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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

            Insurance Committee

            March 5, 2013 - 2:00 PM or upon final adjourn./recess

            HB 287

                 For:

                                 Gill, John (Self)

                                 Hillert, Bobby (Texas Orthopaedic Association)

                 Against:

                                 Block, Kathryn (Envoy medical systems independent review organization)

                                 Chin, Daniel (Envoy medical systems, lp)

                 On:

                                 Diaz Lara, Debra (Texas Department of Insurance (resource only))

                                 Gonzales, David (Texas Association of Health Plans)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Travis, Clayton (Texans Care for Children)

                 Against:

                                 Cooper, Kevin (AIA -American Insurance Association)

                                 Dewitt, Cathy (Texas association of business)

                                 Martin, Paul (NAMIC)

                                 McMurry, Sam (Texas Self Insurance Association)

            HB 495

                 For:

                                 Salmeron, Henda (Self)

                 Against:

                                 Sanaie, Kandice (Texas association of business)

                 On:

                                 Gonzales, David (Texas Association of Health Plans)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Capelo, Jaime (Texas Academy of Physician Assistants)

                                 Ho, Michelle (Self; Texas Medical Association)

                                 Lucas, Shannon (March of Dimes)

                                 Scott, Shanie (Methodist Healthcare Ministries)

                 Against:

                                 Barber, Kathy (NFIB/Texas)

                 On:

                                 Danzeiser, Doug (Texas Department of Insurance (resource only))

            HB 592

                 For:

                                 Hansch, Greg (Self; National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Texas)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Hinojosa, Zandra (Safeplace)

                                 Johnson, Lee (Texas Council of Community Centers)

                                 Ligon, Katharine (Center For Public Policy Priorities)

                 On:

                                 Danzeiser, Doug (Texas Department of Insurance (resource only))

                                 Gonzales, David (Texas Association of Health Plans)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Bryan, Christine (Clarity Child Guidance Center)

                                 Kenderdine, Marshall (Texas Pediatric Society)

                                 Kolodzey, Patricia (Texas Medical Association)

                                 Lavelle, Tanya (Easter seals central texas)

                                 Milam, Susan (National Association of Social Work/Texas Chapter)

                                 Scott, Shanie (Methodist Healthcare Ministries)

                                 Switzer, Gyl (Mental Health America Texas)

                                 Travis, Clayton (Texans Care for Children)

                 Against:

                                 Barber, Kathy (NFIB/Texas)

            HB 620

                 For:

                                 Buckingham, Dawn (Self; Texas Medical Association)

                                 McCormick, John (Self; Texas optometric association)

                                 McCormick, John (Texas Optometric Association)

                                 McCoy, Dan (Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas)

                                 Reynolds, Bill (Self)

                 Against:

                                 West, David (Texas Association Of Benefit Administrators)

                 On:

                                 Gonzales, David (Texas Association of Health Plans)

                                 Sanaie, Kandice (Texas association of business)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Bailey, Charles (Texas Hospital Association)

                                 Ballew, Joel (Texas Health Resources)

                                 Bryan, Christine (Clarity Child Guidance Center)

                                 Capelo, Jaime (Texas Urological Society)

                                 Capelo, Jaime (Texas Academy of Physician Assistants)

                                 Capelo, Jaime (Texas Chapter American College of Cardiology)

                                 Casto, Tracy (Self)

                                 Conwell, Audra (Alliance of Independent Pharmacists)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 German, Tony (Texas Ambulatory Surgery Center Society)

                                 Gill, John (Self)

                                 Hays, Steven (Self)

                                 Heal, John (PBA Health / Texas TrueCare Pharmacies)

                                 Herzog, Greg (Texas Society of Gastroenterology and Endoscopy)

                                 Hillert, Bobby (Texas Orthopaedic Association)

                                 Ho, Michelle (Self; Texas Medical Association)

                                 Holmes, Harry (Harris County Healthcare Alliance)

                                 Hopson, Chuck (Texas pharmacy buisness council)

                                 Kenderdine, Marshall (Texas Academy of Family Physicians)

                                 Korenman, Phillip (Self)

                                 Lee Sang, John (Self)

                                 Marwitz, David A. (Texas Pharmacy Association)

                                 Marwitz, David A. (Texas Dermatalogical Society)

                                 Powell, Lorraine (Self)

                                 Rodriguez, Michelle (Self; Tricounty medical)

                                 Rogers, Robert (Self)

                                 Santos, Alberto (Self)

                                 Schlotter, Will (Texas Medical Group Management Association and Capitol Anesthesiology)

                                 Wright, Michael (Texas pharmacy business council)

                                 Zaafran, Sherif (Self; Texas Society of Anesthesiologists)

                 Against:

                                 Saxon, Lucinda (American Association of Preferred Provider Association)

                 On:

                                 Diaz Lara, Debra (Texas Department of Insurance (resource only))

            HB 1032

                 For:

                                 Blancarte, Sharon (Texas  Medical Association)

                                 Gill, John (Self)

                                 Hansch, Greg (Self; National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Texas)

                                 Hillert, Bobby (Texas Orthopaedic Association)

                                 Kinosian, Vaughn (Self; ReCept Pharmacy)

                                 McCormick, John (Self; Texas optometric association)

                                 McCormick, John (Texas Optometric Association)

                                 Schade, C M (Self; Texas Pain Society)

                 Against:

                                 Dewitt, Cathy (Texas association of business)

                                 Gonzales, David (Texas Association of Health Plans)

                                 McMurry, Sam (Texas Self Insurance Association)

                                 Root, David (Self)

                                 Woods, Joe (Property casualty insurers assn of America)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Arnold, Jay (American Lung Association)

                                 Bryan, Christine (Clarity Child Guidance Center)

                                 Capelo, Jaime (Texas Academy of Physician Assistants)

                                 Capelo, Jaime (Texas Chapter American College of Cardiology)

                                 Capelo, Jaime (Texas Urological Society)

                                 Casto, Tracy (Self)

                                 Conwell, Audra (Alliance of Independent Pharmacists)

                                 CROCKETT, KRISTA (TEXAS PAIN SOCIETY)

                                 Depagter, Lenore (Self)

                                 Donatello, Kristine (American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network)

                                 Hays, Steven (Self)

                                 Heal, John (PBA Health / Texas TrueCare Pharmacies)

                                 Herzog, Greg (Texas Society of Gastroenterology and Endoscopy)

                                 Ho, Michelle (Self; Texas Medical Association)

                                 Huddleston, Cheri (Injured Workers' Pharmacy)

                                 Hughes, Lisa (Texas Dermatological Society)

                                 Johnson, Lee (Texas Council of Community Centers)

                                 Kenderdine, Marshall (Texas Pediatric Society)

                                 Kenderdine, Marshall (Texas Academy of Family Physicians)

                                 Langendorf, Jean (Easter Seals Central Texas)

                                 Lee Sang, John (Self)

                                 Ligon, Katharine (Center For Public Policy Priorities)

                                 Lucas, Shannon (March of Dimes)

                                 Martinez, Pete (Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA))

                                 Marwitz, David A. (Texas Pharmacy Association)

                                 Newberry, Mark (Self; Self - Tarrytown Pharmacy)

                                 Pearce, Amber (Pfizer Inc)

                                 Reagan, Karen (Walgreen Company)

                                 Reece, Laurie (Texas transplantation Society)

                                 Rodriguez, Michelle (Self; Tricounty medical)

                                 Rogers, Robert (Self)

                                 Santos, Alberto (Self)

                                 Shields, Bradford (Texas Society of Health-System Pharmacists, Texas Federation of Drug

                                 Stores)

                                 Simpson, Stephanie (Texas Association of Manufacturers)

                                 Wiesner, Dennis (HEB)

                                 Woomer, Eric (Federation of Texas Psychiatry)

                                 Wright, Michael (Texas pharmacy business council)

                                 Zaafran, Sherif (Self; Texas Society of Anesthesiologists)

                 Against:

                                 Cooper, Kevin (AIA -American Insurance Association)

                                 Saxon, Lucinda (American Association of Preferred Provider Association)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 On:

                                 Danzeiser, Doug (Texas Department of Insurance (resource only))

                                 Lee, Amy (TDI-DWC Resource only)

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