Federal Health Care Insurance Reform

In March of 2010, the federal government passed health care insurance reform. This included the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) signed into law on March 23, and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 signed into law on March 30. Together these bills are referred to as the Affordable Care Act (ACA).

To review and comment on pending PPACA health filings, please visit the Office's Filing Search page.

Recent Developments:

March 21, 2013: Office Letter to HHS re: Geographic Rating Territories

March 12, 2013: HHS: Letter of Collaborative Enforcement Arrangement

February 20, 2013: HHS: Final Benchmark Plan for Florida

June 28, 2012: U.S. Supreme Court Ruling

Other Useful Resources:

• ACA/FL Worksheets -- ACA Compliant Filings (link)

• 2013 PPACA Taxes and Fees

• 2011 Florida Market Share Reports (Individual, Small Group, Large Group)

• Federal Healthcare Rebates by State

• Federal Healthcare Rebates by Company

• Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan (PCIP)
         *Enrollment Suspended February 16, 2013

• HHS/CCIIO Website

• Website on Federal Healthcare

• Health and Human Services and Federally Facilitated Exchange Contact Information

• HHS non-exhaustive list of Essential Community Providers (ECPs) in Florida

  • To go directly to ECPs in Florida, type "FL" in the search field in the upper right-hand corner of the spreadsheet and hit "Enter."

• 2013 Essential Community Providers (ECPs) Fact Sheet

Historical Documents:

• Presentation to the Senate Select Committee on PPACA: "Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act (PPACA) Overview" (February 18, 2013)

• Presentation to the House Select Committee on PPACA: "Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act (PPACA) Overview" (January 25, 2013)

• Request Filed for Reconsideration of the MLR Decision:

  • Letter to HHS (December 2011)

  • Follow-Up Letter (January 2012)

• An Overview of How the Federal Law Affects Florida:

  • Speech to the Society of Insurance Financial Management (September 2010)

  • Presentation to the Florida Health Insurance Advisory Board (May 2010)

• Medical Loss Ratios in Florida:

  • Hearings Regarding MLRs in Florida (May 4, 2010 and September 24, 2010)

  • Information about State MLR Waivers (including Florida) - HHS / CCIIO Website

• Florida's Constitutional Challenge of Federal Health Care - AG Pam Bondi's Website

 

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