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...

Under the Right to Try Act signed into law this May, patients with life-threatening conditions can directly ask drug manufacturers for experimental treatments that have not yet been completely reviewed and approved by the Federal Drug Administration (FDA). The goal of the federal law – and the 38 state laws that preceded its passage – is to provide a possible… Read Complete Article...