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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…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel On February 21, 2017, SB 262, a bill heavily supported by doctors and the trial bar, that expands the vicarious liability of HMOs and commercial health plans passed the Senate Banking and Insurance Committee with a vote of 6-3. Interestingly, two of the three “no” votes were cast by…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel Bills for the 2017 Session are being filed every day. Following is a summary of bills filed as of February 17, 2017 that FIC is following related to health insurance or healthcare. The summaries are divided into categories. The summary was prepared by FIC General Counsel Katrina Callaway…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel A bill creating recovery care centers, HB 145, passed its first committee on February 15, 2017 without amendment. The bill has two committees left. The bill creates recovery care centers for postsurgical and post diagnostic care for admission up to 72 hours and provides protocols for recovery care centers.…