Florida Same Service, Same Fee Initiative (2008)
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The Same Service, Same Fee is an initiated constitutional amendment in Florida that would change the current law which allows a physician to charge different prices for the same health care provided to different patients. This amendment would require a physician to charge the same fee for the same health care service, procedure or treatment. Requires lowest fee which physician has agreed to accept. Doesn't limit physician's ability to provide free services. A patient may review the physician's fee and similar information before, during or after the health care is provided.[1]
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Support
Floridians for Patient Protection is the political committee sponsoring the initiative. The group has spent over $28 million promoting the initiative.[2]
Opposition
no information yet
Status
The initiative was approved by the Florida Secretary of State and is currently in circulation. The Florida Attorney General initially rejected the measure saying that it violated Florida single-subject rule but was overturned by the state's Supreme Court.[3] The group has collected 434,358 our of the 611,009 valid signatures required to qualify for the 2008 ballot.[4]
See also
- Petition drive deadlines in 2008
- Florida signature requirements
- Florida Initiative and Referendum Law
- Florida 2008 ballot measures
- Campaign finance requirements for Florida ballot measures
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References
- ↑ Physician Shall Charge the Same Fee for the Same Health Care Service to Every Patient 03-40, Ballot language
- ↑ Floridians for Patient Protection Financial Activity report
- ↑ INSURANCE-RELATED APPELLATE UPDATE, July 26, 2004
- ↑ Secretary of State, Same Service, Same Fee ballot summary
