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HF 2739 - A bill for an act relating to state finances by modifying the taxes imposed on health maintenance organizations, making transfers from the taxpayer relief fund, making and supplementing appropriations to the department of health and human services, and including effective date, contingent effective date, applicability, and retroactive applicability provisions.(Formerly HSB 762.)
Sponsored by the Appropriations Committee
Wednesday, March 18, 2026
8:00 AM (introductions begin)
9:00 AM (conclusion of the hearing)
RM 103
03-16-2026
Patsy Weldin []
CON
03-16-2026
Linda Schneider []
CON
Please vote NO! Insurance costs are high enough and any increases will get passed on to insurance company clients. Surely there are cheaper or better options to fix the revenue issues our state is starting to have than the problems this bill will provide Iowan?This is a HUGE problem for Iowans and one we can't afford to have with this bill. Say NO please!
03-16-2026
Anonymous []
CON
03-16-2026
Xavier Carrigan []
CON
I plan on giving this statement as a speech, and want to also submit it in written format.
Attachment
03-17-2026
Patricia Benson [Retired RN]
CON
Our healthcare costs are high enough. No more! No raiding money from tax relief funds to cover for the mistakes of those who voted for the Big Beautiful/Ugly Bill without reading it or understanding its implications.
03-17-2026
Anonymous [None]
CON
Do not vote in favor of raising taxes on health care. Everything is so expensive right now how are people supposed to afford health care?
03-17-2026
Anonymous []
CON
03-17-2026
Timothy White []
CON
03-17-2026
Larry scott [Home owner]
CON
They have raised are taxes to much as it is
03-17-2026
Anonymous [n/a]
CON
This bill would raise health care costs for thousands of Iowans while raiding nearly $300 million from the Taxpayers Trust Fund. Instead of providing real relief, money would be taken from that fund while working families continue to face skyrocketing health care costs.
03-17-2026
Anonymous [None]
CON
03-17-2026
Anonymous []
CON
I am a senior citizen on SS. It would be a struggle as every thing else is increasing. Please vote no.
03-17-2026
Anonymous []
CON
Im a senior on a fixed income, Healthcare is out of control, cannot afford this
03-17-2026
Anonymous []
CON
Do not increase taxes on healthcare. We are already taxed on enough. Please find a different way to pay for things. Iowans are having a hard enough time financially. Increase in Taxes ARE NOT the answer. Thank you for your time.
03-17-2026
Anonymous []
CON
You are in to hold down taxes...voting to hike taxes will get you voted out! Don't turn into a Democrat!
03-17-2026
Anonymous []
CON
I trust all the Republicans for whom I voted to do what your constituents want. We cannot afford to have taxes raised. VOTE NO
03-17-2026
Anonymous []
CON
No tax hike
03-17-2026
Anonymous []
CON
I don't want the taxes raised on health insurance and U don't want the health insurance to go up.
03-17-2026
Anonymous [None]
CON
03-17-2026
Reid Martin [Home]
CON
I am 76 years old and my healthcare insurance is extremely expensive. I would appreciate it if youd keep your hands off of it as far as taxes are concerned, we pay enough taxes and do not need to be paid anymore.
03-17-2026
Debb [Private]
CON
Insurance is my highest bill of any of my bills and you want to make it more I say NO
03-17-2026
Anonymous [Self ]
CON
Vote no on hf 2739
03-17-2026
Anonymous [PACS]
CON
03-17-2026
Anonymous []
CON
A lot of Senior Citizens are having difficulty paying for everything now, so raising health care, or anything for that matter is hurting your Seniors.
03-17-2026
Anonymous []
CON
Insurance prices are going up enough already without adding this tax. Vote no on this bill.
03-17-2026
Anonymous [NA]
CON
This is absolutely ridiculous, so many Iowans struggle with paying for healthcare, and so many do not even have healthcare because of the cost. Increasing the tax on healthcare is not a smart option. Doing this will cause many Iowans to cancel their healthcare which in turn is only going to cost taxpayers more money.
03-17-2026
Coleco_Chris []
CON
Please keep your hands off of our health insurance. With groceries being so high, we can't afford another financial hit!
03-17-2026
Anonymous [Teacher]
CON
Vote No.Leave our Healthcare alone! Our family depends on cheaper premiums to be able to afford it
03-17-2026
Beth S Kooiker []
CON
Do not add any more expense for health care policies! Its completely unaffordable already!!!
03-17-2026
Anonymous []
CON
I am not in favor of any new taxes. Taxes on healthcare seems very counterproductive for most citizens.
03-17-2026
Jennifer Sparr []
CON
Keep your hands off my hard earned money! Fix illegal immigration, the injustice against African Americans in the legal system and prisons, and secure our votes by getting rid of fraud!
03-17-2026
Joanne [Moget ]
CON
It would be a huge mistake to tax Healthcare. We pay such high premiums with high deductibles, that we go broke just paying that. Not to mention having to skip buying groceries that are needed. Plus all the other cost of living. Do NOT vote this in
03-17-2026
Pam Dearden []
CON
I am against this measure on raising taxes on healthcare. This is not what I voted for!
03-17-2026
Anonymous [Clousing ]
CON
03-17-2026
Anonymous [Retired]
CON
Please do not raise health care costs by taxing. The costs are too much for people especially people on Social Security. You represent us and please listen to us.
03-17-2026
Anonymous [Donald ]
CON
03-17-2026
Anonymous []
CON
03-17-2026
Anonymous [Resident]
CON
03-17-2026
Tyson Wedekind []
CON
I am against this bill,ultimately it is only going to raise the our premiums. No "health care organization" is going to incur the the the rise in tax, they will pass it on the the people that use their "health care organization". People work hard to have a good job with good health insurance.
03-17-2026
Anonymous []
CON
Healthcare should not be taxed to begin with, but raising the tax rate from 1% to 3.5% is outrageous. I would rather see sin taxes (alcohol and tobacco taxes) raised than see basic Healthcare taxed more. As it is, Healthcare costs are already excessive, increasing the tax rate makes things worse and does not make any sense.I certainly do not plan to support any candidate in future elections who votes to support this measure.
03-17-2026
Tom Rothwell [American Republic Ins. Srvs. ]
CON
As an insurance agent on Medicare with an HMO plan, I am opposed to new taxes on HMO plans. LoWER taxes AND CUT SPENDING. THANK YOU!
03-17-2026
Leslie Johnson []
CON
We can barely afford to live right now & you want to tax us even further? This is ridiculous. Get the money another way!
03-17-2026
Anonymous [Private]
CON
Privately employed struggle a lifetime to pay full health insurance premiums. Dont tax more!
03-17-2026
Anonymous [City of Ottumwa ]
CON
Vote No. We pay enough braces already. If you want to cut spending, investigate the welfare fraud that is taking place. We have all of these life long Chicago leeches coming here because they've been kicked out of their housing. Taxpayers are burdened enough.If Republicans keep going down the path they're headed, we will lose seats, and then we are really screwed. So step up and do what we voted you in there to do, BE OUR VOICE. We've had enough!
03-17-2026
Helm []
CON
I do not want higher health care premiums. Please find another way to raise the needed funds. My family already pays ridiculously high premiums and you want to make it worse? Seriously?
03-17-2026
Anonymous []
CON
I do not support this issue! We do not need more taxing!
03-17-2026
Anonymous [Myself ]
CON
Leave your hands off my health care and you were voted in to lower my taxes not raise them for any reason
03-17-2026
Anonymous [None]
CON
Please vote NO on HF2739!! No more taxes added on our Healthcare please!
03-17-2026
Mike Neswick []
CON
Health insurance is expensive enough without raising taxes on it. Please vote against raising taxes on Healthcare insurance.Thank you
03-17-2026
Anonymous []
CON
Please dont raise taxes on health insurance
03-17-2026
Theresa Dowling [Missouri Valley Elementary School ]
CON
Do not increase our taxes from 1% to 3.5% on our health insurance. The cost of living continues to go up and our income stays the same.
03-17-2026
Anonymous [Private citizen ]
CON
I am a senior citizen who has recently had to adjust to one income. Physicians are now charging exorbitant fees, making what insurance wont pay larger and larger. Then..higher fees for that insurance??!! Not sure where this will end!
03-17-2026
Elvira Nielsen []
CON
Both my husband & I are against the hike in taxes. We are both 80+ yrs of age & do not feel we should have to worry about more taxation. With the economy up & out of sight, we need to know we wont be taxed beyond our means, which is getting worse everyday. Please vote against this tax hike. Thank you from both Norm & I.
03-17-2026
Mike Jackson []
CON
You dont think healthcare is already too high! Cut the dam spending!
03-17-2026
Anonymous [Saunders]
PRO
Diabetes is a big problem tax pop. Tax candy legalized marijuana. Air pollution, a big problem tax drive up windows $1 every time you use a drive up window.
03-17-2026
Anonymous []
CON
Do not raise my insurance premiums
03-17-2026
Anonymous []
CON
03-17-2026
Richard Neal []
CON
Don't be raising out taxes. We are are already over taxed. My income doesn't keep up with all the tax increases.
03-17-2026
Anonymous [Customer Dynamics, LLC]
CON
I do not support higher taxes on medical plans.
03-17-2026
Anonymous []
CON
There are plenty of ways to close the budget gap by taxing the wealthy. Raising the cost of healthcare for those who can least afford is cruel and unconscionable.
03-17-2026
Anonymous [None ]
CON
03-17-2026
Sandra white [Ottumwa Citizens ]
CON
Please do not raise taxes on Iowans healthcare. Things are bad enough these days. Surely you can find another way to make things work. Thank you for your time and positive thoughts in regards to this matter.
03-17-2026
Anonymous []
CON
Absolutely against this horrible mismanagement of my tax dollars. Costs are skyrocketing everywhere and we the taxpayers cannot possibly afford any more more
03-17-2026
Vernon sitzmann [None]
CON
03-17-2026
Doug & Shirley Stille [Retired]
CON
We respectfully request that this bill is not passed. We are retired and already pay high costs for our health insurance which increases yearly. This bill will only increase our costs to unaffordable rates. We would suggest that you do a deeper dive on the fraud and abuse of Medicaid users. Shirley is a retired healthcare professional who saw the fraud and abuse first hand. Medicaid patients always used the ER as a clinic instead of an ER. We also have illegal immigrants using Medicaid which should not be happening. We worked hard our whole lives only to find we are living paycheck to paycheck with Social Security and one IPERs check monthly. We have to live modestly and cant afford a lot extras. Our savings disappeared because of health issues. If you pass this bill it will not only hurt us but many Iowans who deserve better!Thank you for attention to this matter. SincerelyDoug and Shirley Stille
03-17-2026
Anonymous [none]
CON
(just in case you can't identify the sarcasm)it's really nice that you folks in congress and the senate are willing to pay the taxes on your insurance costs as well considering the benefits you recieve on your what is it, tricare, or something equally unaffordable for your average constituent? i mean really, thank you for caring about how much inflation is already hurting those of us who are scraping by to put food in their children's mouths and making sure their children aren't walking to school nude. it is was the best idea congress and the senate ever had, forcing insurance from a service industry into a utility industry then allowing them to raise prices unchecked. i'm a republican, and even i am thinking that the tin foil hats can't be that far from wrong when they say there were some major "payouts" to get those bills turned to law. checking facts against the documents the public are allowed to view, is showing me that half of you aren't running the government books like you run your small businesses and companies.
03-17-2026
Kristina Olson []
CON
Adding taxes to Healthcare is insane. You all know the tax is not going to come out of the company's profits and will be passed on to consumers via higher premiums. It's despicable that in the US Healthcare is so expensive people literally die rather than get the care they need. Do not tax Healthcare!! Do not add to the burden already straining family budgets to the breaking point!
03-17-2026
Anonymous []
CON
We dont need higher taxes but more efficiency & less inflation
03-17-2026
Anonymous [Republican ]
CON
Vote no. On insurance taxes
03-17-2026
Justin McClure []
CON
03-17-2026
Anonymous [taxpayer]
CON
CostS of everything are still up and salaries are stagnant. STOP trying to take from taxpayers to fund things you cannot budget for. STOP this continual assault on people and their incomes. The government needs to operate inside the boundaries of a budget instead of spending or approving and then figuring out how you can spin some bill to get people to pay for it. VOTE NO TO THIS BILL!
03-17-2026
Anonymous []
CON
Vote no we cannot afford higher taxes on our health insurance
03-17-2026
Donna Wooldridge []
CON
Please do not raise taxes on insurance people can't afford it now....
03-17-2026
Anonymous []
CON
03-17-2026
Stephen Dierickx [Dierickx Farms]
CON
Vote No on HF2739
03-17-2026
Anonymous []
CON
Leave our healthcare alone, it is expensive enough already
03-17-2026
Penny Ohrt []
CON
Please VOTE NO HF 2739. Health Insurance is already too high!
03-17-2026
Anonymous []
CON
No tax on health care. Cut spending.
03-17-2026
Ken frost []
CON
Why would you cut a lot of everything else if we have so much money and then turn around and raise our taxes on insurance sounds like you are lying about something or trying to gouge us from the back door
03-17-2026
Anonymous []
CON
Vote NO on HF 2739Hard working families have enough problems paying our bills without more taxes on our health insurance! I hope Common sense will prevail!
03-17-2026
Vicky Lundeby []
CON
Health care cost in this country is ridiculously expensive already. Quadruple costs would put families in the position of having to choose between basic living expenses and medical care.
03-17-2026
James Clark [None]
CON
Do not tax my health care !!
03-17-2026
Anonymous [Self]
CON
Insurance rates are super high already, so please Do Not increase the tax rate on our premiums.
03-17-2026
Anonymous [None]
CON
I can not afford for my health insurance to go up in price and I can not afford my copays to be more expensive. You are hurting the people that actually pay for their healthcare, we can not afford to pick up the slack for those that dont!!
03-17-2026
Jon Nietzel [Retired Safety Professional and Ergonomist ]
CON
The Trump Administration elected by We The People knows the Healthcare System is rigged for the pharmaceutical companies, the owners of hospitals and against those who need care without worrying about affordability. As a life resident of Iowa I research everything we believe to be true about the healthcare system and connection to the food we raise and eat must start to benefit the human biofield. Healthcare starts with our food supply and choice. Can we agree how difficult it is to eat well, raise our own food and avoid toxicity in our food amd water. This bill HF2739, should be defeated and citizens of Iowa should be provided tax relief on all health care expenses including naturopathic and homeopathic healthcare. Citizens addicted to pharmaceutical medications are at an alltime high. This bill does nothing to improve healthcare. It only lines the pockets of an Iowa Government that that is too big and two overreaching. The authors of this Bill should be ashamed and instead focus on how to make Iowa great again by eliminating chemical farming and create incentives for pasture feeding. Our food producers and livestock operations must innovate in order to reduce the use of healthcare. I have always believed that If it makes you uncomfortable to discuss something and know if whats important as an outcome, then we should discuss it at length.. Example: 90% of Iowa resident egg buyers dont know the difference between free range organic cage free and pasture raised. We must educate and attack healthcare with food while revealing healthcare lies, deception and fraud. Jon Nietzel, Muscatine Iowa.
03-17-2026
Anonymous []
CON
Our healthcare costs are already high. Premiums already take dollars that need to go towards other things that Iowa families struggle with on a daily basis. How does this tax help our local economy when more income is taken out of our pockets? Healthcare costs are taking chunks of income out of most Iowa families budgets. This does not sound like taxpayer relief. Please vote NO to this bill.
03-17-2026
Tamara Johnson []
CON
We don't need a tax hike on our health insurance, what we need is to reduce spending!
03-17-2026
Anonymous []
CON
Remember that people will eventually vote with their feet and move to lower tax states if the creeping effective rates are not curbed. Currently spending over 10 k a year between income,property ,and vehicle registration for which I only require roadway maintenance, plows and potholes, do the important constitutional required things and make the others user fee supported
03-17-2026
Anonymous [NA]
CON
Health Care costs are high enough and those who are retired do not need higher premiums.Please vote no!
03-17-2026
Anonymous []
CON
Leave our Healthcare alone...
03-17-2026
Jim and Lori McKeaige []
CON
We don't need any increase on healthcare insurance. Being retired, senior citizens and trying to survive living on social security has been difficult enough. Adding money through raising healthcare insurance is a travesty to All who are just trying to keep up with inflation. Vote NO to this bill! What will be next???? Please RSVP.
03-17-2026
Mark Fritsch [Retired]
CON
My Mothers Family all grew up in Iowa. That was one Reason I moved here from Minnesota after I retired, plus low crime and low taxes and very friendly people. IOWA DONOT FOLLOW MINNESOTAS HIGH TAX RATES OR I AS WELL AS OTHERS HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO MOVE TO A STATE THAT IS FOR THE PEOPLE AND HAS COMMON SENSE!!!!!
03-17-2026
Anonymous []
CON
Vote No on raising the tax on health insurance.
03-17-2026
Anonymous []
CON
As a senior, Im on a tight budget and cant afford more money going out without more coming in. Just because its a small percentage doesnt mean its a little money as there are more organizations and businesses raised their percentage as well and next thing you know, we have no increase in our monies but end up with a defiant have to do without more. Eventually this more and more equals all.
03-17-2026
Melissa DeLong []
CON
My understanding is this bill will make healthcare costs in Iowa even higher than they are today. This appears to be focused on Health providers who provide or support medicaid. How can we ask our residents to pay even higher costs when you add taxes on to the insurance providers which in turn will be passed on to lower benefits and higher costs. Is there no relief even being pursued? It seems every corner is riddled with ways to increase the public's burden and decreasing benefits.
03-17-2026
Shairi St Clair []
CON
Please do not pass on another tax burden to us by increasing taxes on our health insurance. We are being taxed to death. I am 68 and still working due to taxes on cars, our home, our income, every service we use. Enough is enough.
03-17-2026
Vicki Godfroy [Private Citizen]
CON
They just raised my house payment $180/mon due to taxes and insurance. Im retired. My Suplemental health care plan just went up. Got the notice in the mail yesterday for increases for East Mills School, Mills County, and the city of Malvern. Just exactly how much of my income is the government allowed to take? Im disabled due to Covid and can't get a part time job. It's extremely disheartening to watch the corruption go unpunished in the country and then be taxed to death. And, yes, I do vote! And I pay attention to what my politicians do. Thank you for your attention to this matter. NO TAXES!
03-17-2026
Kenneth [Farmer ]
CON
I did not vote for you republicans to raise my taxes especially on health care. Our premiums go up fast enough without an extra tax. You need to vote NO!!! Elections are not far away, don't take that as a threat it is more of a promise
03-17-2026
Martha Galusha []
CON
Aw come on you guys, keep your hands off of taxing our medical services! If you are hellbent on using our taxes, please find another area to tax. We vote you in to keep taxes down, not up them! Elections are coming, well reemerge!! N
03-17-2026
Patricia Smith []
CON
Keep your hands off of our Healthcare
03-17-2026
George Walters [Dems]
CON
Please vote against H7 2739! Many, many blue collars, retired & lower income citizens cannot afford the increased prices!!
03-17-2026
Anonymous [Republican ]
CON
Do not vote to pass HF 2739....LEAVE OUR HEALTH INS ALONE
03-17-2026
Patricia Weiland []
CON
Every business and organization for the past 4 years use the excuse that every thing is increasing, as if they dont need to explain or put in any effort to stop multiple increases . All entities just think they can continue outrageous increases as if no one can do anything. all of you take the lazy way of taking more and more from everyone else. Stop this way of thinking and work to find better ways to make life better for all mankind. You can do so much more than just always choosing the easy way.
03-17-2026
Linda [Fennelly]
CON
03-17-2026
Anonymous [None]
CON
Vote no!
03-17-2026
Anonymous [NA]
CON
I'm so done with the republican party. I've voted republican for my whole life. NO MORE.
03-17-2026
Anonymous []
CON
In a time where Iowa even upper middle class Iowa families are already struggling to put food on the table and a roof over their heads I cant see how an additional tax on already unaffordable health care is going to benefit us working class Iowans.
03-17-2026
Stacy Volmer []
CON
House File 2739 is a dangerous and shortsighted bill that puts Iowas most vulnerable residents at risk. I have two children (and teenager and a young adult) with significant mental health needs who rely on Medicaid services. This is not abstract policy for my family, it is survival.By changing how managed care organizations are taxed, this bill creates financial uncertainty that will inevitably lead to reduced provider payments, fewer services, and limited access to care. When these systems are strained, families like mine are the ones who suffer first and most.The $296 million transfer from the Taxpayer Relief Fund is equally alarming, prioritizing shortterm fixes over responsible, sustainable budgeting.Iowa should be strengthening Medicaid, not destabilizing it with complex and risky funding changes. This bill threatens the care my children depend on every day. I strongly urge you to reject House File 2739.
03-17-2026
Anonymous [Self]
CON
Please vote against any increase. We just cant take anymore hits! Health insurance premiums are ridiculous enough. Taxes are killing us.
03-17-2026
Anonymous []
CON
Stay away from touching our healthcare and increasing taxes! Wrong move for Iowans. We voted for conservatives not spenders that increase our taxes
03-17-2026
Anonymous []
CON
Do not tax my healthcare insurance. I need it for check up sicknesses eye exams hearing test I even take prescription medicine I use it some of my medications are expensive and it it weren't for my insurance I couldn't afford them.
03-17-2026
Cecilia Roudabush [NA]
CON
Please take into consideration the already increased costs our neighbors, family and friends pay due to the restrictions placed on the Affordable Care Act. Vote NO on HF 2739!
03-17-2026
Janet Crow []
CON
Iowan's cannot afford any more taxes on anything & especially on health care.
03-17-2026
Kim [Menster]
CON
Do not vote yes for the bill
03-17-2026
Cynthia Newton []
CON
03-17-2026
Tom Sims []
CON
This is not the time to be given MORE OF TAXPAYER'S MONEY TO THE ALMOST, MOST CORRUPT SYSTEM IN THE STATE AND COUNTRY.I'm diabolically opposed to this blatant use of taxpayer money!Stop this waste.
03-17-2026
Anonymous [None]
PRO
Leave our healthcare alone its high enough already without more taxes
03-17-2026
Donis [Kline]
CON
Keep your raises off our insurance care.
03-17-2026
Barb DeVore []
CON
Quit taxing us to death on everything. Control sp3nding instead and stand by the cuts proudly. Iowans live within their means. Growth will raise revenue but quit taxing us. Property taxes are eating us alive. DOGE Iowa spending until it squeals.
03-17-2026
Karen Hibbs [Resident ]
CON
Please leave our health care alone . I am already paying over $4000 a year for the premium and so is my husband. We cant afford anything more!!
03-17-2026
Anita Christensen [None]
CON
I am opposed to HF 2739. It is not fair to increase taxes on insurance for people who are not to blame for a gap in the states Medicaid budget.
03-17-2026
Anonymous [Self]
CON
We sent our reps to the state house to make our lives more affordable and our property rights actually safe. Instead of spending time RAISING our taxes, you need to be working on property tax relief and keeping our property rights inalienable. NO to raising taxes on our healt insurance. SMH...
03-17-2026
Anonymous []
CON
Why does raising this tax make sense? Please send me an email response.
03-17-2026
Anonymous [Tax payer]
CON
Since the Republicans have made this mess, you need to find another way to fix it other than to tax the citizens of Iowa. Why should we fix your careless spending. If you tax Iowans on Healthcare, you will not be voted back in.
03-17-2026
Thomas Nichols [Farmer]
CON
Im self employed and am unable to afford healthcare as it is now. Why put more tax burden on us? Raise taxes on wind and solar energy instead, increase taxes on hog barns as they are extremely discounted on property tax rolls.
03-17-2026
Anonymous []
CON
I pay 100% of my families health insurance premium from my own pocket. We are at a breaking point with the rate of increases. While I don't understand all the intricacies of this bill, I ask that you don't vote for anything that would encourage further increases. Government doesn't have an income problem, it has a spending problem. We have had to make our own financial sacrifices just so we can afford health insurance as it is.
03-17-2026
Pamela Hagedorn []
CON
Leave Health Care alone. It's already too expensive. Iowa already has too high of taxes on everything. Find another way. If you can't manage the budget it's not our fault, it's yours!
03-17-2026
Catherine Erickson []
CON
Strongly oppose!
03-17-2026
Steven Wulff [Retired from work force ]
CON
Our taxes are plenty high enough! Usually we rely on Democrats to raise taxes! They need no help from us.. VOTE THIS DOWN.. NO SANE PERSON WANTS THIS
03-17-2026
Anonymous [Retired]
CON
03-17-2026
Todd Jones [None]
CON
I struggled to see that we are lowering property taxes but now we want to raise taxes in other areas. I am missing this logic. People have enough to worry about in our current economy without raising taxes in our health system. Health costs are hag as it is.I am against this tax increase.
03-17-2026
Anonymous []
CON
Leave our taxes alone!!! Can't afford other expenses so why do you need to mess with the taxes on our healthcare!!!! So PLEASE VOTE NO ON THIS BILL!!!!! WE THANK YOU!!!Sincerely,Beverly Rolfes
03-17-2026
anne hartson []
CON
I am strongly opposed to this bill. This problem exists because the Iowa legislature has continued to make tax cuts and has left our state in a serious deficit. Insurance companies will pass this increase tax cost onto its customers who are already paying high premiums. I am retired and this will put another financial burden on all Iowans especially elderly like myself. This is not right! The shortsighted view of continuing to cut taxes along with a huge increase in ESAs has left the state budget in a mess! I do not think Iowans should have to pay for poor GOP decsions.
03-17-2026
Beth Koch [NA]
CON
I oppose this. This is an inappropriate way to balance the budget. It will increase costs to us citizens, who are already paying too much for healthcare. Bad policies from the last 20 years have caused the current deficit. This is another bad bill. Vote no.
03-17-2026
Christy Curry [Independent ]
CON
Leave our Insurance aloneDO NOT TAX OUR INSURANCE
03-17-2026
Laura Patton [Patton Insurance Benefits]
CON
I have perspective as a small business owner. I am also an insurance agent that works with small businesses on their employee benefits. I also work with individuals that have coverage through the Healthcare Marketplace. All the insurance plans on the Healthcare Marketplace are HMO plans. This includes AM Better, Medica, Oscar and Wellmark. These individuals have already taken a hit with the tax subsidy going down or going away completely this year. I will give examples of how much this tax will increase premiums.
03-17-2026
Mark A. Stevens [Iowan]
CON
What makes you think the state running a deficit is an excuse for increasing my taxes?What happened to the savings projected from prior years? Does No to this increase. ... Mark S.
03-17-2026
Claudia Else []
CON
03-17-2026
Troy J Murphy []
CON
Instead if increasing the tax burden on Iowans who are responsible and have healthcare I respectfully submit the state should cut funding for medicaid and those who are not contributing financially to the state.
03-17-2026
Marie Larchick [Life long Iowan ]
CON
No to adding more health care costs to hard working Iowans. No to using the taxpayer relief fund to bailout the budget problems created by the majority party. We the People of Iowa deserve better.
03-17-2026
Ernest Finch []
CON
Do not raise health care taxes. Are you democrats
03-17-2026
Edith waldstein []
CON
After years of tax cuts and budget decisions that drained state revenue, Iowa House Republicans are pushing a plan to address their growing Medicaid shortfall by raising taxes on health insurers and dipping into reserve funds. This comes after Iowa Congressional Republicans voted for the largest cuts to Medicaid in history, as well as allowing the ACA health care tax credits to expire, which has raised premiums for thousands of folks across Iowa. This proposal will ultimately drive up health care costs for families, turning yet another Republican selfinflicted problem into a burden on Iowans.
03-17-2026
Anonymous []
CON
My insurance has already more than doubled in cost in the last year with an extremely high deductible. Please do not increase the taxes or I will need to go without insurance.
03-17-2026
Linda Maier []
CON
Health Insurance is costly enough and most dont cover everything anyway. We do not need to give the medical profression another reason to charge more then have that rollsdownhill to our insurance costs more.
03-17-2026
Anonymous []
CON
I am already paying over $800.00 a month for health and dental coverage on COBRA! I am retired, but not yet 65. I am working a parttime job to help pay for my health insurance. Health insurance costs need to come down. It needs to be affordable and Obamacare is not the answer. The Republicans need to work with President Trump to privatize health insurance.
03-17-2026
Anonymous []
CON
It definitely is a bad time for citizens to have another financial burden in addition to inflationary costs. What happened to excess budget dollars that have been touted in the past?
03-17-2026
Anonymous []
CON
03-17-2026
Diane Jones []
CON
Republican fiscal mismanagement has done enough harm to this state. Your ongoing drive to benefit the wealthy by cutting their income taxes and providing private school vouchers regardless of income level has brought us to the brink. The HMOs you seek to tax here will pass those tax increases on to their customers. This is on top of the cuts to ACA subsidies that saw my health premiums increase more than $800 this year. To add insult to injury you want to further raid the taxpayer relief fund. How does this constitute taxpayer relief?! You are making this state unlivable and driving people away. It has to stop. Vote NO!
03-17-2026
Joan Decker [Iowa Voter]
CON
Stop punishing Iowa citizens! Kill this bill!
03-17-2026
Anonymous []
CON
Oppose 2739.
03-17-2026
Lori Hunt []
CON
Who would think this is a great idea? If there is a billion dollar budget shortfall this is not the asy to fix it. Stop the vouchers and do something to make healthcare affordable.
03-17-2026
Anonymous [None]
CON
Vote no we pay enough taxes and dont need to pay more so the madness
03-17-2026
Anonymous [None]
CON
Vote no to raise Healthcare.
03-17-2026
Duane Errett [Tax payer]
CON
Do not raise our taxes on our healthcare, or anything else for that matter.
03-17-2026
Anonymous [Alliance for Retired Americans]
CON
I am opposed to increasing taxes on insurance companies, these are profit seeking industries and any increased costs will be passed onto consumers as higher premiums or degraded services. I understand the privatization of Medicaid in Iowa is a failed experiment and the changes passed by the Republicans in Congress are making the problems worse. When you find yourself in a hole the #1 rule is to quit digging.
03-17-2026
Marie Goldbeck-Strunk [Health Agents for America ]
CON
I opposed this as a tax payer and someone who purchased health insurance I already pay more money thanks to the loss of the enhanced premium tax credits. Carriers will just pass the tax onto the ones who purchase.
03-17-2026
Anonymous [None]
CON
I'm a 76 year old school bus driver trying to make ends meet with a little left over for when I CANT work.any increase on taxes will necessitate working even longer and I would like to be able to retire someday and spend more time withy wife.Thank you for listening, Henry.
03-17-2026
Ellen Johnsen []
CON
Please vote against this law. I don't believe it will address the issue causing high prices for health care in Iowa.
03-17-2026
Anonymous []
CON
Vote No for this bill that will raise health care premiums for Iowans.
03-17-2026
Phoebe Pittman []
CON
A tax on insurers is just a tax on anyone who pays for insurance. For profit insurance companies will simply pass this expense on to the consumer. Anyone with the lack of common sense needed to vote for this bill and then have the audacity to tell their constituents that it's a tax on a corporation and not individuals should be voted out of office as they clearly aren't working in the best interest in the citizens of Iowa.
03-17-2026
Anonymous [ ]
CON
03-17-2026
Maria Taylor [NA]
CON
I am writing to express my strong opposition to this bill, which would raise health care costs for thousands of Iowans while diverting nearly $300 million from the Taxpayer Relief Fund.Health care is already too expensive for many people in our state. Families are struggling to afford basic needs, and medical costs often add another layer of stress and uncertainty. This proposal would only make the situation worse by increasing financial burdens rather than providing meaningful relief.I am especially concerned about the impact on individuals who are already vulnerablethose living paycheck to paycheck, those recovering from serious illness, and those who rely on consistent access to care to remain healthy and able to work.As someone who has personally experienced a serious health crisis, I understand how critical access to affordable care is. It is not just about treatmentit is about stability, recovery, and the ability to move forward with your life. Policies that increase costs put that stability at risk for many Iowans.Additionally, the decision to draw from the Taxpayer Relief Fund raises important questions about priorities. These funds should be used to support Iowans, not to implement policies that could make health care less accessible.I urge you to reject this bill and instead focus on solutions that lower costs, expand access, and support the health and wellbeing of all Iowans.
03-17-2026
Anne Peterson []
CON
Iowans who depend on Medicaid are already facing severe increases. Do not raise taxes to insurers, who will charge more to plan holders. Opposed to this bill.
03-17-2026
Karen Maass []
CON
I am against this transfer. If it passes it will raise the cost of health care premiums to $500 for a family of 4. Again the working class who are struggling to make ends meet will pay this increase cost. A cost that arose due to the tax cut for the wealthy in the recently passed big ugly bill which also cut the affordable care act and medicaid coverage. Again hitting people who are already struggling while the wealthy get a break. This is occurring while the cost of groceries , the cost of child care, housing and gas prices are rising as the number of jobs are decreasing. Healthcare costs have already taken a hit and this will continue to negatively affect the same segment of the population.To do this at a time when healthcare costs are rising is going to hurt Iowans.
03-17-2026
David Anderson [Self]
CON
While I appreciate that the recent tax cuts are untenable for the longterm health of our state's budget, the proposed tax increase in this bill will be transferred directly to consumers, further depressing the already anemic economic growth in this state, and probably inducing at least some of our population to move out. If our goal is to increase tax revenue, it would be far better to reintroduce a progressive income tax. If the goal is to improve healthcare in this state, we would be ahead to implement a singlepayer system instead of doing this. No on HF 2739.
03-17-2026
Anonymous []
CON
Please do not add to the debt of Iowa citizens in order to reduce the debt of the State, which was under your control.
03-18-2026
Anonymous [Retired homemaker ]
CON
Vote no! I elected you to work for me and raise the cost of our healthcare! Many of us are struggling already with the high cost of groceries and utilities!! Please reconsider your Vote this week sand vote CON!!
03-18-2026
Dave Heywood [Iowan]
CON
Vote down raising our taxes on health care.