Florida may join the expanding list of states that are limiting third-party payers’ use of unnecessary fail first policies. Such policies require patients to go through unnecessary bureaucratic steps and receive numerous approvals from insurers before they can access more appropriate treatment tailored to their personal needs. Many patients are left suffering and failing for months on inferior medications and treatments before accessing the care prescribed by their practitioners. The state recently introduced Senate Bill 784 and House Bill 863, which contain basic patient protections, including requiring all insurers to develop a standardized form for patients to use. The Senate Bill passed unanimously in both the Senate Insurance and Banking and the Health Policy Committees and is awaiting a hearing in the House Insurance and Banking Subcommittee. To read more, click here.
Last Updated on April 23, 2020 by Aimed Alliance
