TALLAHASSEE — State Sen. Denise Grimsley told POLITICO Florida on Wednesday that she will introduce four high-profile health-care bills in the 2016 session. They will deal with certificate of need, prescribing privileges for advanced registered nurse practitioners, ambulatory surgical centers, and “direct primary care.” The package sounds a lot like
The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (Office) will conduct a public hearing to discuss Citizens’ proposed rate changes for its business in the multi-peril and wind only Coastal Account (CA), Commercial Lines Account (CLA), and the Personal Lines Account (PLA).
The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation has approved the removal of up to 279,357 personal residential policies and 1,500 commercial residential polices from Citizens Property Insurance Corporation.
For two years, a team of sinkhole hunters with the Florida Geological Survey has been scouring the state to create a map of where sinkholes are most likely to form.
Secretary Elizabeth Dudek Agency for Health Care Administration 2727 Mahan Drive Tallahassee, FL 32308 Dear Secretary Dudek: Thank you for your work to ensure hospitals and insurance plans entered into contractual agreements for Medicaid rates that are folly compliant with state law. Any hospital or insurance plan that did not submit their
The new Florida drone privacy law could have some unintended consequences for insurers looking to use or insure unmanned aircraft systems (UAM) technology. The Freedom from Unwarranted Surveillance Act (FUSA), which took effect in Florida July 1, prohibits a person, state agency or political subdivision from using a drone to
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater today announced the appointment of Sha’Ron James, a long-time voice for the people of Florida, as the state’s Insurance Consumer Advocate effective August 3. The role of Florida’s Insurance Consumer Advocate is to independently and ardently represent the needs of policyholders when
Continuing his efforts to achieve greater transparency for the people of Florida, Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater recently penned the attached letter inviting state agencies to contact the Department of Financial Services for guidance when navigating the state contracting process. The letter was mailed to the head of each state agency.
The recent Florida Supreme Court decision to invalidate eight of Florida’s 27 Congressional Districts introduced new legal precedent. This opinion will govern the ongoing litigation concerning the Senate map adopted by the Legislature on March 27, 2012. Given these implications, the Senate has entered into a stipulation and consent judgment with
As complaints grow about exorbitant drug prices, pharmaceutical companies are coming under pressure to disclose the development costs and profits of those medicines and the rationale for charging what they do. So-called pharmaceutical cost transparency bills have been introduced in at least six state legislatures in the last year, aiming