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                                                                              WITNESS LIST

              HB 573

              HOUSE COMMITTEE REPORT

              Insurance Committee

              March 9, 2021 - 10:30 AM

                       For :

                                 Hopkinson, Keith (Christian Healthcare Ministries)

                                 Hutson, Blake (AARP Texas)

                                 Lagarde, Jamie (Sedera, Inc.)

                                 McBride, Kevin (Impact Healthsharing Inc.)

                                 Meroney, Shannon (Texas Association of Health Underwriters)

                                 Murphy, Michael (Self)

                                 Pogue, Stacey (Every Texan (Formerly CPPP))

                       Against :

                                 Connors, Thomas (Liberty Health Share)

                                 Rapert, Jason (American Association of Healthcare Sharing Ministries)

                       On :

                                 Baine, Jill (Self)

                                 Dill, Juliet (Self)

                                 Dudensing, Jamie (Texas Association of Health Plans)

                                 James, Ryan (OneShare Health)

                                 Johnson, Katheryn (OneShare Health LLC)

                                 Nail, Brad (Alliance of Health Care Sharing Ministries)

                                 Noble, Joel (Self; Samaritan Ministries)

                                 Silvera, Evelio (Christian Care Ministry / Medi-Share)

                                 Volk, JoAnn (Self)

                       Registering, but not testifying:

                       For :

                                 Balat, David (Texas Public Policy Foundation)

                                 Duncan, Cameron (Texas Hospital Association)

                                 Grimes, Michael (Texas Radiological Society)

                                 Hansch, Greg (National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Texas)

                                 Kenderdine, Marshall (Texas Academy of Family Physicians)

                                 Stewart, Clayton (Texas Medical Association)

                                 Sutton, Jill (Texas Osteopathic Medical Association)

                                 Woomer, Eric (Texas Pediatric Society)

                       On :

                                 Godbey, Joshua (Office of the Attorney General)

                                 Walker, Jaime (Texas Department of Insurance - Resource Only)

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