WITNESS LIST

              HB 3459

              Senate Committee Report

              Finance

              May 18, 2021 - 9:00 AM

                        FOR:

                                          Ehrlich, Lisa   Physician  (TMA/Myself), Houston, TX

                                          Patt, Dr. Debra   Oncologist  (TMA, Texas Oncology, Texas Society Clinical Oncology, US

                                          Oncology Network)

                                          Silva III, MD, Ezequiel   Physician  (Texas Medical Association)

                        AGAINST:

                                          Dudensing, Jamie    (also providing written testimony)  (Texas Association of Health

                                          Plans), Austin, TX

                       Registering, but not testifying:

                        FOR:

                                          Ashley, Price    (Texas College of Emergency Physicians), Austin, TX

                                          Carpenter, Nancy    (Self) , Austin, TX

                                          Carriker, Terri    (Self; PTFK), Austin, TX

                                          Chepkauskas, Daniel    (Patient Choice Coalition), Austin, TX

                                          Frazier, Kyle    (Knox Hospital), Austin, TX

                                          Galligher, Duane    (Texas Pharmacy Association), Austin, TX

                                          Gonzalez, Sara   VP Advocacy and public policy  (Texas Hospital Association), Austin, TX

                                          Grimes, Michael    (Texas radiological Society), Austin, TX

                                          Grimes, Michael    (Texas society of pathologists), Austin, TX

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

                                          Hillert, Bobby   Executive Director  (Texas Orthopaedic Association), Austin, TX

                                          Holloway, Thomas    (Texas Neurological Society), Austin, TX

                                          Huddleston, Cheri   Legislative Consultant  (Texas Central Hemophilia Association and

                                          Texas Bleeding Disorder Coalition), Austin, TX

                                          Kenderdine, Marshall    (Texas Academy of Family Physicians), Austin, TX

                                          Kenderdine, Marshall    (Texas Society for Gastroenterology and Endoscopy), Austin, TX

                                          Lanagan, Lindsay    (Legacy community health), Houston, TX

                                          Laroche, Sebastien   Director of Policy & Advocacy  (Methodist Healthcare Ministries)

                                          Mehta, Hannah   Executive Director  (Self; Protect TX Fragile Kids), Flower Mound, TX

                                          Mitten, Katie    (Texans Care for Children), Austin, TX

                                          Parkinson, Thomas    (Self) , San Antonio, TX

                                          Pierce, Jack   MD  (Self; TOA), Austin, TX

                                          Reed, Rachael   Executive director  (Texas Ophthalmological Association), Austin, TX

                                          Reynolds, David    (Texas Chapter of the American College of Physicians), Austin, TX

                                          Romo, Joel    (American Diabetes Association), Brenham, TX

                                          Travis, Clayton   Director of Advocacy  (Texas Pediatric Society), Austin, TX

                                          Trigg, Adrienne   Government and Payer Relationship Manager  (Self; Texas Medical

                                          Equipment Providers (TexMEP)), Austin, TX

                                          Woomer, Eric    (Texas Dermatological Society), Austin, TX

                                          Woomer, Eric    (Federation of Texas Psychiatry), Austin, TX

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                                                                              WITNESS LIST

              HB 3459

              Senate Committee Report

              Finance

                                          Woomer, Eric    (Texas Ambulatory Surgery Center Society), Austin, TX

                                          Wright, Michael   Executive Director  (Texas Pharmacy Business Council), Austin, TX

                        AGAINST:

                                          Cheng, Karen   SVP Government Affairs  (Superior HealthPlan), Austin, TX

                                          Kolodzey, Patricia   Senior Director Government Relations  (Blue Cross Blue Shield of

                                          Texas), Austin, TX

                                          Sanaie, Kandice K.   State Government Affairs  (Cigna), Austin, TX

                                          Schauer, Tim    (Community Health Choice), Houston, TX

                                          Theesfeld, Angela   Insurance  (Texas Association of Health Underwriters), San Antonio,

                                          TX

                       Providing written testimony:

                        FOR:

                                          Stewart, Clayton    (Texas medical association), Austin, TX

                        AGAINST:

                                          Ghahremani, Kay   CEO  (Texas Association of Community Health Plans)

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