Florida Health Insurance Costs Could Go Up
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Posted: 7:37 PM Apr 6, 2009
Florida Health Insurance Costs Could Go Up
Health care advocates are asking lawmakers to vote down legislation they say would raise insurance costs in Florida.
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Health care advocates are asking lawmakers to vote down legislation they say would raise insurance costs in Florida.

The legislation requires insurance companies to pay doctors who don’t participate in Preferred Provider Organizations or PPOs. Some believe this could lead to higher premiums. The advocacy groups say the non-participating doctors can charge too much and the extra cost would be passed onto consumers.

Richard Polangin of the Fl Alliance for Retired Americans says,"In these tough times where everyone is struggling to make ends meet, raising health care cost beyond their current very high levels is exactly the wrong prescription, it should not be what the doctor orders."

The advocacy groups say the legislation would raise the cost of the state’s health insurance by 22 million in 2009 alone. That cost would be passed onto taxpayers.


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