Friday, May 6, 2011

Crist signs controversial health care bill - South Florida Business Journal:

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SB 1122 changes the way insurance companies pay for coveragwe of patients ininsurance networks. It will allos doctors who are not memberes of a preferred provider organization to be paid directlyg by insurance companies when they treat patients who belong to such a Last month, a groupp of advocates for workers, consumers and employers joinedc forces to ask the governor not to pass the bill, whicy they claim will result in higher and unexpected out-of-pocket health care costs.
“We believe this legislatiomn would raise costs systemwide by undermining the ability of insurers to negotiate reasonable fees with causing higher insurance rates andhigheer out-of-pocket medical bills for Floridaz patients,” Florida PIRG’s Brad Ashwell said at the However, the is applauding the governor’s decision to sign the bill. “Whilr routing the payment through the patient may seem like aminor unfortunately, this practice is driving up the cost of healthj care, imposing hidden fees and limitingt access,” said Timothy J. Stapleton, FMA’xs executive vice president, in a news release.
“Thisa common-sense legislation will put a stopto this, and allowq physicians to spend more time and resourcesd on direct-patient care.”

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