WITNESS LIST
Insurance Committee
March 26, 2019 - 8:00 AM
For:
Bearden, Chase (Coalition of texans with disabilities)
Hampton, Lee Ann (Self)
Hampton, Lee Ann (Self; Alliance of independent pharmacist)
Hansch, Greg (National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Texas)
Hutson, Blake (AARP Texas)
Against:
Mendez-Harper, LuGina (Prime Therapeutics)
Shrader, Melodie (Pharmaceutical Care Management Association)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Chiarello, Stephanie (Texas Pharmacy Association)
Conwell, Audra (Alliance of Independent Pharmacists)
Galligher, Duane (Texas Independent Pharmacies Association)
Hartman, Marilyn (Self; NAMI Austin)
Heal, John (Texas TrueCare Pharmacies)
Kenderdine, Marshall (Texas Academy of Family Physicians)
Kralj, Nicole (National Association of Chain Drug Stores)
Krzeminski, Tesia (NAMI Austin)
McCord, John (NFIB)
Muniz, Michael (Self; Texas Pharmacy Association)
Nichols-Segers, Simone (National MS Society)
Pogue, Stacey (Center for Public Policy Priorities)
Shields, Bradford (Texas Society of Health-System Pharmacists)
Shields, Bradford (Tesas Federation of Drug Stores)
Stewart, Clayton (Texas Medical Association)
Weaver, Charles (Self)
Wright, Michael (Texas Pharmacy Business Council)
Wynn, Monty (Texas Municipal League)
On:
Parilla, Priscilla (Texas Health and Human Services Commission)
Walker, Jamie (Texas Department of Insurance)
For:
Annotti, Joseph (American fraternal alliance)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Griffith, Idona (Self)
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WITNESS LIST
On:
Walker, Jamie (Texas Department of Insurance)
For:
Armstrong, Krista (Advanced Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Bruce, Bonnie (Texas Society of Anesthesiologists)
Chepkauskas, Daniel (Patient Choice Coalition of Texas)
Frazier, Kyle (Patient choice coalition of texas)
Frazier, Tucker (Kyle frazier consulting)
Hillert, Bobby (Texas Orthopaedic Association)
Hoffman, Courtney (Texas Association for Behavior Analysis PPG)
Shields, Bradford (Tesas Federation of Drug Stores)
Shields, Bradford (Texas Society of Health-System Pharmacists)
Stewart, Clayton (Texas Medical Association)
On:
Walker, Jamie (Texas Department of Insurance)
For:
Handler, Ryan (Tsla)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Bosse, Fred (American Property Casualty Insurance Association)
Hoy, Sandy (Texas Apartment Association)
Loftis, Lee (Independent Insurance Agents of Texas)
Marlow, John (Chubb)
Martin, Paul (National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies)
Neeley, Josiah (R Street Institute)
Strama, Keith (Texas surplus lines association)
On:
Essary, Norma (SLTX)
Worman, Mark (Texas Department of Insurance)
For:
Dillenburg, Stephen (Self; Cross Timbers NTX - Residential Construction Services)
Loftis, Lee (Independent Insurance Agents of Texas)
On:
Worman, Mark (Texas Department of Insurance)
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WITNESS LIST
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Bosse, Fred (American Property Casualty Insurance Association)
Floyd, Beaman (Texas Coalition for Affordable Insurance Solutions)
Marlow, John (Chubb)
Martin, Paul (National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies)
Parenteau, Julia (Texas Realtors)
Strama, Keith (Texas surplus lines association)
Thompson, Jay (Afact)
For:
Hoffart, Steven (Self; Texas Pharmacy Business Council)
Rodriguez, Miguel (Texas Pharmacy Business Council)
Against:
Mendez-Harper, LuGina (Prime Therapeutics)
Shrader, Melodie (Pharmaceutical Care Management Association)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Bearden, Chase (Coalition of texans with disabilities)
Conwell, Audra (Alliance of Independent Pharmacists)
Fuentes, Omar (Self)
Galligher, Duane (Texas Independent Pharmacies Association)
Hampton, Lee Ann (Self)
Hoffart, Ryan (Self)
McCord, John (NFIB)
Muniz, Michael (Self; Texas Pharmacy Association)
Shields, Bradford (Texas Society of Health-System Pharmacists)
Shields, Bradford (Tesas Federation of Drug Stores)
Valdez, Jerry (Texas Pharmacy Business Council)
Weaver, Charles (Self)
Wilkes, Morris (United Supermarkets)
Wright, Michael (Texas Pharmacy Business Council)
On:
Walker, Jamie (Texas Department of Insurance)
For:
Chepkauskas, Daniel (Patient Choice Coalition of Texas)
Against:
Dudensing, Jamie (Texas Association of Health Plans)
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WITNESS LIST
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Frazier, Kyle (Patient choice coalition of texas)
Frazier, Tucker (Kyle frazier consulting)
Henderson, John (TORCH)
Wright, Michael (Texas Pharmacy Business Council)
On:
Bowden, Rachel (Texas Department of Insurance)
Curran, Doug (Self; Texas Medical Association)
For:
Pogue, Stacey (Center for Public Policy Priorities)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Boston, Jessica (Texas Association of Business)
Cortez, Albert (Self)
DePrang, Jo (Children's Defense Fund - Texas)
Dudensing, Jamie (Texas Association of Health Plans)
Francis, Will (National Association of Social Workers - Texas Chapter)
Hutson, Blake (AARP Texas)
Meroney, Shannon (Texas Association of Health Underwriters)
Nichols-Segers, Simone (National MS Society)
On:
Danzeiser, Doug (Texas Department of Insurance)
For:
Cohen, Tammy (Self; Texas Society of Health System Pharmacists)
On:
Mendez-Harper, LuGina (Prime Therapeutics)
Shrader, Melodie (Pharmaceutical Care Management Association)
Walker, Jamie (Texas Department of Insurance)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Bearden, Chase (Coalition of texans with disabilities)
Chiarello, Stephanie (Texas Pharmacy Association)
Conwell, Audra (Alliance of Independent Pharmacists)
Galligher, Duane (Texas Independent Pharmacies Association)
Hampton, Lee Ann (Self)
Heal, John (Texas TrueCare Pharmacies)
McCord, John (NFIB)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Muniz, Michael (Self; Texas Pharmacy Association)
Shields, Bradford (Texas Society of Health-System Pharmacists)
Shields, Bradford (Tesas Federation of Drug Stores)
Stewart, Clayton (Texas Medical Association)
Weaver, Charles (Self)
Against:
Kelly, Bill (Mayor’s Office, City of Houston)
On:
Vincent, Robin (Harris County Human Resources & Risk Management)
For:
Keating, Carol (Self)
Kivela, Paul (Self; Code 3 emergency Partners)
Shipp, Jeb (Hospitality health er)
Tran, Theresa (Self; Texas College of Emergency Physicians)
Against:
Dudensing, Jamie (Texas Association of Health Plans)
Hill MD, Karen (TX Association of Health Plans, Texas Association of Community Health
Plans, Community Health Choice)
On:
Walker, Jamie (Texas Department of Insurance)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Addicks, Jeffery (Self; Hospitality Health ER)
Bruce, Bonnie (Texas Society of Anesthesiologists)
Chepkauskas, Daniel (Patient Choice Coalition of Texas)
Courtney, Jenna (Texas Society of Pathologists)
Duncan, Cameron (Texas Hospital Association)
Feanny, Mark (America's ER)
Frazier, Kyle (Patient choice coalition of texas)
Frazier, Tucker (Kyle frazier consulting)
Grimes, Michael (Texas radiological Society)
Henderson, John (TORCH)
Hillert, Bobby (Texas Orthopaedic Association)
Keysor, Georgia (Self)
Long, Matt (Self)
Mathis, James (Houston Methodist Hospital)
Murphy, Joseph (Self)
Olson, Ken (Self)
Pogue, Stacey (Center for Public Policy Priorities)
Rose, Denise (Community Health Systems)
Shields, Bradford (Texas Association of Freestanding Emergency Centers)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Smith, Angela (Self; Fredericksburg Tea Party)
Stewart, Clayton (Texas Medical Association)
Yanas, Christine (Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas , Inc.)
Against:
Phenix, Billy (America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP))
For:
Chepkauskas, Dan (Self)
Ochoa, Joe (Self)
Rodriguez, Miguel (Texas Pharmacy Business Council)
Against:
Dudensing, Jamie (Texas Association of Health Plans)
Mendez-Harper, LuGina (Prime Therapeutics)
Shrader, Melodie (Pharmaceutical Care Management Association)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Bearden, Chase (Coalition of texans with disabilities)
Chepkauskas, Daniel (Patient Choice Coalition of Texas)
Chiarello, Stephanie (Texas Pharmacy Association)
Conwell, Audra (Alliance of Independent Pharmacists)
Cusack, Erin (Texas Nurse Practitioners)
Duncan, Cameron (Texas Hospital Association)
Frazier, Kyle (Patient choice coalition of texas)
Frazier, Tucker (Kyle frazier consulting)
Galligher, Duane (Texas Independent Pharmacies Association)
Hampton, Lee Ann (Self)
Henderson, John (TORCH)
Hoffman, Courtney (Texas Association for Behavior Analysis PPG)
Mathis, James (Houston Methodist Hospital)
McCord, John (NFIB)
Muniz, Michael (Self; Texas Pharmacy Association)
Valdez, Jerry (Texas Pharmacy Business Council)
Weaver, Charles (Self)
Wilkes, Morris (United Supermarkets)
Wright, Michael (Texas Pharmacy Business Council)
Against:
Boston, Jessica (Texas Association of Business)
On:
Curran, Doug (Self; Texas Medical Association)
Walker, Jamie (Texas Department of Insurance)
Windbigler, Grace (Texas Health and Human Services Commission)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Bearden, Chase (Coalition of texans with disabilities)
Finkel, Kevin (Self)
Hansch, Greg (National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Texas)
Stolow, Joshua (Self; Coalition of State Rheumatology Organizations (CSRO))
Against:
Dudensing, Jamie (Texas Association of Health Plans)
Mendez-Harper, LuGina (Prime Therapeutics)
Shrader, Melodie (PCMA)
On:
Vincent, Robin (Harris County Human Resources & Risk Management)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Boston, Jessica (Texas Association of Business)
Conwell, Audra (Alliance of Independent Pharmacists)
Curran, Doug (Self; Texas Medical Association)
DePrang, Jo (Children's Defense Fund - Texas)
Duncan, Cameron (Texas Hospital Association)
Francis, Will (National Association of Social Workers - Texas Chapter)
Galligher, Duane (Texas Independent Pharmacies Association)
Hampton, Lee Ann (Self)
Hartman, Marilyn (Self; NAMI Austin)
Henderson, John (TORCH)
Huddleston, Cheri (Texas Central Hemophilia)
Kenderdine, Marshall (Texas Academy of Family Physicians)
Kowalski, Tom (Texas Healthcare & Bioscience Institute)
Krzeminski, Tesia (NAMI Austin)
Mathis, James (Houston Methodist Hospital)
Muniz, Michael (Self; Texas Pharmacy Association)
Nichols-Segers, Simone (National MS Society)
Rose, Denise (AstraZeneca)
Travis, Clayton (Texas Pediatric Society)
Watson, Kaska (Nation Infusion Center Association)
Weaver, Charles (Self)
Yanas, Christine (Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas , Inc.)
Against:
Kelly, Bill (Mayor’s Office, City of Houston)
Phenix, Billy (America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP))
On:
Bowden, Rachel (Texas Department of Insurance)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Armstrong, Krista (Advanced Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine)
Curran, Doug (Self; Texas Medical Association)
Against:
Hill MD, Karen (TX Association of Health Plans, Texas Association of Community Health
Plans, Community Health Choice)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Addicks, Jeffery (Self; Hospitality Health ER)
Ashley, Price (Texas College of Emergency Physicians)
Bearden, Chase (Coalition of texans with disabilities)
Bruce, Bonnie (Texas Society of Anesthesiologists)
Courtney, Jenna (Texas Society of Pathologists)
Duncan, Cameron (Texas Hospital Association)
Galligher, Duane (Association of Substance Abuse Programs)
Grimes, Michael (Texas radiological Society)
Henderson, John (TORCH)
Hillert, Bobby (Texas Orthopaedic Association)
Hoffman, Courtney (Texas Association for Behavior Analysis PPG)
Kenderdine, Marshall (Texas Academy of Family Physicians)
Kenderdine, Marshall (Texas Society for Gastroenterology & Endoscopy)
Mathis, James (Houston Methodist Hospital)
Against:
Dudensing, Jamie (Texas Association of Health Plans)
Phenix, Billy (America's Health Insurance Plans)
On:
Walker, Jamie (Texas Department of Insurance)
For:
Curran, Doug (Self; Texas Medical Association)
De Moor, Carrie (Self; Code 3 Emergency Partners)
Against:
Hill MD, Karen (TX Association of Health Plans, Texas Association of Community Health
Plans, Community Health Choice)
On:
Lee, Amy (Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers' Compensation)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Armstrong, Krista (Advanced Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine)
Ashley, Price (Texas College of Emergency Physicians)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Bruce, Bonnie (Texas Society of Anesthesiologists)
Courtney, Jenna (Texas Society of Pathologists)
Duncan, Cameron (Texas Hospital Association)
Galligher, Duane (Association of Substance Abuse Programs)
Grimes, Michael (Texas radiological Society)
Henderson, John (TORCH)
Hillert, Bobby (Texas Orthopaedic Association)
Kenderdine, Marshall (Texas Academy of Family Physicians)
Kenderdine, Marshall (Texas Society for Gastroenterology & Endoscopy)
Mathis, James (Houston Methodist Hospital)
Nichols-Segers, Simone (National MS Society)
Shields, Bradford (Texas Association of Freestanding Emergency Centers)
Against:
Dudensing, Jamie (Texas Association of Health Plans)
Kelly, Bill (Mayor’s Office, City of Houston)
Phenix, Billy (America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP))
On:
Walker, Jamie (Texas Department of Insurance)
For:
Patt, Debra (Self; Texas Medical Association)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Ashley, Price (Texas College of Emergency Physicians)
Bruce, Bonnie (Texas Society of Anesthesiologists)
Courtney, Jenna (Texas Society of Pathologists)
Duncan, Cameron (Texas Hospital Association)
Grimes, Michael (Texas radiological Society)
Henderson, John (TORCH)
Hillert, Bobby (Texas Orthopaedic Association)
Kenderdine, Marshall (Texas Academy of Family Physicians)
Kenderdine, Marshall (Texas Society for Gastroenterology & Endoscopy)
Mathis, James (Houston Methodist Hospital)
Against:
Boston, Jessica (Texas Association of Business)
Dudensing, Jamie (Texas Association of Health Plans)
Phenix, Billy (America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP))
On:
Walker, Jamie (Texas Department of Insurance)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Patt, Debra (Self; Texas Medical Association)
Against:
Hill MD, Karen (TX Association of Health Plans, Texas Association of Community Health
Plans, Community Health Choice)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Ashley, Price (Texas College of Emergency Physicians)
Bruce, Bonnie (Texas Society of Anesthesiologists)
Chepkauskas, Daniel (Patient Choice Coalition of Texas)
Courtney, Jenna (Texas Society of Pathologists)
Grimes, Michael (Texas radiological Society)
Hillert, Bobby (Texas Orthopaedic Association)
Hutson, Blake (AARP Texas)
Kenderdine, Marshall (Texas Academy of Family Physicians)
Kenderdine, Marshall (Texas Society for Gastroenterology & Endoscopy)
Massingill, Joshua (Texas Chiropractic Association)
Pogue, Stacey (Center for Public Policy Priorities)
Against:
Dudensing, Jamie (Texas Association of Health Plans)
Phenix, Billy (America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP))
On:
Walker, Jamie (Texas Department of Insurance)
For:
Kennedy, Ted (AIG)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Bosse, Fred (American Property Casualty Insurance Association)
Fielding, John (US Travel Insurance Association)
Marlow, John (Chubb)
Morgan, Ashley (Nationwide)
Polan, Deborah (Aig)
On:
Worman, Mark (Texas Department of Insurance)
For:
Callas, Ray (Texas Society of Anesthesiologists)
Duncan, Cameron (Texas Hospital Association)
Snyder, Richard (Self; Texas Medical Assocaition)
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WITNESS LIST
Against:
Dudensing, Jamie (Texas Association of Health Plans)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Ashley, Price (Texas College of Emergency Physicians)
Chepkauskas, Daniel (Patient Choice Coalition of Texas)
Courtney, Jenna (Texas Society of Pathologists)
Frazier, Kyle (Patient choice coalition of texas)
Frazier, Tucker (Kyle frazier consulting)
Grimes, Michael (Texas radiological Society)
Henderson, John (TORCH)
Hillert, Bobby (Texas Orthopaedic Association)
Hutson, Blake (AARP Texas)
Kenderdine, Marshall (Texas Academy of Family Physicians)
Kenderdine, Marshall (Texas Society for Gastroenterology & Endoscopy)
Mathis, James (Houston Methodist Hospital)
Pogue, Stacey (Center for Public Policy Priorities)
Schlotter, Will (Capito Aneshesiology Association)
Shields, Bradford (Texas Association of Freestanding Emergency Centers)
On:
Walker, Jamie (Texas Department of Insurance)
For:
Galligher, Duane (Texas Independent Pharmacies Association)
Hickman, John (Self)
Hoffart, Steven (Self; Texas Pharmacy Business Council)
Rodriguez, Miguel (Texas Pharmacy Business Council)
Against:
Dudensing, Jamie (Texas Association of Health Plans)
Mendez-Harper, LuGina (Prime Therapeutics)
Shrader, Melodie (Pharmaceutical Care Management Association)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Bearden, Chase (Coalition of texans with disabilities)
Chiarello, Stephanie (Texas Pharmacy Association)
Conwell, Audra (Alliance of Independent Pharmacists)
Fuentes, Omar (Self)
Hampton, Lee Ann (Self)
Heal, John (Texas TrueCare Pharmacies)
Hoffart, Ryan (Self)
McCord, John (NFIB)
Muniz, Michael (Self; Texas Pharmacy Association)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Shields, Bradford (Texas Society of Health-System Pharmacists)
Shields, Bradford (Tesas Federation of Drug Stores)
Valdez, Jerry (Texas Pharmacy Business Council)
Weaver, Charles (Self)
Wilkes, Morris (United Supermarkets)
Wright, Michael (Texas Pharmacy Business Council)
Wright, Michael (Texas Pharmacy Business Council)
On:
Lee, Amy (Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers' Compensation)
Van Ramshorst, Dr. Ryan (Texas Health and Human Services Commission)
Vincent, Robin (Harris County Human Resources & Risk Management)
Walker, Jamie (Texas Department of Insurance)
For:
Hansch, Greg (National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Texas)
Shackelford, Phil (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Bruce, Bonnie (Texas Society of Anesthesiologists)
Duncan, Cameron (Texas Hospital Association)
Francis, Will (National Association of Social Workers - Texas Chapter)
Hartman, Marilyn (Self; NAMI Austin)
Hench, Marina (American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network)
Henderson, John (TORCH)
Hillert, Bobby (Texas Orthopaedic Association)
Mathis, James (Houston Methodist Hospital)
Nichols-Segers, Simone (National MS Society)
Pogue, Stacey (Center for Public Policy Priorities)
Stewart, Clayton (Texas Medical Association)
Against:
Kelly, Bill (Mayor’s Office, City of Houston)
On:
Walker, Jamie (Texas Department of Insurance)
For:
Hutson, Blake (AARP Texas)
Pogue, Stacey (Center for Public Policy Priorities)
On:
Cirillo, L. Anthony (Physicians for Fair Coverage)
Kimball, Michele (Physicians for Fair Coverage)
O’Donnell, Christine (FAIR Health)
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WITNESS LIST
On:
Scott, Michelle P (FAIR Health)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Boston, Jessica (Texas Association of Business)
DePrang, Jo (Children's Defense Fund - Texas)
Dudensing, Jamie (Texas Association of Health Plans)
Francis, Will (National Association of Social Workers - Texas Chapter)
Hansch, Greg (National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Texas)
Nichols-Segers, Simone (National MS Society)
Saxton, Josette (Texans Care for Children)
Shields, Bradford (Texas Association of Freestanding Emergency Centers)
On:
Curran, Doug (Self; Texas Medical Association)
Danzeiser, Doug (Texas Department of Insurance)
For:
Bueche, Jay (Self; Texas Pharmacy Association)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Bearden, Chase (Coalition of texans with disabilities)
Chiarello, Stephanie (Texas Pharmacy Association)
Conwell, Audra (Alliance of Independent Pharmacists)
Galligher, Duane (Texas Independent Pharmacies Association)
Hampton, Lee Ann (Self)
Heal, John (Texas TrueCare Pharmacies)
Kralj, Nicole (National Association of Chain Drug Stores)
McCord, John (NFIB)
Muniz, Michael (Self; Texas Pharmacy Association)
Shields, Bradford (Texas Society of Health-System Pharmacists)
Shields, Bradford (Tesas Federation of Drug Stores)
Stewart, Clayton (Texas Medical Association)
Weaver, Charles (Self)
Wright, Michael (Texas Pharmacy Business Council)
On:
Vincent, Robin (Harris County Human Resources & Risk Management)
Walker, Jamie (Texas Department of Insurance)
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