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By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel HB 723 by Dr. Gonzalez received approval from its first House committee, Health Quality, on March 15, 2017. The bill would prohibit insurers from requiring physicians maintain board certification as a condition of payment. It also prohibits health care facilities and others from requiring maintenance of certification as a…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel For the second week in a row, the Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee postponed a vote on his own bill during his committee meeting because he doesn’t have the votes to pass it. The postponed bill, SB 262, is a bill heavily supported by doctors and the trial…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel A bill designed to update regulation of discount medical plan organizations (DMPOs) was approved by the House Insurance and Banking Subcommittee on March 14, 2017. HB 577 now has one committee left. The Senate companion, SB 430, is also moving successfully through the committee process and has two committees…
By: Greenberg Traurig, FIC Lobbyist Following is a report prepared by staff of the Greenberg Traurig who is on the FIC lobby team. HB 1209 – Related to Health Information Transparency – By Rep. Brodeur Summary:To promote consumer involvement, healthcare pricing and consumer data needs to be timely. This bill requires Agency for Health Care…
By: Greenberg Traurig, FIC Lobbyist Following is a report prepared by staff of the Greenberg Traurig who is on the FIC lobby team. There is no Senate companion bill. HB 993 – Related to State Employees Prescription Drug Program – By Rep. Magar Opening:As many are aware, the private and public sectors are struggling to…
By: Sam Miller, FIC Consultant Legislation expanding MyFloridaRx, the state Internet site allowing consumers to compare prices for prescription drugs, was approved by the Senate Health Policy Committee Tuesday. “This empowers consumers to shop for the best price for drugs,” said Jacksonville Republican Sen. Aaron Bean, the bill sponsor. “When there is competition out there,…
By: Sam Miller, FIC Consultant SB 102 Payment of Health Care Claims — by Steube The complete staff analysis is available from this link: SB 102 Staff Analysis The Senate Health Policy Committee Tuesday passed the initiative SB 102 by the Florida Medical Association and other doctor groups to keep health insurers from retroactively denying…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel On March 14, 2017, the Florida Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Association (FLAHIGA) bill, SB 814, unanimously passed its first committee, Senate Banking and Insurance. The bill has two committees left. The House companion, which is identical, has already made it through the committee process and is ready for…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel All member sponsored bills have been filed for the 2017 Session. Following is a summary of bills filed as of March 12, 2017 that FIC is following related to health insurance, pharmacy, and health insurance mandates. The summary was prepared by FIC General Counsel Katrina Callaway based on…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel On March 9, 2017, the Florida Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Association (FLAHIGA) bill, HB 307, unanimously passed its last committee. It will now will be heard on the House floor when scheduled by the Rules Committee. The Senate bill is identical to the House bill, but has not…