Bill > H0997

This bill: - Revises eligibility requirements for multiple-employer welfare arrangements, allowing them to be established by a broader range of associations. - Requires insurers to make at least one comprehensive major medical health insurance policy available to residents within 30 days of the bill's "operative date," which is defined as when the Affordable Care Act is either repealed or invalidated by the Supreme Court. These policies cannot exclude or delay coverage due to preexisting conditions. - Provides disclosure requirements for short-term health insurance policies, which are defined as policies with terms less than 12 months that cannot exceed 36 months total. - Revises requirements for association and small employer group health insurance policies. - Authorizes insurers to include a combination of essential health benefits required by any state in policies issued in Florida. - Requires the Office of Insurance Regulation to conduct a study evaluating Florida's current essential health benefits benchmark plan and provide recommendations for changes to provide comprehensive coverage at lower cost.

Business and Industry, Health and Social Services

Health and Human Services Committee (House), Health Market Reform Subcommittee (House), Insurance and Banking Subcommittee (House)

https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2019/997