FIC: Telemedicine Package, Including Insurer Tax Credit Barely Survives

By:  Sam Miller, FIC ConsultantHB 7011 Health Care Access — by Health Quality Subcommittee031867 — Pigman490511 —  Pigman142269 – Pigman440713 — Brodeur A House Health Quality Subcommittee package (CS/HB 7001) implementing telehealth before the  recommendations coming this fall from a special task force was approved by the important House Health & Human Services Committee April,…

FIC: FLAHIGA Bill Passes House

By:  Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel On April 20, 2017, the Florida Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Association (FLAHIGA) bill, HB 307, was approved by the House unanimously and sent to the Senate.   The Senate bill is identical to the House bill and has one committee left. The bill:•    Increases the FLAHIGA administrative assessment…

FIC: DMPO Bill Closer To Passage

By:  Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel HB 577, a bill designed to update regulation of discount medical plan organizations (DMPOs) passed the House on April 20, 2017.  The bill now goes to the Senate for consideration. The Senate companion, SB 430, passed its last committee, Appropriations, on April 20, 2017 with one amendment to conform…

FIC: STOLI Bill Heads to Last Senate Committee

By:  Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel The Senate stranger oriented life insurance (STOLI) bill, SB 1600, cleared another committee hurdle on April 20, 2017 when the Senate Appropriations Committee unanimously approved it with four amendments described below.  The bill is now its last committee, Rules. The STOLI bill is a priority of the FIC Life…