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By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel Starting on January 1, 2018, SB 102 prohibits health insurers and HMOs from retroactively denying a claim, if at any time, the insurer or HMO verified the eligibility of an insured or subscriber at the time of treatment and provided an authorization number. The bill is opposed by the…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel On April 25, 2017, the Senate medical marijuana bill, SB 406, passed its last committee. Although it was amended in committee, none of the amendments dealt with insurance. In fact, there is nothing about insurance coverage for medical marijuana in the bill. The House bill also does not address…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel On April 25, 2017, the Senate Appropriations Committee unanimously approved the direct primary care bill, SB 240 with one amendment related to Medicaid managed care as described below. The bill will be heard on the Senate floor when set by the Rules Committee. The House has already passed their…
By: Greenberg Traurig, FIC Lobbyist Telehealth Advisory Council – Orlando, FL Friday, April 21, 201712:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Meeting Material:Agenda Meeting Materials Transforming Health Care American Telemedicine Association Telehealth: School-Based Programs Panel Discussion: Nassau County Health Department – Dr. Eugenia SeidelDr. Seidel discussed efforts of the Nassau County Health Department (“NCHD”) to increase oral…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel A bill related to the Florida Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Association (FLAHIGA or Association) passed its last Senate committee on April 25, 2017. The bill will be heard on the Senate floor when set by the Rules Committee. As originally filed, the bill: Starting July 1, 2017,…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel A provision was added to the House medical marijuana bill, HB 1397, in the Health and Human Services (HHS) committee on April 24, 2017 that essentially prohibits telemedicine to be used to satisfy the statutory requirements needed for doctors to be able to prescribe medical marijuana. This is the…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel The House Health and Human Services Committee approved HB 1191, the medication synchronization bill, on April 24, 2017 with one amendment. The bill has now cleared all its committees and will be heard on the House floor when set by the Rules Committee. The Senate companion bill, SB 800,…
By: Sam Miller, FIC Consultant HB 1209 Health Information Transparency — by Brodeur This package was approved by the House Health & Human Services Committee April 20 and can now go to the full House. The Senate bill (CS/SB 1550) is before Senate Appropriations, its last stop before the floor. Here is an April 18…
By: Sam Miller, FIC Consultant HB 1397SB 406 Talks are underway to resolve the significant House and Senate differences on implementation of the medical marijuana constitutional amendment and elements of a deal could surface next week, according to House Majority Leader Ray Rodrigues, the House bill sponsor. Rodrigues, R-Fort Myers, confirmed in media interviews that…
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,…