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Supreme Court Finds PIP Insurers Must Disclose Use of Medicare Schedule

Supreme Court Finds PIP Insurers Must Disclose Use of Medicare Schedule

| Written By: Travis Miller | Insurance

On July 3, 2013, the Florida Supreme Court answered the following certified question relating to insurers’ efforts to limit medical reimbursements in Personal Injury Protection policies based on the Medicare fee schedules: WITH RESPECT TO PIP POLICIES ISSUED AFTER JANUARY 1, 2008, MAY AN INSURER LIMIT REIMBURSEMENTS BASED ON THE MEDICARE FEE SCHEDULES IDENTIFIED IN […]

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PIP Decision Creates Uncertainty in Final Weeks of Session

PIP Decision Creates Uncertainty in Final Weeks of Session

| Written By: Travis Miller | Insurance

Leading into the 2013 legislative session, the most prevalent question relating to Personal Injury Protection (PIP) coverage was whether insurers’ rate filings were meeting the levels of savings lawmakers anticipated.  However, that changed when Circuit Judge Terry Lewis found that last year’s PIP reforms improperly limit the remedies available to injured persons.  Although the state […]

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