WITNESS LIST
Insurance Committee
February 19, 2001-1:00P
HB 189
For: Lovelace, Joe (NAMI Texas)
McPherson, Kim (The Mental Health Association in Texas)
Mitchell, Beth (Advocacy, Inc.)
Roark, Glenn E. (Self)
Against: Davis, Will (Texas Association of Life & Health
Insurers)
Hammond, Bill (Texas Association of Business and
Chambers of Commerce)
Pinkus, David (Small Business United of Texas)
Pollard, Mike (Texas Association of Life & Health
Insurers)
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Bresnen, Steve (Texas Society of Psychiatric Physicians)
Bush, John (Texas Society of Psychiatric Physicians)
Marshall, Susan (The Arc of Texas)
Peel, Deborah C. (Texas Medical Association, Texas
Society of Phsychiatric Physicians)
Routon, J. Randy (Self)
Schmitt, Cyndie (Texas Council of Community MHMR
Centers, Inc.)
Against: Donaldson, Jerry "Nub" (Health Insurance Association of
America)
Shilling, Mark (National Federation of Independent
Business)
HB 329
For: Omene, Natasha (Self)
Against: Davis, Will (Texas Association of Life & Health
Insurers)
Merritt, Stacey (Self)
Parker, Becky (Self)
Pinkus, David (Small Business United of Texas)
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Alexander, Troy (Texas Medical Association)
Banning, Tom (Texas Academy of Family Physcians)
Against: "Nub" Donaldson, Jerry (Health Insurance Association of
America)
Hutzler, Shirley (Texas Association of Health
Underwriters)
Laneri Keel, Lara (TABCC)
Pollard, Mike (Texas Association of Life & Health
Insurers)
Shilling, Mark (National Federation of Independent
Business)
HB 606
For: Chernov, Allan (Aetna)
Gagen, Joe (Texas 5.01(a) Alliance)
Graves Moy, Julie (Texas Academy of Family Physicians,
Texas Medical Association)
Woolbert, Lynda (Coalition for Nurses in Advanced
Practice)
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Alexander, Troy (Texas Medical Association)
Banning, Tom (Texas Academy of Family Physicians)
Cunningham, Joe (Texas SOI Association, Texas Academy of
Internal Medicine)
Haley, Anthony (Lone Star State Medical Association)
McGiffert, Lisa (Consumers Union)
Oates, John (Aetna)
Phipps, Candie (Texas Pediatric Society)
Samuels, Marc (Texas Academy of Internal Medicine)
Against: Kyles, John (People First Healthcare Network)
HB 760
Against: Davis, Will (Texas Association of Life & Health
Insurers)
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Alexander, Troy (Texas Medical Association)
Banning, Tom (Texas Academy of Family Physicians)
Bresnen, Steve (Texas Society of Physchiatric
Physicians)
Bush, John (Texas Society of Psychiatric Physicians)
Gantt, Melanie (Mental Health Association in Texas)
Lovelace, Joe (NAMI Texas)
Peel, Deborah (Texas Medical Association & Texas Society
of Psychiatric Physicians)
Phipps, Candice (Texas Pediatric Society)
Against: "Nub" Donaldson, Jerry (Health Insurance Association of
America)
Kamn, Bob (Texas Municipal League Intergovernmental
Health Benefits Pool)
Laneri Keel, Lara (TABCC)
Pollard, Mike (Texas Association of Life & Health
Insurers)
Shilling, Mark (National Federation of Independent
Business)
HB 849
For: Chudnow, David (Self)
Chudnow, Marley (Self)
Gantt, Melanie (Mental Health Association in Texas)
Lovelace, Joe (NAMI Texas)
Peel, Deborah (Texas Medical Association, Texas Society
of Psychiatric Physicians)
Against: Laneri Keel, Lara (TABCC)
Pinkus, David (Small Business United of Texas)
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Alexander, Troy (Texas Medical Association)
Banning, Tom (Texas Academy of Family Physicians)
Bresnen, Steve (Texas Society of Psychiatric Physicians)
Bush, John (Texas Society of Pyschiatric Physicians)
Against: Donaldson, Jerry "Nub" (Health Insurance Association of
America)
Shilling, Mark (National Federation of Independent
Business)
HB 949
For: Desmond, Robert (Self and Texas Health Care Purchasing
Alliance)
Laneri Keel, Lara (TABCC)
Merritt, Stacey (Texas Association of Health
Underwriters)
Parker, Becky (Self)
Against: Davis, Will (Texas Association of Life & Health
Insurers)
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Alexander, Troy (Texas Medical Association)
Huntzler, Shirley (Texas Association of Health
Underwriters)
Pinkus, David (Small Business United of Texas)
Shilling, Mark (National Federation of Independent
Business)
Thompson, Jay (Texas Association of Life & Health
Insurers)
Tooley, Ken (Texas Association of Insurance & Financial
Advisors)
On: McGiffert, Lisa (Consumers Union)
HB 951
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Conger, Tim (American Heart Association)
Dabaghi, Shad (Self and Texas Society for
Gastroenterolgy)
Headrick, Kelly (American Cancer Society, Texas
Division)
Reece, Laurie (Texas Society for Gastroenterology)
Against: Donaldson, Jerry "Nub" (Health Insurance Association of
America)
Laneri Keel, Lara (TABCC)
Pinkus, David (Small Business United of Texas)
HB 1058
For: Peel, Deborah (Texas Medical Association and Texas
Society of Psychiatric Physicians)
Against: Chernov, Allan (Aetna)
Davis, Will (Texas Life & Health Insurers)
Kloster, Jeff (Humana)
McCandless, Patricia (UNICARE)
Thompson, Jay (Texas Association of Life & Health
Insurers)
Treadwell, Janet (Texas Association of Preferred
Provider Organizations and HealthSmart Preferred
Care, Inc.)
Yatsu, Dr. John (Forte Managed Care, TABCC)
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Alexander, Troy (Texas Medical Association)
Banning, Tom (Texas Academy of Family Physicians)
Barnett, Stephen (Texas Medical Association & Texas
Pediatric Society)
Kanz, Dr. Kevin (Texas Chiropractic Association)
Kolodzey, Patricia (Texas Hospital Association)
Lewis, Gib (Texas Chiropractic Association)
Swanson, Lisa (Dallas County Medical Society)
Against: Donaldson, Jerry "Nub" (Health Insurance Association of
America)
Pinkus, David (Small Business United of Texas)
Pollard, Mike (Texas Association of Life & Health
Insurers)
Smith, Terral (UNICARE)
HB 1066
For: Johnson, Melvin (Self)
HB 1347
For: Hanna, Mark (Texas Podiatric Medical Assoc., Texas
Society for Clinical Social Work, Tex. Assoc. of
Optometrists)
Hinojosa, Walter (Texas AFL-CIO)
Koepsel, Kirk (Texas Podiatric Medical Association)
Against: Chernov, Allan (Aetna)
Davis, Will (Texas Association of Life & Health
Insurers)
McCandless, Pati (Unicare)
Thompson, Jay (Texas Association of Life & Health
Insurers)
Treadwell, Janet (Texas Assoc. of Preferred Provider
Organizations, Healthsmart Preferred Care)
On: Barnett, Stephen (Texas Medical Association, Texas
Pediatric Society)
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Alexander, Troy (Texas Medical Association)
Banning, Tom (Texas Academy of Family Physicians)
Canada, Don (Texas Podiatric Medical Association)
Kolodzey, Patricia (Texas Hospital Association)
Swanson, Lisa (Dallas County Medical Society)
Against: Donaldson, Jerry "Nub" (Health Insurance Association of
America)
Pollard, Mike (Texas Association of Life & Health
Insurers)
Smith, Terral (Unicare)
HB 1491
For: Barnett, Dr. Stephen (Texas Medical Association and
Texas Pediatric Society)
Gantt, Melanie (Mental Health Association in Texas)
Larivee, Sheri (Self)
Lovelace, Joe (NAMI)
Mitchell, Beth (Advocacy, Inc.)
Peel, Deborah (Texas Society of Psychiatric Physicians
and Texas Medical Association)
Against: Thompson, Jay (Texas Association of Life Health
Insurers)
On: Berndt, Deborah (Texas Department of Mental Health &
Mental Retardation & Children's Services)
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Alexander, Troy (Texas Medical Association)
Banning, Tom (Texas Academy of Family Physicians)
Bresnen, Steve (Texas Society of Psychiatric Physicians)
Bush, John (Texas Society of Psychiatric Physicians)
Evans, David (Self)
Kolodzey, Patricia (Texas Hospital Association)
Marshall, Susan (The Arc of Texas)
McGiffert, Lisa (Consumers Union)
Routon, Randy (Self)
Schmitt, Cyndie (Texas Council of County MHMR Centers,
Inc.)
Against: Donaldson, Jerry "Nub" (Health Insurance Association of
America)
Laneri Keel, Lara (Texas Association of Business and
Chambers of Commerce)
Pinkus, David (Small Business United of Texas)
Pollard, Mike (Texas Association of Life & Health
Insurers)