Relating to public assistance programs under the purview of the department of health and human services, including the supplemental nutrition assistance program, Medicaid, and the Iowa health and wellness plan, and including effective date provisions

What it does: Adds the federal SAVE system to the sources used to verify public assistance eligibility, limits retroactive Medicaid eligibility to two months for pregnant women, children, and nursing facility residents, and requires legislative approval for Medicaid waivers that raise costs or expand coverage. (AI-written summary of the bill; the official record shows the exact version voted)

Question before the chamber: Shall the bill pass?

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