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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

            Human Services Committee

            March 30, 2021 - 8:00 AM

            HB 270

                 For:

                                 Schoeman, Alexa (Self; Long term care ombudsman)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Alexander, Troy (Texas Medical Association)

                                 Allmon, Jennifer (The Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops)

                                 Dunkelberg, Anne (Every Texan (formerly CPPP))

                                 Finch, Dan (Texas Medical Association)

                                 Ford, Ashley (The Arc of Texas)

                                 Fredriksen, Amanda (AARP)

                                 Leo, Myra (Methodist Healthcare Ministries)

                                 Vanhoose, Laurie (Texas Association of Health Plans)

                 On:

                                 Quertermous, Janice (Texas Health and Human Services Commission)

            HB 290

                 For:

                                 Acosta, Cesar (Self; Central Texas Interfaith)

                                 Garza Cortez, Ana Maria (Texas Association of Community Health Centers and CentroMed)

                                 Hoppe, Christina (Children's Hospital Association of Texas)

                                 Litzinger, Linda (Self; Texas Parent to Parent)

                                 McGee, Lindy (Self; Texas Pediatric Society, Texas Medical Association, Texas Academy of

                                 Family Physicians, American College of Physician Services Texas Chapter, Texas Childrens

                                 Hospital)

                                 Mitten, Katie (Texans Care for Children)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Alexander, Troy (Texas Medical Association)

                                 Allmon, Jennifer (The Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops)

                                 Bennett, Michaela (Children's Health)

                                 Biundo, Jennifer (Texas Campaigm to Prevent Teen Pregnancy)

                                 Borel, Dennis (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)

                                 Bruce, Bonnie (Texas Society of Anesthesiologists)

                                 Burek, Susan (Self)

                                 Carranza, Susana (Self; League of Women Voters of Texas)

                                 Dole, Michael (Driscoll Health Plan)

                                 Duncan, Cameron (Texas Hospital Association)

                                 Dunkelberg, Anne (Every Texan (formerly CPPP))

                                 Finch, Dan (Texas Medical Association)

                                 Finley, Marisa (Baylor Scott & White Health)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Ford, Ashley (The Arc of Texas)

                                 Galinsky, Rebecca (Self; Protect TX Fragile Kids)

                                 Griffith, Idona (Self)

                                 Guerra-Cardus, Laura (Children’s Defense Fund -Texas)

                                 Haddad, Roberto (Doctors Hospital at Renaissance (DHR Health))

                                 Harris, Ashley (United Ways of Texas)

                                 Hausenfluck, Amber (CHRISTUS Health)

                                 Hernandez, Elisa (El Paso Children's)

                                 Houston, Joshua (Texas Impact)

                                 Judice, Kerrie (TexProtects)

                                 Kenderdine, Marshall (Texas Academy of Family Physicians)

                                 Keysor, Georgia (Self)

                                 Kimberly, Knox (Upbring)

                                 Knaupe, Gregg (Texas Association For Home Care & Hospice)

                                 Knaupe, Gregg (Ascension Texas)

                                 Kolodzey, Patricia (Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas)

                                 Lanagan, Lindsay (Legacy Community Health)

                                 Leo, Myra (Methodist Healthcare Ministries)

                                 MacDougal, Vanessa (Self)

                                 Mehta, Hannah (Self; Protect TX Fragile Kids)

                                 Miller, Charles (Texas 2036)

                                 Milligan, Maureen (Teaching hospitals of texas)

                                 Mitchell, Suzanne (Self)

                                 Mohr Boleware, Alison (National Association of Social Workers - Texas Chapter)

                                 O'Quin, Ana (National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) TX)

                                 Sabo, Jason (Children at Risk)

                                 Schauer, Tim (Community Health Choice)

                                 Sutton, Jill (Texas Osteopathic Medical Association)

                                 Vanhoose, Laurie (Texas Association of Health Plans)

                                 Wheeler, Julie (Travis County Commissioners Court)

                                 Wright, Christine (City of San Antonio)

                 On:

                                 Contreras, Janie (Health and Human Services Commission)

            HB 1225

                 For:

                                 Harris, Ashley (United Ways of Texas)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Finley, Marisa (Baylor Scott & White Health)

                                 Houston, Joshua (Texas Impact)

                 On:

                                 Welty Jr, Gerald (Self; Convention of States)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

            HB 1886

                 For:

                                 Allmon, Jennifer (The Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops)

                                 Ginn, Vance (Texas Public Policy Foundation)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Finley, Marisa (Baylor Scott & White Health)

                                 Nobis, Tom (Self)

                                 O'Quin, Ana (National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) TX)

                 Against:

                                 Dunkelberg, Anne (Every Texan (formerly CPPP))

                 On:

                                 Miller, Reagan (Texas Workforce Commission)

            HB 2346

                 For:

                                 Bueche, Jay (Self; H-E-B)

                 On:

                                 Moore, Paul (Office of the Attorney General)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Borel, Dennis (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)

                                 Carter, Janis (Texas Federation of Drug Stores)

                                 Galligher, Duane (Texas Pharmacy Association)

                                 Kralj, Nicole (National Association of Chain Drug Stores)

                                 O'Quin, Ana (National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) TX)

                                 Odom, KeShana (Texas Society of Health-System Pharmacists)

                                 Parkinson, Thomas (Self)

                                 Vane, Mark (GoodRx)

                                 Wilkes, Morris (United Supermarkets)

                                 Wright, Michael (American Pharmacies)

                 On:

                                 Kreig, Eugenia (Office of the Attorney General)

                                 Parilla, Priscilla (Health and Human Services Commission)

                                 Winter, Raymond (Office of the Attorney General)

            HB 2658

                 For:

                                 Ghahremani, Kay (Texas Association of Community Health Plans)

                                 Rummel, Leah (UnitedHealthcare)

                                 Vanhoose, Laurie (Texas Association of Health Plans)

                                 Whittenburg, James (Longhorn Health Solutions)

                                 Yule, Chris (Self; Travis medical)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 Against:

                                 Burek, Susan (Self)

                                 Culberson, John (American Asoociation for Home Care)

                                 Galinsky, Rebecca (Self; Protect TX Fragile Kids)

                                 Mehta, Hannah (Self; Protect TX Fragile Kids)

                                 Trigg, Adrienne (Texas Medical Equipment Providers)

                 On:

                                 Litzinger, Linda (Self; Texas parent to parent)

                                 Siller, Gary (AmericanAssociation for Home Care)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Boston, Jessica (Molina Healthcare Inc)

                                 Cheng, Karen (Superior Heath Plan)

                                 Collins, Lawrence (Amerigroup (Anthem))

                                 Dole, Michael (Driscoll Health Plan)

                                 Finley, Marisa (Baylor Scott & White Health)

                                 Ford, Ashley (The Arc of Texas)

                                 Johnson, Lee (Texas Council of Community Centers)

                                 Knaupe, Gregg (Texas Association For Home Care & Hospice)

                                 Knustrom, Eric (Private Provideers Assoc of Texas)

                                 Kolodzey, Patricia (Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas)

                 Against:

                                 Fultz, Josh (Self; Protect texas fragile kids)

                 On:

                                 Stephens, Stephanie (Texas Health and Human Services Commission)

            HB 2955

                 For:

                                 Duncan, Cameron (Texas Hospital Association)

                                 Forse, Amour (Doctors Hospital at Renaissance (DHR Health))

                                 Milligan, Maureen (Teaching hospitals of texas)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Alexander, Troy (Texas Medical Association)

                                 Finch, Dan (Texas Medical Association)

                                 Finley, Marisa (Baylor Scott & White Health)

                                 Haddad, Roberto (Doctors Hospital at Renaissance (DHR Health))

                 On:

                                 Grady, Victoria (Health and Human Services Commission)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

            HB 2985

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Crockett, Sarah (Texas CASA)

                                 Kimberly, Knox (Upbring)

                                 McCormick, Jamie (Texas Alliance of Child and Family Services)

                                 Mohr Boleware, Alison (National Association of Social Workers - Texas Chapter)

                                 Nobis, Tom (Self)

                                 Parkinson, Thomas (Self)

                 On:

                                 Richards, Julie (Health and Human Services Commission)

            HB 3037

                 For:

                                 Martinez, Diana (Texas Assisted Living Association)

                                 Rosenthal, Jim (Caring.com)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Fredriksen, Amanda (AARP)

                                 Nobis, Tom (Self)

                                 Parkinson, Thomas (Self)

                                 Schoeman, Alexa (Self; Long term care ombudsman)

                 Against:

                                 Gill, Michael (Self)

                                 Gill, Michael (Self; National Placement and Referral Alliance)

            HB 3041

                 For:

                                 Brown, Andrew (Texas Public Policy Foundation)

                                 Olse, Katie (Texas alliance of child and family services)

                                 Powell, Judy (Parent Guidance Center)

                 On:

                                 Martinez Jones, Aurora (Self; Travis County 126th Court)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Allmon, Jennifer (The Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops)

                                 Corser, Meagan (Texas Home School Coalition)

                                 Crockett, Sarah (Texas CASA)

                                 Garcia, Linda (TFI)

                                 Judice, Kerrie (TexProtects)

                                 Kimberly, Knox (Upbring)

                                 Litzinger, Linda (Self)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 On:

                                 Rasco, Sasha (Department of Family and Protective Services -Resource Witness)

                                 Voss, Angie (Department of Family and Protective Services -Resource Witness)

                                 Wheeler, Julie (Travis County Commissioners Court)

            HB 3044

                 On:

                                 Gayle, Michael (Health and Human Services Commissiom)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Fredriksen, Amanda (AARP)

                                 Knaupe, Gregg (Texas Association For Home Care & Hospice)

                                 Litzinger, Linda (Self)

                                 MacDougal, Vanessa (Self)

                                 Mehta, Hannah (Self; Protect TX Fragile Kids)

                                 Parkinson, Thomas (Self)

            HB 3379

                 For:

                                 Bickham, Darrin (Self)

                                 Corser, Meagan (Texas Home School Coalition)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Brown, Andrew (Texas Public Policy Foundation)

                                 Parkinson, Thomas (Self)

                 Against:

                                 Crockett, Sarah (Texas CASA)

                                 Mohr Boleware, Alison (National Association of Social Workers - Texas Chapter)

                 On:

                                 Alexander, Troy (Texas Medical Association)

                                 Black, Stephen (Department of Family and Protective Services -Resource Witness)

            HB 3662

                 For:

                                 Ingrum, Jeff (Scott and White Health Plan)

                 On:

                                 Gharamani, Kay (Texas association of health plans)

                                 Stephens, Stephanie (Health and human services commission)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Alexander, Troy (Texas Medical Association)

                                 Burek, Susan (Self)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Finch, Dan (Texas Medical Association)

                                 Finley, Marisa (Baylor Scott & White Health)

                 Against:

                                 Boston, Jessica (Molina Healthcare Inc)

                                 Cheng, Karen (Superior Heath Plan)

                                 Collins, Lawrence (Amerigroup (Anthem))

                                 Horne, Allen (CVS Health)

                                 Kolodzey, Patricia (Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas)

                                 Rummel, Leah (UnitedHealthcare)

                                 Sanaie, Kandice (Cigna)

            HB 3820

                 For:

                                 Brown, Andrew (Texas Public Policy Foundation)

                                 Butler, Sharde (Self)

                                 Huber, Andrew (Self)

                                 James, Ajshay (Self)

                                 May, Brigitte (Self)

                                 Powell, Judy (Parent Guidance Center)

                                 Simonton, Holly (Self)

                                 Timmerman, Ann Marie (Self)

                                 Tyson, Chad (Self)

                                 Tyson, Rana (Self)

                 On:

                                 Kissoon, Natalie (Self; Texas pediatric society, texas medical association)

                                 Wilson, Stacy (Children’s Hospital Assn of Texas)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Corser, Meagan (Texas Home School Coalition)

                                 Force, Chris (Self)

                                 Litzinger, Linda (Self; Texas Parent to Parent)

                                 Mehta, Hannah (Self; Protect TX Fragile Kids)

                                 Parkinson, Thomas (Self)

                                 Timmerman, Timothy (Self)

                 Against:

                                 Sutton, Jill (Texas Osteopathic Medical Association)

                 On:

                                 Gray, Gwen (Department of Family and Protective Services -Resource Witness)

                                 Hall, Dr. Manda (Dept of state health serviced)

                                 Pahl, Stephen (Dept state health services)

                                 Rodriguez, Roberto (Department of Family and Protective Services -Resource Witness)

                                 Triplett, Jeremy (Dept state health services)

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