Florida’s New PPO Balance Billing Prohibition: Outlook for Providers and Patients By Maria D. Garcia During the 2016 Florida Legislative Session, House Bill 221 was signed into law.1 House Bill 221 created Florida Statute 627.64194, which includes the state’s new preferred provider organization (PPO) balance billing prohibition, and provides new coverage and payment requirements that are important to both providers… Read Complete Article...

When passed in 2010, the Affordable Care Act (ACA), often called “Obamacare,” had three basic goals: increase access to health insurance, reduce costs and spending, and offer patients stability with respect to their insurance coverage. By offering a subsidy for low- and middle-income Americans to purchase private insurance plans, the ACA was successful in expanding coverage for about 14 million… Read Complete Article...