- (1) The Shared Savings Program allows the enrollee of a state group health insurance plan or state-contracted health maintenance organization (HMO) to collect a Reward for receiving a healthcare service or bundled service provided through the online transparency platform established under section 110.12303(3), F.S., or receive a bundled surgery or other bundled medical procedure through the use of the Department’s contracted entity authorized under section 110.12303(2), F.S. A “Reward” is the amount that will be credited to an enrollee’s account or reimbursed to the enrollee for out-of-pocket healthcare expenses based on the date the enrollee or eligible dependent receives the healthcare service. An enrollee is limited to one Reward for receiving a healthcare service or bundled service.
(2) To earn a Reward by utilizing the online transparency platform, the enrollee or the enrollee’s eligible dependent must have:
- (a) Complied with any prior approval or prior authorization required under the enrollee’s HMO or State group health insurance plan for the healthcare service;
- (b) Received a covered healthcare service under the enrollee’s health insurance plan; and
- (c) Shopped for the healthcare service through the online transparency portal within 12 months from the date of the healthcare service.
- (3) A Reward for a healthcare service or bundled service received pursuant to section 110.12303(2), F.S., is available to a member enrolled in Medicare if the sum of the cost of the healthcare service or bundled service and the Reward is less than the Medicare reimbursement rate for a comparable bundled service.
(4) A Reward will be credited to the account(s) selected by the enrollee as of the date that the administrator receives notice that the Reward has been earned.
- (a) A enrollee may designate the following accounts for the Reward to be credited to: a medical reimbursement account (healthcare flexible spending account or a limited purpose flexible spending account), a health savings account, a health reimbursement account, or a post-deductible health reimbursement account.
(b) If an enrollee fails to designate an account within thirty (30) days of availability of a Reward, the Reward will be credited as follows:
1. To a health reimbursement account for enrollees not enrolled in a high deductible health plan.
2. To a health savings account for enrollees enrolled in a high deductible health plan and receiving a state contribution to a health savings account.
3. To a post-deductible health reimbursement account for enrollees enrolled in a high deductible health plan and not receiving a state contribution to a health savings account.
- (c) Once a Reward is credited to an account, funds cannot be credited to a different account, except as provided by these rules.
(5) Rewards credited to a health reimbursement account:
- (a) Shall not be used to pay for insurance premiums; and
- (b) Will roll over to the following Plan Year if not used.
(6) Rewards credited to a post-deductible health reimbursement account:
- (a) Are available only after the enrollee satisfies the minimum federal deductible for high deductible health plans; and
- (b) Are limited as set forth in paragraph (9)(a) of this rule.
- (7) Rewards designated to be credited to a medical reimbursement account will be credited on January 1 of the following Plan Year. If the enrollee designates a Reward to be credited to a medical reimbursement account but fails to elect a medical reimbursement account for the following Plan Year, Rewards will be credited as set forth in paragraph (3)(b) of this rule.
- (8) The annual maximum amount of Rewards that can be credited to a medical reimbursement account is $500.
(9) If any portion of a Reward remains after a Reward is designated to an account, the remaining portion will be credited to:
- (a) A health reimbursement account for enrollees not enrolled in a high deductible health plan.
- (b) A health savings account for enrollees enrolled in a high deductible health plan and receiving a state contribution to a health savings account.
- (c) A post-deductible health reimbursement account for enrollees enrolled in a high deductible health plan and not receiving a state contribution to a health savings account.
- (10) An enrollee may request the administrator of the health reimbursement account or post-deductible health reimbursement account to debit the account and provide the enrollee with a payment in an amount not to exceed the amount of the enrollee’s out-of-pocket medical expenses.
- (11) Funds maintained within a health reimbursement account at the end of the Plan Year will be converted to a post-deductible health reimbursement account if the enrollee enrolls in a high deductible health plan. Funds maintained within a post-deductible health reimbursement account at the end of the Plan Year will be converted to a health reimbursement account if the enrollee is no longer enrolled in a high deductible health plan.
- (12) Once an enrollee is no longer enrolled in a state group health insurance plan or HMO plan, all health reimbursement accounts and post-deductible health reimbursement accounts terminate and any funds contained therein are forfeited.
Rulemaking Authority 110.1055, 110.123(5) FS. Law Implemented 110.12303 FS. History–New 5-14-19.