SF 575: 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

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.

Senate subcommittee · named March 12, 2025

• Sen. Mark Costello (R) · mark.costello@legis.iowa.gov
• Sen. Molly Donahue (D) · molly.donahue@legis.iowa.gov
• Sen. David D. Rowley (R) · david.rowley@legis.iowa.gov

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. February 19, 2025Filed in the Senate and sent to the Health and Human Services committee · as SSB 1163
2. February 24, 2025Senate subcommittee named: Klimesh, Costello and Trone Garriott · as SSB 1163
3. February 25, 2025Subcommittee recommended passing it with changes · as SSB 1163
4. March 5, 2025Approved by the Senate committee, and given a new number: SF 575 · as SSB 1163
5. March 10, 2025Filed in the Senate
6. March 10, 2025Approved by the Senate committee
7. March 11, 2025Sent to the Senate Appropriations committee
8. March 12, 2025Senate subcommittee named: Costello, Donahue and Rowley
9. March 18, 2025Subcommittee recommended passing it
10. April 1, 2025Approved by the Senate committee, and given a new number: SF 618