Category Archives: Health

FIC: Health Insurance Organ Transplant Discrimination Bill Presented To Governor

OIR Notice re 2020 ACA filing deadlines

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation 5/15/2020 OIR Notice re 2020 ACA filing deadlines NOTICE TO INDUSTRY TO: All insurers authorized to write life & health insurance products in Florida, including those writing supplemental products The following information is provided as guidance to insurers about the form and rate filing process in Florida for life and…

Meenan: OIR Holds Rule Workshop On Health Target Loss Ratios

By:  Joy Ryan, Meenan P.A. OIR held a rule development workshop on May 14, 2020 on proposed draft changes to two existing health insurance rules: Rule 69O-191.055 Target Loss Ratio rules for HMOs (below). Rule 69O-149.006 Target Loss Ratio rules for health insurers (below). Presiding over today’s workshop were the following OIR staff: Attorneys Michael…

FIC: Health Insurance Target Loss Ratio Rule Changes Proposed

By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel The OIR has published changes to the administrative rules on changes to target loss ratios by health insurers and HMOs. The proposed changes are attached. 69O-149.006 69O-191.055 According to OIR’s summary of the rule changes, an insurer or HMO can increase the target loss ratio for an individual or…

FIC: Health Insurance Organ Donor Bill With Health Insurance Provision Does Not Pass

By:  Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel The House organ transplant bill, HB 1187, passed the full House on March 9, 2020 by a vote of 117-0 and was sent to the Senate for approval.  The Senate would not agree to the House bill and amended it to strip out the House language and replace it…

FIC: Medical Clinic Licensing And Shared Savings Changes Heading To Governor

By:  Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel The Agency for Healthcare Administration (AHCA) agency bill contains two insurance related provisions – one revising medical clinic licensing law and one revising the shared savings law. The full House approved their bill, HB 731 on March 9, 2020 and sent the bill to the Senate for approval.  The…

FIC: Air Ambulance Balance Billing Prohibition Passes

By:  Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel The air ambulance balance billing prohibition passed the Legislature on March 12, 2020. On February 20, 2020, the House passed its air ambulance bill (HB 747) with a vote of 117-0.  The Senate voted 38-0 to pass the bill on March 12, 2020, sending it to the Governor for…

FIC: Health Insurance Organ Donor Bill Returned To House With Health Insurance Provision Added

By:  Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel The House organ transplant bill, HB 1187, passed the full House on March 9, 2020 by a vote of 117-0 and was sent to the Senate for approval.  The Senate would not agree to the House bill and amended it to strip out the House language and replace it…

FIC: Medical Clinic Licensing And Shared Savings Changes Bounced Back To House

By:  Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel The Agency for Healthcare Administration (AHCA) agency bill contains two insurance related provisions – one revising medical clinic licensing law and one revising the shared savings law. The full House approved their bill, HB 731 on March 9, 2020 and sent the bill to the Senate for approval.  The…

FIC: Health Insurance Organ Transplant Discrimination Bill Sent To Governor

By:  Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel The full House approved HB 1179, their organ transplant discrimination bill, on February 26, 2020 with a vote of 111-0.  The Senate approved the bill on March 11, 2020 with a vote of 38-0.  The bill now goes to the Governor for signature.  We expect he will sign it.…