Iowa Bill: Fathers Share Pregnancy Costs
Update: 2025-12-10
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Iowa Representative Ashley Hinson introduces the Supporting Healthy Pregnancy Act, aiming to make biological fathers responsible for at least half of a pregnancys out-of-pocket medical costs. This bill, along with other federal initiatives like the Supporting Healthy Moms and Babies Act and the HEALTH for MOM Act, seeks to improve maternal health nationwide by expanding insurance coverage and better coordinating care under Medicaid. The proposal has sparked discussion, with supporters seeing it as a way to help women who carry pregnancies to term and critics questioning its practicality.
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