AIF’s Vice President of Governmental Affairs & Chief Lobbyist Jose Gonzalez presents House Speaker Dean Cannon with a “Champion for Business” award for his support of the business community’s initiatives
Governor Rick Scott addresses AIF membership at our Annual Conference in Orlando
AIF SUPPORTS legislation that will reduce Florida employers’ workers’ compensation costs while helping Florida restore its vibrant economic position. Currently, a loophole in Florida law allows physicians who dispense repackaged drugs to receive reimbursement amounts at exponentially higher rates than any other pharmacy provider. A lack of regulation of the price of repackaged drugs not dispensed by pharmacies creates unpredictable cost fluctuations that drive up workers’ compensation pharmacy costs. Legislation has been filed this year (HB 511 by Rep. Matt Hudson and SB 668 by Sen. Alan Hays) clarifying that all drugs are subject to the same statutory fee amounts regardless of where the drug is dispensed. Further, this measure will save Florida’s private-sector employers upwards of $62 million in workers’ compensation rates — savings that could be used to create jobs for Florida’s citizens.
