WITNESS LIST
SB  7
Senate Committee Report
Health & Human Services
March  31, 2009 - 9:00 AM
 
FOR:
 
 
Agassi, Antoine  Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer (also providing written testimony)  (State of Tennessee and Cogent Health Care),  Nashville, TN
 
 
Borowski, Rob  Project Director  (Texas Impact),  Austin, TX
 
 
Holcomb, John  Physician  (Texas Medical Association, Texas Pediatric Society, Texas Academy of Family Physicians),  San Antonio, TX
 
 
Phillips, William  Vice President/Chief Information Officer (also providing written testimony)  (University Health System),  San Antonio, TX
 
 
Schlesinger, Bill  Chief Executive Officer-Project Vida Health Center (also providing written testimony)  (Greater El Paso Chamber of Commerce),  El Paso, TX
 
 
Schumacher, Scott  Chief Scientist (also providing written testimony)  (Initiate Systems),  Northridge, CA
 
 
West, Starr  Senior Director of Policy Analysis  (Texas Hospital Association),  Austin, TX
 
AGAINST:
 
 
Thomason, David  Senior Vice President  (Texas Association of Homes and Services for the Aging),  Austin, TX
 
ON:
 
 
Bell, Charles  Deputy Executive Commissioner for Health Services  (Texas Health and Human Services Commission),  Austin, TX
 
 
Rago, Bill  Director of Economic Analysis  (Health and Human Services Commission),  Austin, TX
 
 
Traylor, Chris  State Medicaid Director  (Health and Human Services Commission),  Austin, TX
 
 
Valadez, Adolfo  Assistant Commissioner  (Texas Department of State Health Services),  Austin, TX
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
 
Gutierrez, Michael  (Self; from Texas State University),  Austin, TX
 
 
Henry, Suzanne  Policy Analyst  (Consumers Union),  Austin, TX
 
 
Holmes, Harry  Senior Policy Advisor  (Harris County Healthcare Alliance),  Houston, TX
 
 
Kitchen, Ann  Executive Director and Chair  (Integrated Care Collaboration and Texas Health Information Exchange Coalition),  Austin, TX
 
 
Lane, Lee  Executive Director  (Texas Association of Local Health Officials),  Cedar Park, TX
 
 
Maxwell, Barbara  Deputy Director  (Texas Association of Health Plans),  Austin, TX
 
On:
 
 
Taylor, Jeff  Manager  (Texas Department of State Health Services),  Austin, TX