Overview
Florida was active in healthcare legislation during its 2018 session, though most bills failed to pass. The legislature did, however, pass HB 351, which requires pharmacists to inform customers of certain generically equivalent drug products and whether cost-sharing obligations to such customers exceed retail price of prescription.
In 2017, Florida introduced, but failed to pass legislation (HB 7) to eliminate its Certificate of Need program. The Florida legislature was also active in pushing for healthcare transparency legislation. However, only one measure relating to prescription cost transparency passed. In past legislative sessions, Florida passed legislation promoting healthcare transparency and protecting patients from surprise out-of-network bills. Another key Florida effort in healthcare transparency is the FloridaHealthFinder.gov website, which allows consumers to view performance and outcome data, including average costs, for healthcare facilities in the state. Florida is also active in promoting the use of electronic Health Information Exchanges to streamline provider access to patient information and consequently lower costs and improve quality of care.
The State Database
The Source tracks state activities impacting healthcare price and competition in both legislation and litigation in a searchable database to help stakeholders at the state level understand their legal and regulatory environment as they make efforts to improve access, quality, and efficiency, and reduce costs in healthcare. We currently cover bills from the 2017-2018 legislative term and key statutes from each state. Search the database for specific bills, statutes or cases by using keyword, key issue category, and/or jurisdiction.
*Note: 2019 legislative session updates are currently in progress. Check back weekly for updates.
Introduced: Status: Enacted
Prohibits certain referral arrangements and schemes that may constitute a conflict of interest
Fla. Stat. § 381.026 – Florida
Introduced: Status: Enacted
The “Florida Patient’s Bill of Rights and Responsibilities,” provides that a patient has the right to know who is providing medical services to him/her; that he/she may request and be given information about their condition; …
Fla. Stat. § 395.301 – Florida
Introduced: Status: Enacted
Requires a licensed facility not operated by the state to provide an itemized bill to the patient, “detailing in language comprehensible to an ordinary layperson the specific nature of charges or expenses incurred by the …
Fla. Stat. § 408.05 – Florida
Introduced: Status: Enacted
Creates the Florida Center for Health Information and Policy Analysis, to “establish a comprehensive health information system to provide for the collection, compilation, coordination, analysis, indexing, dissemination, and utilization of both purposefully collected and extant …
Fla. Stat. § 408.061 – Florida
Introduced: Status: Enacted
Gives the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration the authority to require facilities, providers, and health insurers to submit certain data including charges, claims, premiums, administration data, and financial information. The identity of a provider …
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Introduced: Status: Enacted
Prohibits certain referral arrangements and schemes that may constitute a conflict of interest
Fla. Stat. § 381.026 – Florida
Introduced: Status: Enacted
The “Florida Patient’s Bill of Rights and Responsibilities,” provides that a patient has the right to know who is providing medical services to him/her; that he/she may request and be given information about their condition; …
Fla. Stat. § 395.301 – Florida
Introduced: Status: Enacted
Requires a licensed facility not operated by the state to provide an itemized bill to the patient, “detailing in language comprehensible to an ordinary layperson the specific nature of charges or expenses incurred by the …
Fla. Stat. § 408.05 – Florida
Introduced: Status: Enacted
Creates the Florida Center for Health Information and Policy Analysis, to “establish a comprehensive health information system to provide for the collection, compilation, coordination, analysis, indexing, dissemination, and utilization of both purposefully collected and extant …
Fla. Stat. § 408.061 – Florida
Introduced: Status: Enacted
Gives the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration the authority to require facilities, providers, and health insurers to submit certain data including charges, claims, premiums, administration data, and financial information. The identity of a provider …
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District Court: E.D. Pennsylvania Status: Pending
In September 2016, 35 state attorneys general and the District of Columbia brought a multi-district case against pharmaceutical manufacturer Indivior, MonoSol RX et al., alleging …
RxStrategies v. CVS Pharmacy – Florida
District Court: M.D. Florida Status: Pending
340B administrator RxStrategies sued CVS pharmacy alleging that since CVS aquired Wellpartner, the company has engaged in unlawful tying, using its status as a “must …
Sentry Data Sys. v. CVS Health – Florida
District Court: S.D. Florida Status: Pending
340B administrator Sentry Data Systems sued CVS pharmacy alleging that since CVS aquired Wellpartner, the company has engaged in unlawful tying, using its status as …
In re Generic Pharm. Pricing Antitrust Litig – Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin
District Court: Eastern District of Pennsylvania Status: Pending
Plaintiffs are attorney generals from over 40 states, Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia that filed an antitrust enforcement action against six pharmaceutical manufacturers …
Omni Healthcare Inc. et al. v. Health First, Inc. et al. – Florida
District Court: Middle District of Florida Status: Decided
A set of physicians, physicians’ groups and physicians’ assistants in Orlando sued Health First, a fully integrated healthcare corporation, for a monopolization scheme through which …
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Additional Resources
LEGISLATIVE CALENDAR
Florida’s 2018 legislative term ran from 1/9/2018 – 3/9/2018. Florida’s next legislative session will convene in 2019.FY 2018 BUDGET
Florida’s fiscal year begins on July 1 and ends on June 30th of the following year. The Florida legislature passed its FY 2018 Budget during the regular legislative session. To view Florida’s Department of Health most FY 2018 Budget proposal, click here.REGULATION & ENFORCEMENT
- The portal for accessing administrative enforcement orders from the Agency for Health Care Administration is here.
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