Relating to nonopioid drugs on the medical assistance preferred drug list, and health carriers’ development of a pain management access plan

Where it is now

1. ✓
   Done: IntroducedFebruary 11, 2025
2. ✓
   Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 11, 2025
3. ✕
   Stopped: House committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
4. Next: Passes the House
5. Next: Senate committeeFunnel: by March 20, 2026
6. Next: Passes the Senate
7. Next: To the Governor
8. Next: Signed into law

Died when the session ended The 2026 session adjourned on May 3, 2026, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?

Lobbyist declarations

• Cigna Corporate Services, LLCAgainst
• Federation of Iowa InsurersAgainst
• Iowa Behavioral Health Association (IBHA)For
• Iowa Independent Physician GroupFor
• Iowa Medical SocietyFor
• Iowa Mental Health AdvocacyFor
• Iowa Physician Assistant SocietyFor
• Vertex PharmaceuticalsFor
• Cigna Corporate Services, LLCUndecided
• Elevance Health, and its Affiliates dba Anthem, Inc.Undecided
• Iowa Department of Inspections, Appeals, and LicensingUndecided
• Iowa Insurance DivisionUndecided
• Iowa Medical SocietyUndecided
• Iowa Total Care, A Subsidiary of Centene CorporationUndecided
• Molina Healthcare, Inc.Undecided
• Pfizer Inc. c/o Politicom Law LLPUndecided
• Wellmark, Inc.Undecided

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