Bill > S1550

This bill has several key provisions: 1. It requires the Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) to contract with a vendor to evaluate health information technology activities in the state. The vendor will identify best practices for developing data systems to provide healthcare providers with real-time access to their patients' health records, and methods to increase interoperability across healthcare delivery systems. The evaluation will also review eligibility for public programs or private insurance to ensure services, including Medicaid, are clinically appropriate, and address cost-avoidance through the elimination of duplicative or overutilized services. 2. It revises the definition of "third party" for purposes of liability for payment of certain medical services covered by Medicaid to include a broader range of entities such as health insurers, self-insured plans, and liability insurance. 3. It makes various amendments to provisions relating to the responsibility for Medicaid payments in settlement proceedings, including increasing the timeframe for filing claims of lien from 1 year to 3 years, and requiring entities providing health insurance or acting as third-party administrators to respond to requests for payment within 90 working days.

Budget and Finance, Health and Social Services

Health Policy (Senate)

http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2017/1550