WITNESS LIST
Insurance Committee
April 2, 2019 - 8:00 AM
For:
Laird, Steve (Self)
Wendell, Ware (Texas Watch)
Against:
Martin, Paul (National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies)
Thompson, Jay (Afact)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Adams, Will (Texas Trial Lawyers Association)
Against:
Boston, Jessica (Texas Association of Business)
Dittmar, Brian (Self; Texas Medical Liability Trust)
Floyd, Beaman (Texas Coalition for Affordable Insurance Solutions)
Garcia, Michael (Texas Medical Liability Trust)
Hoy, Sandy (Texas Apartment Association)
Johnson, Connie (Progressive)
Loftis, Lee (Independent Insurance Agents of Texas)
Marlow, John (Chubb)
Parsley, Lee (Texans for Lawsuit Reform)
Woods, Joe (American Property Casualty Insurance Association)
On:
Baker, Marianne (Texas Department of Insurance)
Registering, but not testifying:
On:
Judge, Lauren (Texas Department of Insurance)
For:
Meyer, Hollen (Self; Texas Chiropractic Association)
Pettiet, Devin (Self; Texas chiropractic association)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Jahadi, Mo (Self; Texas Chiropractic Association)
Against:
Dudensing, Jamie (Texas Association of Health Plans)
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WITNESS LIST
On:
Walker, Jamie (Texas Department of Insurance)
For:
Birch, Rebecca (Susan G. Komen)
Patt, Debra (Texas Medical Association)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Borel, Dennis (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)
Bruce, Bonnie (Self)
Masey, Chris (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)
Rose, Denise (AstraZeneca)
Shipton, Patricia (Texas Healthcare and Bioscience Institute (THBI))
Against:
Boston, Jessica (Texas Association of Business)
Dudensing, Jamie (Texas Association of Health Plans)
McCord, John (NFIB)
On:
Bowden, Rachel (Texas Department of Insurance)
For:
Adams, Will (Texas Trial Lawyers Association)
Andrade, Michael (Self)
Eiland, Craig (Self; Texas trial lawyers)
Lidji, Scott (Self)
McCloskey, Seth (Self)
Mentzer, Paula (Self)
Rogers, Rebekah (Self)
Wendell, Ware (Texas Watch)
Against:
Stroup, Emily (Self)
Thompson, Jay (Afact)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Bresnen, Steve (Texas Trial Lawyers Association)
Against:
Boston, Jessica (Texas Association of Business)
Floyd, Beaman (Texas Coalition for Affordable Insurance Solutions)
Johnson, Connie (Progressive)
King, Kari (USAA)
Luparello, Marti (Texas Farm Bureau Insurance Companies)
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WITNESS LIST
Against:
Marlow, John (Chubb)
Martin, Paul (National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies)
Parsley, Lee (Texans for Lawsuit Reform)
Woods, Joe (American Property Casualty Insurance Association)
On:
Baker, Marianne (Texas Department of Insurance)
For:
Bresnen, Steve (TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF FREESTANDING EMERGENCY CENTERS)
Ray, Jason (Texas Association of Freestanding Emergency Centers)
Sandel, Rhonda (Self; Gryphon Healthcare)
Against:
Dudensing, Jamie (Texas Association of Health Plans)
On:
Walker, Jamie (Texas Department of Insurance)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Addicks, Jeffery (Self; Hospitality Health ER)
Dunn, Sandy (Self)
Friese, Jan (Texas Counseling Association)
Mathis, James (Texas Ambulance Association)
Obayan, Olubusayo (Self)
Sanchez, Ninza (Self)
Against:
Boston, Jessica (Texas Association of Business)
Against:
Dudensing, Jamie (Texas Association of Health Plans)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Avila Edwards, Kimberly (Self; Dell Children's Medical Center, Ascension, Ascension Seton,
Ascension Providence)
Borel, Dennis (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)
Holland, Bradford (Self)
Kelberlau, Bill (Self)
Masey, Chris (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)
Morehead, Tracy (Texas Academy of Pediatric Dentistry)
Roberts, Matt (Texas Dental Association)
Simmons, Carrie (Texas Association of Orthodontists)
Spreen, Lauren (Texas Academy of Family Physicians)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Stewart, Clayton (Texas Medical Association)
Travis, Clayton (Texas Pediatric Society)
Against:
Boston, Jessica (Texas Association of Business)
McCord, John (NFIB)
On:
Bowden, Rachel (Texas Department of Insurance)
For:
Bueche, Jay (Self; H-E-B)
Galligher, Duane (Texas Independent Pharmacies Association)
Gray, Tammy (Self; Texas Independent Pharmacies Association)
Muniz, Michael (Self; Texas Pharmacy Association)
Patt, Debra (Texas Medical Association)
Temple, Laura (Self; Alliance of Independent Pharmacists)
Against:
Dudensing, Jamie (Texas Association of Health Plans)
Mendez-Harper, LuGina (Prime Therapeutics)
Shrader, Melodie (PCMA)
On:
Vincent, Robin (Harris County Human Resources and Risk Management)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Anderson, Gary (Self)
Bishop, Ashley (Self; Alliance of Independent Pharmacists)
Cattles, Kenneth (Self; Texas Independent Pharmacies Association)
Chantilis, MD, Samuel (Self)
Chase, Jeff (Self)
Chiarello, Stephanie (Texas Pharmacy Association)
Conwell, Audra (Alliance of Independent Pharmacists)
Deshields, Holly (Walgreens)
Fain, JD (Self; TIPA)
Garza, Debbie (Texas Pharmacy Association)
Grahmann, Paula (Self; TIPA)
Gross, Robert (Self)
Hampton, Lee Ann (Self)
Hansch, Greg (National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) TX)
Heal, John (Texas TrueCare Pharmicies)
High, Carter (Self)
Hill, Phyllis (Self)
Holland, Bradford (Self)
Humphreys, James (Self)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Kelberlau, Bill (Self)
Kenderdine, Marshall (Texas Academy of Family Physicians)
Khwaja, Tahir (Self)
Martinez, Pete (PhRMA)
Mbu, Marie-Ange (Self)
McCord, John (NFIB)
Nguyen, Sarah (Self)
OBrien, Patrick (Self)
Revuluri, Gangadhar (Self; TIPA)
Sanchez, Ninza (Self)
Selby, Kelly (Self)
Shields, Bradford (Texas Federation of Drug Stores)
Shields, Bradford (Tezas Society of Health-System Pharmacists)
Sughrue, Alissa (National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Texas)
Weaver, Charles (Self)
Weidmann, Trena (Self; Texas Independent Pharmacies Association)
Wright, Michael (Texas Pharmacy Business Council)
Against:
Phenix, Billy (America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP))
On:
Walker, Jamie (Texas Department of Insurance)
For:
Roberts, Matt (Texas Dental Association)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Dunn, Sandy (Self)
Mintz, David (Texas Academy of General Dentistry)
Morehead, Tracy (Texas Academy of Pediatric Dentistry)
Scott, Bruce (Texas Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons)
On:
Danzeiser, Doug (Texas Department of Insurance)
For:
Callas, Ray (Texas Medical Association, Texas Society of Anesthesiologists)
Johnston, Ashley (Self)
Against:
Dudensing, Jamie (Texas Association of Health Plans)
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WITNESS LIST
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Ashley, Price (Texas College of Emergency Physicians)
Courtney, Jenna (Texas Radiological Society)
Francis, Will (National Association of Social Workers - Texas Chapter)
Grimes, Michael (Texas Society of Pathologists)
Hillert, Bobby (Texas Orthopaedic Association)
Humphrey, Cynthia (Assoc of Substance Abuse Programs)
Johnson, Lee (Texas Council of Community Centers)
Kenderdine, Marshall (Texas Academy of Family Physicians)
Smith, Jacob (Doctors for Texans)
Spanko, Audrey (Self)
On:
Hamilton, Melissa (Office of Public Insurance Counsel)
Walker, Jamie (Texas Department of Insurance)
For:
Callas, Ray (Texas Medical Association, Texas Society of Anesthesiologists)
Johnston, Ashley (Self)
Against:
Dudensing, Jamie (Texas Association of Health Plans)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Ashley, Price (Texas College of Emergency Physicians)
Courtney, Jenna (Texas Radiological Society)
Duncan, Cameron (Texas Hospital Association)
Francis, Will (National Association of Social Workers - Texas Chapter)
Grimes, Michael (Texas Society of Pathologists)
Haddad, Roberto (Doctors Hospital at Renaisance (DHR Health))
Hillert, Bobby (Texas Orthopaedic Association)
Humphrey, Cynthia (Assoc of Substance Abuse Programs)
Kenderdine, Marshall (Texas Academy of Family Physicians)
Massingill, Joshua (Texas Chiropractic Association)
Mitias, Marcus (Texas Health Resources)
Spanko, Audrey (Self)
Walker, Nancy (Texas Occupational Therapy Association)
On:
Walker, Jamie (Texas Department of Insurance)
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WITNESS LIST
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Beneke, Jim (The Beneke Company - Adjusters International)
Parsley, Lee (Texans for Lawsuit Reform)
Posey, Jake (Texas Association of Public Insurance Adjusters)
On:
Walker, Jamie (Texas Depertment of Insurance)
For:
Schenone, Karen (Self; BlackRock Inc.)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Thompson, Jay (Afact)
Woods, Joe (American Property Casualty Insurance Association)
On:
Walker, Jamie (Texas Department of Insurance)
For:
Newell, Tom (Opportunity Solutions Project)
Against:
Pogue, Stacey (Center for Public Policy Priorities)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Gonzalez, Daniel (Texas REALTORS)
Kuykendall (pronounced: KUR-KIN-DOLL), Deanna L. (Texas Brain Injury Providers
Alliance)
McCord, John (NFIB)
McCord, Mia (Texas Conservative Coalition)
Theesfeld, Angela (Self; Texas Association of Health Underwriters)
Against:
Hutson, Blake (AARP Texas)
Rangel, Lauren (Easterseals Central Texas)
On:
Walker, Jamie (Texas Department of Insurance)
For:
Boston, Jessica (Texas Association of Business)
Fite, Diana (Self; Texas College of Emergency Physicians)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Hutson, Blake (AARP Texas)
Johnson, Don (Self)
McCord, Mia (Texas Conservative Coalition)
Nichols-Segers, Simone (National MS Society)
Pivalizza, Evan (Texas Society of Anesthesiologists, Texas Medical Association)
Pogue, Stacey (Center for Public Policy Priorities)
Scoggin, Bay (TexPIRG)
Theesfeld, Angela (Self; Texas Association of Health Underwriters)
Against:
Feanny, Mark (America's ER)
On:
Dudensing, Jamie (Texas Association of Health Plans)
Hawkins, John (Texas Hospital Association)
Isett, Carl (Texas Association of Benfit Administrators)
Kivela, Paul (Self; Code 3 emergency partners)
Phenix, Billy (America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP))
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Callas, Ray (Texas Medical Association, Texas Society of Anesthesiologists)
Courtney, Jenna (Texas Radiological Society)
Grimes, Michael (Texas Society of Pathologists)
Gu, Anna (Children's Defense Fund Texas)
Hansch, Greg (National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) TX)
Hill, Phyllis (Self)
Holland, Bradford (Self)
Houston, Joshua (Texas Impact)
Johnson, Cheryl (Self)
Kelberlau, Bill (Self)
Kohler, Adriana (Texans Care for Children)
Kuykendall (pronounced: KUR-KIN-DOLL), Deanna L. (Texas Brain Injury Providers
Alliance)
Loftis, Lee (Independent Insurance Agents of Texas)
Massingill, Joshua (Texas Chiropractic Association)
Mbu, Marie-Ange (Self)
McCord, John (NFIB)
Patterson, TJ (City of Fort Worth)
Rangel, Lauren (Easterseals Central Texas)
Sheppard, Gary (Self)
Sughrue, Alissa (National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Texas)
Weaver, Charles (Self)
Wendell, Ware (Texas Watch)
On:
Danzeiser, Doug (Texas Department of Insurance)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Blume, Anne (Claims and Litigation Management Alliance)
Moore, Joel (National association of independent insurance adjusters)
On:
Clark, Nancy (Texas Department of Insurance)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Long, Wade (Texas Surety Federation)
Marlow, John (Chubb)
Martin, Paul (National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies)
Nelson, Steve (Self; Markel Insurance Company and SureTec Insurance Company)
Thompson, Jay (Afact)
Woods, Joe (American Property Casualty Insurance Association)
For:
Wolf, Steven (Self; Texas Automobile Dealers Association)
Against:
Floyd, Beaman (Texas Coalition for Affordable Insurance Solutions)
Woods, Joe (American Property Casualty Insurance Association)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Braziel, Robert (Texas Automobile Dealers Association)
Courtney, Jenna (DFW New Car Dealers Association)
Crail, Pamela (SA Auto Dealers)
Doran, Laird (The Friedkin Group, on behalf of Gulf States Toyota)
Loftis, Lee (Independent Insurance Agents of Texas)
McMahon, Lori (Toyota Motor North America)
Smith, Jacob (Doctors for Texans)
Sullivan, Mike (Group 1 Automotive)
Wainwright, Wyatt (Houston Automobile Dealers Assoc)
Wendell, Ware (Texas Watch)
Against:
Marlow, John (Chubb)
Martin, Paul (National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies)
Thompson, Jay (Afact)
On:
Baker, Marianne (Texas Department of Insurance)
For:
Callas, Ray (Texas Medical Association, Texas Society of Anesthesiologists)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
On:
Dudensing, Jamie (Texas Association of Health Plans)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Ashley, Price (Texas College of Emergency Physicians)
Courtney, Jenna (Texas Radiological Society)
Grimes, Michael (Texas Society of Pathologists)
Hansch, Greg (National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) TX)
Hillert, Bobby (Texas Orthopaedic Association)
Holland, Bradford (Self)
Kenderdine, Marshall (Texas Academy of Family Physicians)
Kuykendall (pronounced: KUR-KIN-DOLL), Deanna L. (Texas Brain Injury Providers
Alliance)
Lee Sang, John (Self)
Pogue, Stacey (Center for Public Policy Priorities)
Rogers, Robert (Self)
On:
Walker, Jamie (Texas Department of Insurance)
For:
Boston, Jessica (Texas Association of Business)
Dudensing, Jamie (Texas Association of Health Plans)
Hutson, Blake (AARP Texas)
Johnson, Don (Self)
McCord, Mia (Texas Conservative Coalition)
Nichols-Segers, Simone (National MS Society)
Pivalizza, Evan (Texas Society of Anesthesiologists, Texas Medical Association)
Pogue, Stacey (Center for Public Policy Priorities)
Scoggin, Bay (TexPIRG)
On:
Hawkins, John (Texas Hospital Association)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Callas, Ray (Texas Medical Association, Texas Society of Anesthesiologists)
Courtney, Jenna (Texas Radiological Society)
Fite, Diana (Self; Texas College of Emergency Physicians)
Grimes, Michael (Texas Society of Pathologists)
Gu, Anna (Children's Defense Fund Texas)
Hansch, Greg (National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) TX)
Holland, Bradford (Self)
Houston, Joshua (Texas Impact)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Johnson, Cheryl (Self)
Kohler, Adriana (Texans Care for Children)
Kuykendall (pronounced: KUR-KIN-DOLL), Deanna L. (Texas Brain Injury Providers
Alliance)
Massingill, Joshua (Texas Chiropractic Association)
McCord, John (NFIB)
Rangel, Lauren (Easterseals Central Texas)
Sughrue, Alissa (National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Texas)
Theesfeld, Angela (Self; Texas Association of Health Underwriters)
Wendell, Ware (Texas Watch)
Yanas, Christine (Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas , Inc.)
Against:
Chepkauskas, Daniel (Patient Choice Coalition of Texas)
Feanny, Mark (America's ER)
Mays, Dan (Consumer Data Industry Association)
On:
Danzeiser, Doug (Texas Department of Insurance)
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