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By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel On May 1, 2019, by a vote of 37-0, the Senate sent the House shared savings bill (HB 1113) back to the House with a strike all amendment for the House to approve. The amendment essentially removed the House language and replaced it with the Senate shared savings bill…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel HB 7 expands direct primary care. The bill changes all statutory references of “direct primary care” to “direct health care” which authorizes direct care to be for medical services, including dental services, that are not only primary care. It maintains current law that direct health care agreements are not…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel HB 673, the bill to equalize payment for long term care insolvencies by the Florida Life & Health Guaranty Association (FLAHIGA), passed the House on April 24, 2019 with a vote of 114-0 and was sent to the Senate for approval. On May 1, 2019, the Senate took the…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel When the Senate took up the House shared savings bill, HB 1113, on the Senate floor on April 30, 2019, it significantly amended the House bill. The amendment essentially removed the House language and replaced it with the Senate shared savings bill with a few additions. The Senate will…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel The Senate healthcare omnibus bill, SB 7078, was amended onto HB 843 on April 26, 2019 via amendment #565298 and passed by the Senate on April 29, 2019 and sent back to the House for approval of the amendment. The House approved the amendment on April 29th and passed…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel The telehealth bill is going to the Governor for signature. Procedurally, the House passed their telehealth bill, HB 23, on April 11, 2019 and sent it to the Senate. The Senate took the bill up on the floor on April 26, 2019, amended it, and passed it on April…
By Greenberg Traurig SB 1180 Prescription Drug Formulary Consumer ProtectionSB 1180 Prescription Drug Formulary Consumer Protection by Sen. Mayfield was taken up by the Senate and read for a second time. The bill was placed on third reading to be heard on 04/26/19. Amendment 494528 by Sen. Mayfield- Replaced by Substitute Amendment Substitute Amendment…
By Greenberg Traurig, P.A. Short Term Duration Health Plans/Pre-Existing Conditions – HB 997 by Rep. Tommy Gregory (R-) – The bill was approved on a vote of ____. It contains the following provisions: Requires that that, if PPACA is repealed or invalidated, insurers or HMOs must offer at least one comprehensive major medical policy…
By Greenberg Traurig, P.A. SB 322 Health Plans SB 322 Health Plans by Sen. Simpson was taken up on the Senate floor for third reading and a vote for final passage was taken. The bill passed. (Vote: 23 Yeas/14 Nays) DebateSen. Rodriguez: This bill says preexisting conditions aren’t covered and it chips away at…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel On April 24, 2019, the Senate combined three health insurance bills on the floor to line up the bill with the House measure. SB 322 which originally dealt with only health policies with no preexisting condition exclusions was amended to add provisions relating to association health plans, short term…