Christine Jordan SextonOctober 13, 2021
3min1683
A 2020 law requires air ambulance providers to accept 'reasonable reimbursement' for services.
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Christine Jordan SextonOctober 13, 2021
Drew WilsonMarch 2, 2020
3min230
The House has already passed its version.
Peter SchorschFebruary 21, 20204min1574
But will the Senate clear it for landing?
Guest AuthorMay 29, 2018
6min424
Recently the Florida Association of Health Plans, Inc. (FAHP) joined with consumer advocates to eliminate the practice of balance billing — which far too often overwhelmed Florida families with surprise medical bills above their insurance coverage after they or a loved one were in a catastrophic accident. Thanks to the Florida Legislature’s recognition that this […]
Drew WilsonMarch 11, 2016
2min277
Florida CFO Jeff Atwater praised his colleagues in the Legislature Friday for passing HB 221, which curbs “balance billing” by Florida health insurance providers. “The Florida Legislature was tasked with striking a finely tuned and balanced solution to a multifaceted problem,” Atwater said. “While all sides of this health care community presented valid perspectives and […]
Staff ReportsMarch 3, 2016
2min172
The Florida Senate on Thursday tacked a strike-all amendment onto the House’s measure aimed at protecting patients from “balance billing.” The bill was special order in the Senate, meaning members could ask questions and offer amendments. The House bill was passed Wednesday by 116-1. Only orthopedic surgeon Rep. Julio Gonzalez opposed. Among other changes, the latest amendment […]
Jim RosicaMarch 2, 2016
2min343
The Florida House of Representatives Wednesday passed its version of a measure aimed at protecting patients from the practice of “balance billing.” The bill (HB 221) was approved by an 116-1 vote, with only state Rep. Julio Gonzalez in opposition. The Venice Republican is an orthopedic surgeon. The legislation was a priority of CFO Jeff Atwater, who opposes […]
Peter SchorschFebruary 25, 2016
2min334
Today in the Orlando Sentinel, an emergency room physician by the name of Jay L. Falk, on behalf of the Florida College of Emergency Physicians (FCEP), wrote a column titled, “Emergency Physicians Seek Solutions To Fair Treatment,” in support of a balance billing fix. Dr. Falk, like everyone else, wants to hold patients harmless. He suggests that the […]
Jim RosicaFebruary 16, 2016
3min366
A Senate panel on Tuesday OK’d a measure that would ban the practice of “balance billing,” when insurance companies often unexpectedly slam a customer with a high bill for using an out-of-network health care provider. The measure (SB 1442), carried by GOP state Sen. Rene Garcia of Hialeah, now moves from the Banking and Insurance […]
Ryan RayJanuary 19, 2016
6min416
A House panel on financial issues got deep in the weeds of health care policy Tuesday as lawmakers took up a controversial proposal to change the way insurers are reimbursed by hospitals and other providers when patients receive care beyond their insurance network. The deceptively simple 11-page bill was the subject of over an hour […]