Florida Senate - 2007                        SENATOR AMENDMENT
    Bill No. HB 7087, 2nd Eng.
                        Barcode 590668
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11  Senator Bennett moved the following amendment:
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13         Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 
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17         Section 17.  The Office of Insurance Regulation shall
18  conduct a review of Medicare Advantage plans, including
19  private fee-for-service plans (PFFS), operating in this state
20  under contract with the United States Centers for Medicare and
21  Medicaid Services, to determine the deference, if any, granted
22  to the state by federal authorities to apply ss. 624.4095 and
23  624.4085, Florida Statutes, to solvent PFFS plans pursuant to
24  the Medicare Modernization Act of 2003, in particular 42
25  U.S.C. s. 1395W-26(b)(3) and applicable rule 42 C.F.R. s.
26  422.402. A report that evaluates the applicability of these
27  statutes to Medicare Advantage plans shall be prepared and
28  submitted to the Financial Services Commission, the President
29  of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives
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    Florida Senate - 2007                        SENATOR AMENDMENT
    Bill No. HB 7087, 2nd Eng.
                        Barcode 590668
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 9         requiring a report evaluating the applicability
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