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                                                                              WITNESS LIST

              SB 8

              Senate Committee Report

              Health & Human Services

              March 29, 2011 - 9:00 AM

                         FOR COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE(CSSB 8):

                                          Lockhart, Asa    (Texas Medical Association), Austin, TX

                         ON COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE(CSSB8):

                                          Dyer, Jay   Deputy Attorney General for Government Affairs  (Office of the Attorney

                                          General), Austin, TX

                        FOR:

                                          Bailey, Charles   General Counsel  (Texas Hospital Association), Austin, TX

                                          Berkowitz, Steven   Chief Medical Officer, St David's  (Texas Hospital Association),

                                          Austin, TX

                                          Bornstein, Sue   Executive Director  (Texas Medical Home Initiative), Dallas, TX

                                          Wolfe, Jared   Executive Director  (Texas Association of Health Plans), Austin, TX

                        ON:

                                          Dunkelberg, Anne   Associate Director  (Center for Public Policy Priorities), Austin, TX

                                          Higgins, Carlos    (Texas Silver Haired Legislature), Austin, TX

                                          Lee, Tim   Executive Director  (Texas Retired Teachers Association), Austin, TX

                                          Littlefield, Lindsay   Analyst  (Legislative Budget Board), Austin, TX

                                          Prude'Homme, Tommy   Chief, Antitrust Division  (Office of Attorney General), Austin,

                                          TX

                                          Valadez, Adolfo   Assistant Commissioner  (Department of State Health Services), Austin,

                                          TX

                       Registering, but not testifying:

                        For:

                                          Connett, Brent   Policy Analyst  (Texas Conservative Coalition), Austin, TX

                                          Smith, Andrew   Director of Government Relations  (University Health System), San

                                          Antonio, TX

                                          Yanas, Chris   Director, Government Relations  (Teaching Hospitals of Texas), Austin, TX

                        On:

                                          Bell, Charles   Deputy Executive Commissioner  (Health and Human Services

                                          Commission), Austin, TX

                                          Danzeiser, Douglas   Deputy Commissioner, Life/Health  (Texas Department of

                                          Insurance), Austin, TX

                       Providing written testimony:

                        For:

                                          Banning, Tom   Chief Executive Officer/Executive Vice President  (Texas Academy of

                                          Family Physicians), Austin, TX

                                          Sanaie, Kandice   Government Affairs Manager  (Texas Association of Business), Austin,

                                          TX

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