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By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel The Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee postponed a vote on his own bill during the committee meeting on March 7, 2017. The postponed bill, SB 262, is a bill heavily supported by doctors and the trial bar. It expands the vicarious liability of HMOs and commercial health plans.…
By: Sam Miller, FIC Consultant HB 577 Discount Plan Organizations — by Pigman Strike-all amendment: 777669 A bill updating regulation of discount medical plan organizations (DMPOs) was approved by the House Health Innovation Subcommittee Tuesday, a day after similar legislation passed the Senate Banking & Insurance Committee. The House bill (CS/HB 577), sponsored by Cary…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel Despite concerns about the bill from multiple committee members and requests from members to change the bill, the House health insurance right to shop bill, HB 449, passed the House Insurance and Banking Subcommittee on March 7, 2017 with three amendments. The bill is now in its last committee. …
By: Sam Miller, FIC Consultant Strike-all amendment adopted by the committee is available from this link: 144836. Senate B&I Staff Analysis is available from this link: SB 430 Staff Analysis. It does not totally reflect the strike-all amendment. The original bill, again without the amendments, is available from this link: SB 430 filed. FIC will post…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel The House Health Innovation Subcommittee passed the health insurance right to shop bill, HB 449, on February 22, 2017 with a strike all amendment (686687). The bill has two committees left. The original bill requires health insurers to implement a shared savings incentive program by January 1, 2018 to…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel The House Innovation Subcommittee passed HB 589 dealing with drug price transparency on February 22, 2017. The bill was not amended. There were no questions or debate on the bill in committee. The bill expands the current law that requires the Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) to collect…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel The House frozen formulary bill sponsored by Dr. Massullo passed its first committee on February 22, 2017. The subcommittee adopted a strike all amendment (858783) to the bill, HB 95. The bill has three committees left. The bill prohibits individual or group commercial health policies or HMOs from changing…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel The Senate Health Policy Committee passed the frozen formulary/continuity of prescription care bill, SB 182, on February 21, 2017 with one amendment. The bill has two committees left. Sen. Mayfield, the bill sponsor, described the bill as a “consumer protection and patient protection bill.” The bill prohibits…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel On February 21, 2017, the Senate Health Policy Committee unanimously approved the direct primary care bill, SB 240 with three amendments. None of the amendments related to insurance. The bill has two committees left. The bill specifies that a direct primary care agreement is not insurance and is not…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel SB 102 prohibits a health insurer or HMO from retroactively denying a claim if the insurer or HMO verified the insured’s eligibility at the time of treatment and provided an authorization number. The bill was unanimously approved by the Senate Banking and Insurance Committee on February 21, 2017 without…