AB132

AB132 AB132
Assembly
Record of Committee Proceedings

Committee on Health
Assembly Bill 132
Relating to: expanding medical assistance income eligibility requirements for individuals who are elderly, blind, or disabled; requiring pharmacies and pharmacists, as a condition of medical assistance participation, to charge elderly persons for prescription drugs no more than specific amounts; specifying requirements for rebate agreements between the department of health and family services and drug manufacturers; requiring an annual report on the sale and pricing of certain drugs and programs that offer discounts on drugs to consumers; requiring the exercise of rule-making authority; making appropriations; and providing penalties.
By Representatives Krusick, Balow, Berceau, Black, Bock, Boyle, Carpenter, Coggs, Colon, Gronemus, Hebl, Huber, Hubler, Kreuser, Krug, La Fave, Lassa, J. Lehman, Meyerhofer, Miller, Morris-Tatum, Plale, Plouff, Pocan, Reynolds, Richards, Riley, Ryba, Schneider, Schooff, Seratti, Sherman, Shilling, Sinicki, Staskunas, Steinbrink, Travis, Turner, Wasserman, Williams, Wood and Young; cosponsored by Senators Robson, Breske, Burke, Decker, Erpenbach, George, Grobschmidt, A. Lasee, Plache and Risser, by request of the Coalition of Wisconsin Aging Groups, American Association of Retired Persons, Wisconsin Citizen Action, Franklin Senior Citizens, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee Police Association, Oilgear Retirees, Wisconsin Alzheimers Association Chapter Network, Wisconsin Council of Senior Citizens, Wisconsin Federation of Nurses and Health Professionals, Wisconsin Homecare Organization and Wisconsin Retired Educators Association .

February 19, 2001 Referred to Committee on Health.

April 24, 2001 PUBLIC HEARING HELD

Present: (16) Representatives Underheim, Urban, Johnsrud, Krawczyk, F. Lasee, Lippert, Olsen, Seratti, Walker, Wieckert, Wasserman, Carpenter, Miller, Schooff, Colon and Shilling.

Absent: (1) Representative La Fave.

Appearances for
· Representative Peggy Krusick, 97th Assembly District
· Tom Frazier, Madison, Coalition of WI Aging Groups (CWAG)
· George McKinney, Milwaukee, WI Citizen Action Board member
· Grant D. Waldo, Milwaukee, WCSC
· Rod Bohn, Sturgeon Bay, AARP
· Donna M. Hardenan, Madison, self
· Brian Woody, MD, Gunderson Lutheran, WI Academy of Family Physicians
· Tom Engels, Madison, Pharmacy Society of WI

· Scott Whitmore, Madison, Pharmacy Society of WI

Appearances against
· Tom Moore, Madison, Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA)

· Marjorie Powell, Washingon D.C., Assistant General Counsel, PhRMA

Appearances for Information Only

· Marilyn Windschiegl, Madison, State Medical Society

Registrations for
· Representative Julie Lassa, 71st Assembly District
· Frances Bartelt, Milwaukee, WI Council of Senior Citizens
· John Mauta, Mequon, VFW Post 9207, K of C Council 5438
· Patricia Jorin, Milwaukee, CWAG
· Elizabeth Mann, Milwaukee, self
· Bev Cupertino, Franklin, self
· A. Rowland Todd, Madison, self
· Earl Cech, Soldiers Grove, self
· Vivian Freber, Richland Center, AARP
· S. Joanne G. Hornsend, Milwaukee, CWAG
· Ann McCormick, Lodi, 1199W/United Professionals for Quality Health Care
· Paul H. Kusuda, Madison, Elderly Services Network of Dane County
· Darcy Haber, Madison, WI Citizen Action

· Peter Esser, Platteville, self

Registrations against

· Carol Bennett, Hartford, self

March 14, 2002 Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1.

Sandra Lonergan
Committee Clerk