Pre-authorization of Medical Foods a Late Addition to WC Bill

By Joey BerlinSouthern Bureau ChiefThe passage of a bill in Florida restricting provider reimbursement for medical foods appears to be a rare state-level legislative measure, if not the first of its kind. House Bill 785, which passed the Florida Legislature with a 38-0 Senate vote on April 25, was introduced as a measure focused on allowing larger employers to obtain retrospective workers’ compensation rating plans with large insurers. But a provision of the bill inserted less than a week before its final adoption stipulated that in the workers’ compensation system, reimbursements ...