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The Health Insurance Bill
Iowa budget bill adds $2 fee on health insurance contracts
A bill for an act relating to and making appropriations for state government administration and regulation, including the department of administrative services, auditor of state, ethics and campaign disclosure board, offices of governor and lieutenant governor, department of inspections, appeals, and licensing, department of insurance and financial services, department of management, Iowa public employees' retirement system, public information board, department of revenue, secretary of state, treasurer of state, and utilities commission, and providing for properly related matters including the deposit of captive company premium tax revenue.(Formerly HSB 341; See HF 1044.)
Mixed: some good, some bad ·
If passed, the bill would give Iowa state agencies money and add a $2 per contract charge on health insurance plans, which could raise costs for policyholders.
Our take
What we think, in plain words.
The bill funds many state offices, so services can keep running, but the new $2 fee on insurance contracts may be passed to everyday people as higher premiums. Citizens should watch the cost impact while the bill moves through committees.
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The facts
What the bill actually says, no spin.
- The bill appropriates $3,713,718 to the Department of Administrative Services for staff and utilities.
- It sets a $2 per contract administrative charge on health insurance plans the state runs.
- Money for the auditor, ethics board, governor’s office, and other agencies is also included.
- Unused money in the workers’ compensation fund stays available for future years.
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