Florida Health Insurance * Regulators Look To Reform

Jacksonville, Florida

The Health Insurance Advisory Board of Florida has considered a list of legistlative recommendations that adress many aspects of health care reform.

The board, which is chaired by Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty, will consider the list during a public hearing Sept. 17 at noon at the Senate Office Building in Tallahassee.

Also during the hearing, the board will hear a presentation on expenditures of low-income pool dollars and other sources of funding for the care of uninsured persons, and will review a draft of a report on Florida’s commercial health insurance market.

The Agency for Healthcare Administration will present an update on its efforts to improve the transparency of health care systems. The Heritage Foundation, a think tank that promotes conservative public policies, will make a presentation on its proposals for health care reform.

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One Response to “Florida Health Insurance * Regulators Look To Reform”

  1. Anonymous Says:

    We really need to take a look at what we are doing to citizens that can’t afford healthcare. We treat people without social security numbers, better than our fellow Patriots!!

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