Eight Florida hospitals have been given another chance to prove that
Florida law requires health insurers to reimburse out-of-network hospitals at the “community” rate. How that rate is determined is a jury question, the US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit said Thursday, reviving a lawsuit against the insurer.
State law mandates that hospitals to provide emergency care to anyone regardless of their ability to pay. It additionally requires health insurers to pay for care even when it’s provided by a hospital with ...