Bill > S7044

This bill establishes the Florida Health Insurance Affordability Exchange Program, or FHIX, within the Agency for Health Care Administration to help Floridians purchase health coverage and access health services, with principles of fair value, consumer choice, simplicity, portability, promoting employment, consumer empowerment, and risk adjustment. It outlines participant rights, such as access to a marketplace for selecting coverage and continuity of care, and responsibilities, including completing applications, providing proof of employment or training, and timely payments, with specific hourly work requirements for parents and childless adults. The program will offer premium credits and access to health savings or reimbursement accounts, and it includes provisions for choice counseling and an education campaign. The bill also modifies the Medically Needy program to limit eligibility to individuals under 21 and pregnant women, and it sets an expiration date for the FHIX program based on federal approval and funding. Additionally, it amends existing laws related to the Florida Health Choices Program and the Florida Healthy Kids Corporation to integrate them with FHIX and outlines a phased implementation schedule.