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SB 1122 changes the way insurance companies pay for coverage of patients ininsurance networks. It will allows doctors who are not members of a preferred provider organization to be paid directly by insurance companiees when they treat patienta who belong to sucha plan. Last a group of advocates for consumers and employers joined forcezs to ask the governor not to pass the which they claim will result in highefr andunexpected out-of-pocket health care costs.
“Wse believe this legislation would raise costs systemwided by undermining the ability of insurers to negotiates reasonable feeswith physicians, causing highefr insurance rates and higher out-of-pocket medical bill for Florida patients,” Florida PIRG’s Brad Ashwell said at the However, the is applauding the governor’s decision to sign the “While routing the payment through the patientg may seem like a minor inconvenience, unfortunately, this practicer is driving up the cost of health care, imposing hiddenb fees and limiting access,” said Timothy J.
Stapleton, FMA’e executive vice president, in a news “This common-sense legislation will put a stopto this, and alloaw physicians to spend more time and resourcee on direct-patient care.”