Office of Insurance Regulation to Hold Joint Public Hearing on Market Impact of Federal Health Care Legislation
MEETING DETAILS: The Office of Insurance Regulation (Office) will hold a joint public hearing with the Florida Health Insurance Advisory Board (FHIAB). These entities will use the hearing as an opportunity to gather information related to federal health care implementation and its potential impact on Florida, specifically as it relates to the Medical Loss Ratio (MLR).
The meeting will be broadcast live on local Orlando public access TV, as well as online. Details as follows:
Date: Tuesday, May 4, 2010
Time: 1 – 3pm FHIAB regular business meeting
4 – 7pm OIR / FHIAB joint meeting
Location: Orange County Commission Chamber
201 South Rosalind Avenue
Orlando, FL
LIVE broadcast: ORANGE TV – Brighthouse Channel 199; Comcast Channel 9; AT&T U-Verse Channel 99
Live Stream online:
mms://10.252.4.76/live (Pease copy and paste this address into your brower's address field.)
About the Florida Health Insurance Advisory Board (FHIAB)
The Florida Legislature established the Board in 1992 to promote the availability of health care coverage to small employers. In 2005, the Board’s responsibilities expanded to include an advisory role on health insurance issues to executive departments in Florida and the Florida Legislature. Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty is the chairman of the FHIAB. For information about the FHIAB, please visit
http://www.floir.com/Sections/LandH/FHIAB.aspx.