TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A consumer advocate urged Florida insurance officials on Thursday to seek public comment on essential health care benefits under the federal Affordable Care Act.
Laura Goodhue, the consumer representative on the Florida Health Insurance Industry Advisory Board, made her appeal at a meeting of the panel, which focused on other aspects of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul following a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that upheld the law.
The board, made up mainly of insurance industry and business representatives, did not take public testimony on the law's essential health care benefits provision, but the state has received some written comments and will keep the record open so more can be submitted, said Deputy Insurance Commissioner Michelle Robleto.
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