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Tallahassee Legislative Alert
February 16th, 2016
(1 ACTION ALERT IN THIS MESSAGE)

Specifies that direct primary care agreement does not constitute insurance & is not subject to Florida Insurance Code

SB 132 provides that a direct primary agreement and the act of entering into such an agreement are not insurance and not subject to regulation under the Florida Insurance Code and exempts a primary care provider, which includes a primary care group practice, or his or her agent, from any certification or license requirements in the Code for marketing, selling, or offering to sell an agreement.

These direct patient/doctor agreements allow a system uncontrolled by government regulations to develop. It makes doctors responsive to patients, not insurance company bureaucrats or government rule-makers. Because government bureaucrats do not like anything they can’t regulate and control, and big insurance companies do not like competition, there are attempts to define Direct Primary Care agreements as a form of insurance that would be under a mountain of regulations and bureaucratic red tape.

SB 132 would protect direct patient/doctor agreements from burdensome government regulations and represents a first step toward real healthcare freedom in Florida. This is the last committee stop for SB 132 and with the House companion bill (HB 37 ) ready to pass the House, we are close to passing this important legislation.

SB 132 will be heard in the Senate Fiscal Policy Committee on Wednesday February 17th, 2016 at 4:00 PM

TAKE ACTION

Call and e-mail the members of the Senate Fiscal Policy Committee and tell them to support SB 132 to keep government out our healthcare decisions.

TO EMAIL THE MEMBERS OF THIS COMMITTEE

Simply copy and paste the emails below into your email

abruzzo.joseph.web@flsenate.gov; bean.aaron.web@flsenate.gov; bradley.rob.web@flsenate.gov; clemens.jeff.web@flsenate.gov; flores.anitere.web@flsenate.gov; hays.alan.web@flsenate.gov; hukill.dorothy.web@flsenate.gov; legg.john.web@flsenate.gov; margolis.gwen.web@flsenate.gov; sachs.maria.web@flsenate.gov; stargel.kelli.web@flsenate.gov

TO MAKE CALLS PLEASE SEE THE NUMBERS BELOW

Abruzzo, Joseph   850-487-5025

Bean, Aaron   850-487-5004

Bradley, Rob   850-487-5007

Clemens, Jeff   850-487-5027

Flores, Anitere   850-487-5037

Hays, Alan   850-487-5011

Hukill, Dorothy L.   850-487-5008

Legg, John   850-487-5017

Margolis, Gwen   850-487-5035

Sachs, Maria Lorts   850-487-5034

Stargel, Kelli   850-487-5015

Below is the link to SB132 (3 pages)

http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2016/0132/BillText/c1/PDF

THE MESSAGE IS SIMPLE: ASK THEM TO SUPPORT THIS LEGISLATION.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT

I am sure there is more to come as it is a busy time in Tallahassee.