilities council; and the Iowa health information network. DIVISION I. This division requires the department of health and human services (HHS) to submit to the centers for Medicare and Medicaid services of the United States department of health and human services (CMS) a request for approval for a health care hub-and-spoke partnership funding model for the purpose of improving Iowa’s rural health system.

Lobbying · 37 for, 0 against

For: Blank Childrens Hospital; Broadlawns Medical Center; Central Iowa Physicians; Classroom Clinic; Delta Dental of Iowa; Des Moines University; Elevance Health, and its Affiliates dba Anthem, Inc.; Governor's Office; Greater Des Moines Partnership; Greater Iowa City, Inc.; Iowa Academy of Family Physicians; Iowa Affiliate of the American College of Nurse-Midwives; and 25 more

In plain words

1. March 21, 2025Filed in the House
2. March 26, 2025Passed the House, 95–1
3. May 13, 2025Took the place of SF 618 on the Senate floor (the same legislation)
4. May 13, 2025Passed the Senate, 41–4
5. May 27, 2025Sent to the Governor
6. May 28, 2025Signed into law