WITNESS LIST
Insurance Committee
April 18, 2023 - 8:00 AM
For:
Bryan, Christine (Clarity Child Guidance Center)
Hansch, Greg (National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Texas)
On:
Hutson, Blake (Texas Association of Health Plans)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Benestante, Jacquie (Self; Autism Society of Texas)
Casas, Isabel (Texas Council of Community Centers)
Duncan, Cameron (Texas Hospital Association)
Ford, Ashley (The Arc of Texas)
Griffith, Idona (Self)
Harris, Ashley (United Ways of Texas)
Litzinger, Linda (Self; Texas Parent to Parent)
Milligan, Maureen (Teaching hospitals of texas)
Travis, Clayton (Texas Pediatric Society)
Wendell, Ware (Texas Watch)
Wilson, Stacy (Children’s Hospital Association of Texas)
Woomer, Eric (Federation of Texas Psychiatry)
On:
Bowden, Rachel (Texas Department of Insurance)
For:
Kim, David (Self; American Adjuster Association)
Klein, Hunter (Self; Green Klein Wood & Jones)
Against:
Kibbe, Scot (American Property Casualty Insurance Association)
Schnautz, Jon (National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Griffin, Elliott (American Adjusters Association)
Hoy, Sandy (Texas Apartment Association)
Lewis, Kevin (Self)
Against:
Thompson, Jay (Afact)
On:
Gillum, Leah (Texas Department of Insurance)
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WITNESS LIST
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Adams Hernandez, Theo (Self)
Allmon, Bailey (Self)
Ashabranner, Colton (Self)
Balcom, Jaukeem (Self)
Beaver, Kelsi (Self)
Butcher, Callie (Self)
Calkins, Carter (Self)
Caraway, Ethan (Self)
Charrie, Miguel (Self)
Christensen, Taylor (Self)
Clausen, Liz (Self)
Clunie, Amy (Self)
Davis, Lindsey (Self)
Ellis, Aidan (Self)
Emory, Cathryn (Self)
Figueroa, Tez (Self)
Gavin, Meg (Self)
Hall, Ash (Self; ACLU of Texas)
Harper, Cole (Self)
Hatcher, Daniel (Self)
Heroux, Emily (Self)
Hurt, Elizabeth (Self)
Johnson, Bethany (Self)
Kundanmal, Naveen (Self)
Lamar, Texas (Self)
Martinez, Ricardo (Self; EQTX Equality Texas)
McJunkins, Phillip (Self)
Meis, Nova (Self)
Morales, Erica (Self)
Morris, Ren (Self)
Morris, Tory (Self)
Orr, Grey (Self)
Petrakis, Rory (Self)
Pilkinton, Dr. Kimberly (Texas Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (TAOG))
Pruner, Todd (Self)
Ray, Isabel (Self)
Reynolds, David (Texas Chapter American College of Physicians Services)
Romero, Michelle (Texas Medical Association)
Saxon, Lucinda (Prism North Texas)
Sayde, Rox (Self)
Stewart, Susan (Self)
Strandberg, Katherine (Every Body Texas)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Strub, Matthew (Self)
Sutton, Jill (Texas Osteopathic Medical Assn)
Tan, Matthew (Self)
Thompson, Stephanie (Self)
Trevino, Taylor (Self)
Urieta, Leticia (Self)
Urieta, Ramiro (Self)
Wahl, Keely (Self)
Wallens, Luke (Self)
Walsh, Brendan (Self)
Waters, Hally (Self)
Wever, Wilbert (Self)
Wolleben, Rachel (Texas Women’s Healthcare Coalition)
Wright, Ben (Texas Medical Association)
Against:
Evans, Michelle (Self)
On:
Almanzan, Latif (Texas Department of Insurance)
Bowden, Rachel (Texas Department of Insurance)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Belcher, Nora (Texas e-Health Alliance)
Benestante, Jacquie (Self; Autism Society of Texas)
Cates, Andrew (Nurse Family Partnership)
Franco, Brie (City of Austin)
Hansch, Greg (National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Texas)
Morris, Ren (Self)
Morris, Tory (Self)
Orr, Grey (Self)
Patterson, TJ (City of Fort Worth)
Petrakis, Rory (Self)
Sparks, Clifford (City of Dallas)
Wright, Christine (City of San Antonio)
Yanas, Christine (Methodist Healthcare Ministries)
On:
McAdams, Daniel (Texas Department of Insurance)
For:
Ellmer, Regan (Independent Insurance Agents of Texas)
Hellstern, Cindy J (Self)
McDorman, Robert (Self; Auto Claim Specialists)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Taft, Kelly (Self; Texas Watch)
Against:
Schnautz, Jon (National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Griffin, Elliott (American Adjusters Association)
Smith, Jacob (Auto Body Association of Texas)
Against:
Floyd, Beaman (Texas Coalition for Affordable Insurance Solutions)
Kibbe, Scot (American Property Casualty Insurance Association)
Thompson, Jay (Afact)
On:
Baker, Marianne (Texas Department of Insurance)
Bolduc, David (Office of Public Insurance Counsel)
For:
Andrews, Jenny (Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops)
Wilcox, Glynn (Self)
Wilcox, Suzie (Self)
Against:
Hutson, Blake (Texas Association of Health Plans)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Aslam, Muneeb “Meebs” (Self)
Carranza, Susana (Self)
Cooper, Deirdre (Self; Texas Alliance for Life)
Duncan, Cameron (Texas Hospital Association)
Goforth, Patricia (Self)
Griffith, Idona (Self)
Guy, Linda (Self)
Hall, Leslie (Self)
McLean, Gentry (Self)
Morris, Ren (Self)
Morris, Tory (Self)
Norris, Robert (Self)
Person, Maria (Self)
Petrakis, Rory (Self)
Pojman Ph.D., Joe (Texas Alliance for Life)
Saval, Maureen (Self)
Stewart, Susan (Self)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Trevino, Taylor (Self)
Wendell, Ware (Texas Watch)
Against:
Cawley, Jennifer (Texas Association of Life and Health Insurers)
Evans, Michelle (Self)
On:
Almanzan, Latif (Texas Department of Insurance)
Bowden, Rachel (Texas Department of Insurance)
Against:
Cawley, Jennifer (Texas Association of Life and Health Insurers)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Green, Kathy (AARP Texas)
Wendell, Ware (Texas Watch)
Against:
Hadley, Elizabeth (NAIFA-TX)
Polan, Deborah (AIG)
Thompson, Jay (Prudential)
On:
Almanzan, Latif (Texas Department of Insurance)
For:
Wendell, Ware (Texas Watch)
Against:
Schnautz, Jon (National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Kelly, Bill (Mayor’s Office, City of Houston)
Against:
Kibbe, Scot (American Property Casualty Insurance Association)
On:
Baker, Marianne (Texas Department of Insurance)
Mooney, John (Texas Department of Insurance)
For:
Dalager Brunner, Jill (The ALS Association)
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WITNESS LIST
Against:
Cawley, Jennifer (Texas Association of Life and Health Insurers)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Benestante, Jacquie (Self; Autism Society of Texas)
Borel, Dennis (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)
Casas, Isabel (Texas Council of Community Centers)
Lanagan, Lindsay (Legacy Community Health)
Litzinger, Linda (Self; Texas Parent to Parent)
Pogue, Stacey (Every Texan)
Reynolds, David (Texas Chapter American College of Physicians Services)
Sutton, Jill (Texas Osteopathic Medical Assn)
Weber, Brianna (Texas Rare Alliance)
Wright, Ben (Texas Medical Association)
On:
Bowden, Rachel (Texas Department of Insurance)
For:
Bordelon, Rod (Texas Public Policy Foundation)
Rodriguez, Miguel (American Pharmacies/Texas Pharmacy Business Council)
Against:
Childs, Tilden (Self; Texas Medical Association)
Propes, Jay (First American Title Insurance Company)
Wendell, Ware (Texas Watch)
On:
Thompson, Jay (Afact)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Rainer, Steven (Self)
Ramsey, Mark (Self)
Rowell, Melissa (Self)
Wright, Michael (American Pharmacies)
Against:
Bates, Georgia (Leukemia & Lymphoma Society)
De La Garza, Heather (Texas Hospital Association)
Garza, Debbie (Texas Pharmacy Association)
Green, Kathy (AARP Texas)
Kuykendall (Kir-ken-doll), Deanna L. (Texas Brain Injury Providers Alliance)
Lee, Randy (Stewart Title Guaranty Company)
Nguyen, Quynh-Huong (Self; Woori Juntos)
Pogue, Stacey (Every Texan)
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WITNESS LIST
Against:
Sabo, Jason (Texas Public Interest Research Group)
Wright, Ben (Texas Medical Association)
On:
Baker, Marianne (Texas Department of Insurance)
Bolduc, David (Office of Public Insurance Counsel)
Eiland, Craig (Self; Texas Trial Lawyers Assn)
MacLaurin, Andy (Texas Department of Insurance)
Worman, Mark (Texas Department of Insurance)
Against:
Tracey, Shannee (GuideStone Financial Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Aslam, Muneeb “Meebs” (Self)
Pilkinton, Dr. Kimberly (Texas Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (TAOG))
Stewart, Susan (Self)
Strandberg, Katherine (Every Body Texas)
Wright, Ben (Texas Medical Association)
For:
Gray, James (American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network)
Moore, Maggie (Self)
Munoz, Rebecca (Self)
Stromberg, Ilana (Self; Happy Lungs Project)
Trevino, Lisa (Self; DHR Health Institute for Research and Development)
On:
Hansel MD, Donna (The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Benestante, Jacquie (Self; Autism Society of Texas)
Borel, Dennis (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)
Clay, Reed (Texas Health Resources)
Duncan, Cameron (Texas Hospital Association)
Haddad, Roberto (DHR Health)
Hansch, Greg (National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Texas)
Lobsinger Bush, Danielle (THBI)
Mauro, Kyle (Texas Society of Clinical Oncology)
Milligan, Maureen (Teaching hospitals of texas)
Patt, Debra (Texas Oncology)
Rose, Denise (AstraZeneca)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Storseth, Angela (US Oncology Network)
Sutton, Jill (Texas Osteopathic Medical Assn)
Wendell, Ware (Texas Watch)
Woomer, Eric (Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO))
Wright, Ben (Texas Medical Association)
Yarbrough, Brian (Genentech, Inc.)
On:
Almanzan, Latif (Texas Department of Insurance)
Gonzaga, Sarah (Health & Human Services Commission (HHSC))
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Lowe, Janis (Self)
Nold, Susan (Texas Legislative Action Committee)
Against:
Kibbe, Scot (American Property Casualty Insurance Association)
Schnautz, Jon (National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies)
On:
Baker, Marianne (Texas Department of Insurance)
Crass, Jessica (Texas FAIR Plan Association)
Muckerheide, David (Texas Department of Insurance)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Herring, William (Sedgwick Claim Services)
Kibbe, Scot (American Property Casualty Insurance Association)
Parkinson, Thomas (Self)
Saxon, Lucinda (Association of Claims Professionals)
Thompson, Jay (Afact)
On:
Delgado, Jodie (Texas Department of Insurance)
On:
Kovacevich, Craig (UTMB Health)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Ramsey, Mark (Self)
Stewart, Susan (Self)
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WITNESS LIST
On:
Bowden, Rachel (Texas Department of Insurance)
Against:
Thompson, Jay (Self; Afact)
Registering, but not testifying:
On:
Martin, Paul (Reinsurance Association of America)
Walker, Jamie (Texas Department of Insurance)
On:
Hutson, Blake (Texas Association of Health Plans)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Chepkauskas, Daniel (Patient Choice Coalition)
Duncan, Cameron (Texas Hospital Association)
Longoria, Abel (Self; Hospitality Health 24 Hr Er)
Parkinson, Thomas (Self)
Wright, Ben (Texas Medical Association)
On:
Hutson, Blake (Texas Association of Health Plans)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Arnold, Jim (Autism Speaks)
Aslam, Muneeb “Meebs” (Self)
Benestante, Jacquie (Self; Autism Society of Texas)
Carranza, Susana (Self)
Casas, Isabel (Texas Council of Community Centers)
Fernandez, Mariel (Self; TxABA PPG, Blue Sprig Pediatrics)
Goforth, Patricia (Self)
Griffith, Idona (Self)
Guy, Linda (Self)
Hall, Leslie (Self)
Lanagan, Lindsay (Legacy Community Health)
Litzinger, Linda (Self; Texas Parent to Parent)
McLean, Gentry (Self)
Morris, Ren (Self)
Morris, Tory (Self)
Norris, Robert (Self)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Person, Maria (Self)
Petrakis, Rory (Self)
Reynolds, David (Texas Chapter American College of Physicians Services)
Saval, Maureen (Self)
Stewart, Susan (Self)
Sutton, Jill (Texas Osteopathic Medical Assn)
Travis, Clayton (Texas Pediatric Society)
Trevino, Taylor (Self)
Wilson, Stacy (Children’s Hospital Association of Texas)
Wright, Ben (Texas Medical Association)
Against:
Spilman, Annie (NFIB)
On:
Bowden, Rachel (Texas Department of Insurance)
For:
Beneke, Jim (Self; Texas Association of Public Insurance Adjusters)
Eiland, Craig (Self; Texas trial lawyers assn)
Raizner, Jeff (Self)
Wendell, Ware (Texas Watch)
Against:
Schnautz, Jon (National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies)
On:
Thompson, Jay (Wsia)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Posey, Jake (National Association of Public Insurance Adjusters (NAPIA))
Against:
Alexander, Lee Ann (American Property Casualty Insurance Association)
Marlow, John (Chubb)
On:
Walker, Jamie (Texas Department of Insurance)
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