Iowa House approves direct primary care option
However, the minority party's amendments to House File 2356 were ruled not germane -- not relevant -- to the bill that would allow people to enter into direct primary care contracts with medical providers.
After lengthy debate on the bill and the amendments, the House voted 94-1 to allow Iowans to enter into agreements with primary care providers for preventive and curative health care for themselves and their families as stipulated in the agreement. People signing such agreements would pay a monthly fee -- presumably less than a full health insurance premium -- to their health care provider.
Earlier this session, the bill was approved by the
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The advantage, Heaton said, is that it could provide a low-cost alternative to having health insurance. However, he added, the agreement would not be insurance, and Iowans might want or need insurance to cover prescriptions, hospitalizations and specialty care.
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