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WITNESS LIST
State Affairs
March 5, 2007 - 09:00 AM
SB  22
 
FOR:
 
Davis, Shawn    (Self and LTC Guild),  Austin, TX
 
Perkins, Rod    (Self; AHIP/ ACLI Partnership Implementation Working Group),  Richmond, VA
 
ON:
 
Ahrens, Jennifer    (Texas Department of Insurance),  Austin, TX
 
Dekinga, Audrey    (HHSC),  Austrin, TX
 
Smith-Daley, Ana    (Texas Dept. of Insurance Life/ Health Division),  Austin, TX
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Boldin, Rosalie    (Self and LTC Guild),  Austin, TX
 
Chatelle, Melody  Chatelle and Associates  (Elder Care Management Services and Glen Hamel, CEO),  Austin, TX
 
Davis, Will    (Texas Association of Life and Health Insurers),  Austin, TX
 
Graves, Tim    (Texas Health Care Association),  Austin, TX
 
Herzog, Greg    (Texas Medical Assn.),  Austin, TX
 
Kolodzey, Patricia    (Texas Hospital Association),  Austin, TX
 
Manross, Lee    (Texas Association of Health Underwriters),  Austin, TX
 
Nation, Brenda    (Amerian Council of Life Insurers (ACLI)),  Austin, TX
 
Pollard, Mike    (Texas Association of Health and Life Insurers),  Austin, TX
 
Romero, Michelle    (Texas Academy of Internal Medicine Services),  Austin, TX
 
Steil, Robert    (Glenworth Financial Inc.),  Washington, DC
 
Vasek, Heather    (Texas Assocation for Home Care),  Austin, TX
SB  23
 
FOR:
 
Lee, Micheal    (Self/ Clients),  Austin, TX
 
ON:
 
Ahrens, Jennifer    (Texas Dept. of Insurance, Life Health Licensing Prog.),  Austin, TX
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Davis, Will    (Texas Association of Life and Health Insurers),  Austin, TX
 
Herzog, Greg    (Texas Medical Association),  Austin, TX
 
Kolodzey, Patricia    (Texas Hospital Association),  Austin, TX
 
Manross, Lee    (Texas Association of Health Underwriters),  Austin, TX
 
Pollard, Mike    (Texas Association of Life and Health Insurers),  Austin, TX
 
Romero, Michelle    (Texas Academy of Internal Medicine Services),  Austin, TX
 
Wolfe, Jared    (Texas Association of Health Plans),  Austin, TX
SB  123
 
FOR:
 
Barron, Ted    (City of Mesquite),  Mesquite, TX
 
ON:
 
Harden, June    (OAG),  Austin, TX
SB  129
 
FOR:
 
Courage, John    (True Courage Action Network),  Austin, TX
 
Smtih, Tom "Smitty"    (Public Citizen),  Austin, TX
 
ON:
 
Luna Ashley, Natalia    (Texas Ethics Commission),  Austin, TX
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Sperry, Teri    (True Courage Action Network),  Austin, TX
 
Whaler, Ken    (Tx Daily Newspaper Assoc./Tx Press Assoc.),  Austin, TX
SB  458
 
FOR:
 
Darwin, Norman    (Office of Injured Employee Counsel),  Austin, TX
 
Lee, Amy    (Texas Department of
Texas Department of Insurance),  Austin, TX
 
Levy, Rick    (TX-AFLCIO),  Austin, TX
 
ON:
 
Darwin, Nomran    (Office of Injured Employee Counsel),  Austin, TX
 
Lee, Amy    (Texas Department of Insurance),  Austin, TX
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Borel, Dennis    (Coaltion of Texans with Disabilities),  Austin, TX
 
Girard, Chuck    (Texas Orthopaedic Association),  Austin, TX
 
Herzog, Greg    (Texas Medical Association),  Austin, TX
 
Hutto, Kathy    (Texas Occupational Therapy Association),  Austin, TX
 
Madera, Jr., Ignacio    (Self),  Austin, TX
 
Welsh, Dinah S.    (Texas Hospital Association),  Austin, TX
SB  468
 
FOR:
 
Harvey, Jay    (Texas Trial Lawyers Assn.),  Austin, TX
 
Igo, Shanna    (Self),  Austin, TX
 
AGAINST:
 
Briley, Charles    (Texas Hospital Association),  Austin, TX
 
Broders, Compton  M.D.  (Self),  Dallas, TX
 
Cabaniss, James William  M.D.  (Self),  College, TX
 
Coopwood, Ben  M.D.  (Texas Medical Association),  Austin, TX
 
Cox, James S.  M.D.  (Self),  Fort Worth, TX
 
Geesbreght, Alex    (Self),  Ft. Worth, TX
 
Haas, Michael    (Emergency Servce Partners),  Lago Vista, TX
 
Hull, Mike    (Texas Alliance for Patient Access),  Austin, TX
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
Against:
 
Anderson, Jerry    (Self),  Austin, TX
 
Berger, Ed    (Seton Family of Hospitals),  Austin, TX
 
Blewett, John H.    (Self),  Austin, TX
 
Cabaniss, Hazel    (Self),  College Station, TX
 
Capelo, Jaime    (Pediatrix Medical Group),  Austin, TX
 
Capelo, Jaime    (Texas Association of Anesthesiologists),  Austin, TX
 
Capelo, Jaime    (Texas Chapter of the American College of Cariology),  Austin, TX
 
Christian, Angela    (American Physicians Insurance Exchange),  Austin, TX
 
Christian, George    (Texas Association of Defense Counsel),  Austin, TX
 
Coles, Jim  Executive Director  (Texas College of Emergency Physicians),  Austin, TX
 
Curran, Douglas  M.D.  (Texas Academy of Family Physicians),  Athens, TX
 
Elstad, Cindy    (Self),  Austin, TX
 
Erben, Randall H.    (Texas Alliance for Patient Access),  Austin, TX
 
Gibson, Joyce E.    (Self),  Austin, TX
 
Kirby, Karen    (Self),  Austin, TX
 
McBride, Richard    (TAPA),  Austin, TX
 
McNutt, Janice    (Self),  Austin, TX
 
Moen, Gretchen    (Self),  Austin, TX
 
Mondik, Janice L.    (Self),  Round Rock, TX
 
Moreland, Shari    (Self),  Pflugerville, TX
 
Moreno, Gabriela    (Christus Health),  Austin, TX
 
Morgan, Lisa    (Self),  Austin, TX
 
Moskow, Bruce    (Tx  College of Emergency Physicians),  Austin, TX
 
Naylor, Meredith    (Self),  Austin, TX
 
Opelt, Jon    (Texas Alliance for Patient Access),  Austin, TX
 
Patton, Robert    (Self),  Austin, TX
 
Pearson, David    (Tx Organization of Rural & Community Hospitals),  Bastrop, TX
 
Shah, Gaurang    (Self),  Austin, TX
 
Sherrod, Julianne    (Self),  Austin, TX
 
Simmons, Jr., Bryan C.    (Self),  Austin, TX
 
Sodolak, Holly    (Self),  Austin, TX
 
Wilson, Mark  Nurse Practitioner  (Self),  Austin, TX
 
Zaza, Jim    (Self),  Austin, TX
 
Providing written testimony:
 
For:
 
Bolton, Pamela J.    (Texas Watch),  Austin, TX