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The Florida legislature’s House Insurance & Banking Subcommittee has put its stamp of approval on a proposal to protect patients from surprise charges after discharge from the emergency room. As written, the bill would make insurers pay for emergency services and include an arbitration process to resolve differences between insurers and healthcare providers; patients themselves would be removed from that process. Several states have already enacted similar legislation, with still more—including Florida—moving toward doing the same. In order to become law in the Sunshine State, the bill would have to be approved by both houses of the state legislature and signed into effect by the governor.

Balance Billing Takes a Hit in Tallahassee
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