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Iowa Senate Bill SF575

Iowa 2025-2026 Regular Session

Iowa Senate Bill SF575

Introduced
3/10/25  

Caption

A bill for an act 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.(Formerly SSB 1163; See SF 618.)

Impact

The bill introduces a new health care professional incentive program intended to recruit and retain eligible healthcare professionals in underserved areas. This program will provide awards in the form of loan repayments or income bonuses, thus attempting to mitigate the anticipated negative effects of cutting existing residency and fellowship funding. However, critics argue that the elimination of these established programs might adversely affect the recruitment and retention of medical professionals, especially in rural communities that already face significant healthcare challenges.

Summary

Senate File 575 focuses on various aspects of healthcare within Iowa, particularly addressing the healthcare workforce shortage and streamlining health information exchange. The bill proposes the elimination of several key health-related grant and residency programs, which have historically provided support to health professionals and institutions to improve healthcare access in the state. Notably, the medical residency training state matching grants program and the nurse residency state matching grants program are set for elimination, raising concerns about the potential increase in workforce shortages for healthcare providers in rural areas.

Contention

There is notable contention surrounding the elimination of established funding programs within the bill. While proponents advocate for the new incentive program as a modern solution to healthcare recruitment challenges, detractors express concern that removing long-term support systems for residency training could worsen the healthcare workforce shortage in the state. The changes underscore an ongoing debate about how best to manage healthcare professional training and incentivization while ensuring adequate health service provision across Iowa.

Latest SF575 Activity

Companion Bills

IA HF754

Similar To A bill for an act 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.(Formerly HSB 191; See HF 972.)

IA HSB191

Related A bill for an act 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.(See HF 754, HF 972.)

IA SSB1163

Related A bill for an act 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.(See SF 575, SF 618.)

IA HF972

Similar To A bill for an act 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.(Formerly HF 754, HSB 191.)

IA SF618

Similar To A bill for an act 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.(Formerly SF 575, SSB 1163.)

Similar Bills

IA HF754

A bill for an act 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.(Formerly HSB 191; See HF 972.)

IA SF618

A bill for an act 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.(Formerly SF 575, SSB 1163.)

IA HF972

A bill for an act 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.(Formerly HF 754, HSB 191.)

IA HSB191

A bill for an act 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.(See HF 754, HF 972.)

IA SSB1163

A bill for an act 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.(See SF 575, SF 618.)

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