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To block insurance Florida health care reform
On his first day as chairman of the House of Florida, Rep. Dean Cannon had a good chance President Barack Obama's new law to reform health care. Easy to make sure I have the answers
"If that is the role of government to force people to buy health insurance they do not want to raise taxes to give the same product to others who can afford it, and command of our state government and resources to achieve it? "Said Cannon, R-Winter Park, members of the House after being sworn in for two weeks.
"Either we must work to limit the autonomy of government and the private sector? "
On many fronts, the authorities in Florida have already answered this question.
So that the fight against the reform of the health of President Obama can focus on the bypass, the resistance of a new Republican sweep also mandates to take shape in Tallahassee. Between the battle lines:
• Florida has led the charge with 19 other states in March past, to challenge the law before a federal court, arguing that the mandates that uninsured individuals buy coverage violated the rights of States. A judge in Pensacola that the government is expected shortly after a Dec. 16 hearing if the trial can go forward. More states are expected to join after a new generation of state attorneys general were sworn in January.
• Last spring, GOP lawmakers hastily drafted a constitutional amendment in Florida explaining that businesses and residents could not be forced to buy insurance, but a judge threw Tallahassee Bulletin of November "misleading" language. Legislators have submitted a new amended version, and I hope to voters in 2012.
• And perhaps most importantly, the legislative leaders are ready to block spending and regulations necessary to implement the law. Already, State regulation has refused to impose mandates minimum investment may lead to refunds for consumers – but that insurers Health say they will hurt their profits. And the governor-elect Rick Scott also said that the state does not do anything to help along of the law.
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act passed last spring that provides states pave the way for many of its more than 100 changes in the system NHS. With 3.8 million uninsured residents, Florida is one of the states that will be most affected by the law.
Reforms The most controversial – including the requirement that individuals buy coverage or pay a fine – do not start 2014 and the extension phase will continue 2018. But the law requires states to start working now to improve data collection and enforcement mechanisms.
States was expected to create their own insurance exchanges, to match people with plans to set up "to high-risk pools for people are now rejected by the suppliers, and new restrictions on police insurance benefits.
But Governor Charlie Crist last spring chose not to use immediately in federal funds to create a group of Florida high-risk cover people with existing medical conditions, a reporter for the federal government. And now Cannon, R-Winter Park, and Senate President Mike Haridopolos, R-Merritt Island, may try to block any cooperation from the state.
Florida has awarded $ 43 million in grants to provide rebates to $ 250 for seniors who fall into the "donut hole" in the program for Medicare prescription drug medical, to help prepare the Office of Insurance Regulation to evaluate outside insurance companies trying to sell state health coverage to the state, and make plans for the creation of a market for health care, or "change" and other changes.
But even before he was officially appointed Cannon Crist said no state should take all necessary measures to comply with the law "without a clear and comprehensive guide to the Legislature." The letter dated Oct. 19 requested an explanation of all activities of the state agency with respect to federal law.
Specifically, the letter said the Office of Insurance Regulation for the work he began – and that legislative budget writers approved – to study how health laws should be amended to comply with the Florida federal reform, and strengthening state capacity to manage the new rate for submission of data.
"Not only are Florida insurance officials to help the federal government to write rules on these issues, but [RTI] Quick Launch is the new regulatory framework for systems development functions necessary data to run "Complained Cannon.
He added: "We intend to develop a clear vision and defined in the laws for activities agencies in Florida on federal law to health. Pending legislation, state agencies must consider all measures Early Action or function in light of its specific statutory authority. "
Laura Goodhue, executive director Jupiter for group health care CHAIN defense of Florida, said the criticism seemed intended to intimidate the agencies to stop their efforts to comply federal law.
"I: transparency is important in the implementation of laws, but to create a cooling effect is certainly not useful, "said Goodhue, who attended meetings with RTI last year under review the Council's health insurance.
In response, most of all agencies of state of Florida produces detailed lists of what they had done – the number of hours of staff of the Department of Management Services staff have passed the examination of new rules requiring lactation rooms and storage milk of nursing mothers at work.
Cannon, Katherine Betta spokesman said last week that staff was still reviewing Cannon responses and had not decided "what the next step will be."
RIO communications director Jack McDermott defends his agency work, adding that there was no intention of being a "defender of the implementation of health care Federal. "
"Virtually — If this information is current repricing of large groups, expand Data Systems to collect additional data – would require more judicial or administrative authority, "McDermott via e-mail response to questions.
And Recently, RTI agreed to slow the reforms of the new law – not to impose new limits on the benefits of health insurance from January 1.
A new federal law "respecting the medical loss ratio require insurers to spend 80 to 85 percent of the premiums that accumulate in health care, and the rest for overhead, including executive salaries and benefits. Nearly half the countries of the insured population are covered by suppliers to spend more than the overhead and profit.
Florida "medical loss ratio is 65 to 70 percent, and RTI will ask the federal government a three-year exemption from the higher standard, "said McDermott.
In a recent hearing, health insurers the largest in Florida have complained that the new rule would affect their bottom lines and reduce the insurance market in Florida. Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty, agreed, saying he feared to make the change next year could "destabilize" the competition in the market and mischief.
The measure could have a pocket Floridians involvement.
The law requires that insurers offer discounts if customers exceed the limits spending in 2011. The federal government could estimate the average $ 164 rebate for individuals in 2012. RTI wins but if within three years, consumers of Florida will not be eligible to receive checks in 2012.
"For me, the delay, obviously, be useful to insurance companies and HMOs, not patients, "said Minority Leader of the Senate Nan Rich, D-Weston." It's less money to care for patients. "
Conservatives such as legislative representative Scott Plakon, R-Longwood – to be re-presentation of the constitutional amendment that says that Floridians could not be forced "to participate directly or indirectly … in any health system "- expressed their commitment to fight in every way they can.
House Joint Resolution Plakon 1 has already picked up a sponsor in the Senate, their new leader, Haridopolos.
"We must respect the law. But in the process, Floridians have to put first," said Plakon. "So if there is any what room it is, it would default to the position of the first Floridians Once this kind of massive intervention by the federal government. "
I have to pay quarterly estimated taxes in 2011?
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