SF 85 Iowa Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

A bill for an act creating a health equity program and fund, and providing an appropriation.

SF 85 creates a state health equity program and fund to reimburse providers for menstrual and post-menstrual health services not covered by insurance. It directly affects uninsured patients and qualifying healthcare providers who treat conditions like endometriosis, menopause, fibroids, and incontinence. The program requires reimbursement within 10 days of billing (if the patient is uninsured or the service isn’t covered), caps administrative costs at 4% of funds, and uses state revenue previously spent on genitourinary agents for public employees. The fund is replenished annually and operates as the "payor of last resort" for eligible covered services meeting medical standards.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 22, 2025 Last action Jan 28, 2025
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Committee
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Jan 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
Subcommittee: Costello, Kraayenbrink, and Petersen.
upper
Jan 22, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, referred to Appropriations.
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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Janet Petersen
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