WITNESS LIST
SB 812
SENATE COMMITTEE REPORT
Health & Human Services Committee
March 8, 2001 - 9:00A
FOR: Blakeway, Carrie (Self), Austin, TX
Merriam, Rosemary Director of Public Affairs
(Women's Health and Family Planning
Association of Texas), Austin, TX
Schwartz, Roger Medicaid Doctor (Self), San Antonio,
TX
ON: Johnson, Jacqueline Deputy Commissioner (Texas
Department of Human Services), Austin, TX
Jones, Cindy Director, Family Planning Division
(Texas Department of Health), Austin, TX
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Bresette, Patrick Associate Director (Center for
Public Policy Priorities), Austin, TX
Cole, Pat Associate Director (National Training
Center on Domestic and Sexual Violence),
Austin, TX
Davis, Helen Kent Director of Governmental Affairs
(Texas Medical Association), Austin, TX
Hernandez, Leslie Director of Governmental Affairs
(National Association of Social Workers),
Austin, TX
Johnson, Karen R. President (United Ways of Texas),
Austin, TX
McLaren, Jessica Assistant (Planned Parenthood),
Austin, TX
Roy, Tom E. Director of Governmental Relations (JPS
Health Network), Fort Worth, TX
Samuels, Marc (US Oncology), Austin, TX
Samuels, Marc (Texas Academy of Internal Medicine),
Austin, TX
Sperry, Bryan (Children's Hospital Association of
Texas), Austin, TX
Umphress, John Research Director (Texas Association
of Public and Nonprofit Hospitals), Austin,
TX
White, Rebecca Senior Vice President (Planned
Parenthood of Houston and Southeast Texas,
Inc.), Houston, TX
Woolbert, Lynda Director of Public Policy (Coalition
for Nurses in Advanced Practice), West
Columbia, TX
On: Wertz, Linda State Medicaid Director (Texas Health
and Human Services Commission), Austin, TX
Providing written testimony:
For: Bilbrey, Jennifer Director of Governmental Affairs
(Planned Parenthood of San Antonio and South
Central Texas), San Antonio, TX
March 19, 2001 - 10:00A
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Caballero, Leticia (Texas Oncology Professional
Association), Austin, TX
Caballero, Leticia (Texas Academy of Internal
Medicine), Austin, TX
Phipps, Canie Director of Policy (Texas Pediatric
Society), Austin, TX
On: Jones, Cindy Director, Family Planning Division
(Texas Department of Health), Austin, TX
Molina, Joanne Policy Specialist (Texas Department
of Human Services), Austin, TX