Florida Statute 627.4234 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XXXVII
INSURANCE

Chapter 627
INSURANCE RATES AND CONTRACTS

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627.4234 Health insurance cost containment provisions required.—A health insurance policy or health care services plan which provides medical, hospital, or surgical expense coverage delivered or issued for delivery in this state must contain one or more of the following procedures or provisions to contain health insurance costs or cost increases:

(1) Coinsurance.

(2) Deductible amounts.

(3) Utilization review.

(4) Audits of provider bills to verify that services and supplies billed were furnished and that proper charges were made.

(5) Scheduled benefits.

(6) Benefits for preadmission testing.

(7) Any lawful measure or combination of measures for which the insurer provides to the office information demonstrating that the measure or combination of measures is reasonably expected to have an effect toward containing health insurance costs or cost increases.

History.—ss. 4, 10, ch. 84-235; ss. 40, 114, ch. 92-318; s. 1121, ch. 2003-261.

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Cases Citing Statute 627.4234

Total Results: 2

In Re Managed Care Litigation

135 F. Supp. 2d 1253, 2001 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 7776, 2001 WL 220108

District Court, S.D. Florida | Filed: Mar 2, 2001 | Docket: 2370418

Cited 11 times | Published

procedures for claims review. See, e.g., Fla. Stat. § 627.4234 (Health care plans "must contain one or more

Kondell v. Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Florida, Inc.

187 F. Supp. 3d 1348, 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 91838, 2016 WL 3554922

District Court, S.D. Florida | Filed: May 9, 2016 | Docket: 64308891

Cited 1 times | Published

the health insurance context. See Fla. Stat. § 627,4234 (“A health insurance policy or health care services

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