Lots of good and bad on what’s getting passed. #BothSidesBruno
My fav bill is this:
Traffic cameras: House File 764 would prohibit local governments that have traffic cameras from contracting with third-party vendors to collect traffic camera fines.
Glad this died:
mRNA vaccines: Senate File 360 proposed a ban on health care providers administering gene-based vaccines, like the COVID-19 vaccines developed by Pfizer and Moderna. Under the proposal, health care providers who administered vaccines that use nucleic acids like messenger RNA (mRNA) would face punishments of a misdemeanor charge and a fine of $500 for each violation.
Another favorite of mine passing:
Pharmacy benefit managers: Legislation on regulating pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs), the entities that negotiate with health insurance companies, drug manufacturers and pharmacies to set prescription drug costs made it through committees in both the Iowa House and Senate. Senate File 383 and House File 5852 would require PBMs reimburse pharmacies for drug costs at the the national or Iowa average acquisition cost, in addition to restricting PBMs’ ability to limit which pharmacies or pharmacists fill a person’s prescription, if the provider has agreed to participate in the individual’s health benefit plan, practices that pharmacists told lawmakers would help rural pharmacies stay in business.
