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By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel On January 21, 2020, House and Senate committees approved bills deregulating numerous professions and occupations. The bills include changes to the membership of the Florida Building Commission which may be important to the property insurance industry. As part of the proposed deregulation, the Florida Building Commission membership is…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel The Senate PIP repeal bill (SB 378), which also authorizes named driver exclusions, passed its first committee on January 20, 2020 when it was approved by the Senate Committee on Infrastructure and Security chaired by the bill sponsor, Sen. Lee (R). The vote was 6-1. The bill goes…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel House and Senate committees advanced bills prohibiting balance billing by air ambulances during meetings on January 21, 2020. Under current law, air ambulances are still allowed to balance bill consumers. In contrast, balance billing by out-of-network health care providers for emergency or nonemergency services was abolished in 2016. Senate…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel Issues related to pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) and other drug issues appear to be a hot issue for the 2020 Legislative Session with nine bills filed on this topic, some of which conflict with each other and most of which are detrimental to health plans even though the alleged…