AB348

AB348 AB348
Assembly
Record of Committee Proceedings

Committee on Health
Assembly Bill 348
Relating to: a competitive bidding process for administration of the health insurance risk-sharing plan.
By Representatives Albers, Wade, Loeffelholz, Urban, Grothman, Nass, Huber, Lassa, Lippert and F. Lasee; cosponsored by Senators Darling, Cowles, Schultz, Harsdorf and Lazich.

April 24, 2001 Referred to Committee on Health.

December 18, 2001 PUBLIC HEARING HELD

Present: (17) Representatives Underheim, Urban, Johnsrud, Krawczyk, F. Lasee, Lippert, Olsen, Seratti, Walker, Wieckert, Wasserman, Carpenter, La Fave, Miller, Schooff, Colon and Shilling.

Absent: (0) None.

Appearances for
· Representative Sheryl Albers, 50th Assembly District
· Joe Kachelski, Madison, WI Assn. of Health Plans
· Robert Wood, Avoca, WPS

· Bill Smith, Madison, self

Appearances against
· Gary Radloff, Madison, DHFS

· Angela Dombrowicki, Madison, DHFS

Appearances for Information Only

· None.

Registrations for

· None.

Registrations against
· Annette Cruz, Cobalt Corporation -- BCBS

· Katie Boyce, Mdison, EDS

February 12, 2002 EXECUTIVE SESSION

Present: (14) Representatives Underheim, Johnsrud, Krawczyk, Olsen, Seratti, Walker, Wieckert, Wasserman, Carpenter, La Fave, Miller, Schooff, Colon and Shilling.

Absent: (3) Representatives Urban, F. Lasee and Lippert.

Moved by Representative Wasserman, seconded by Representative Wieckert, that Assembly Substitute Amendment 1

be recommended for adoption.

Ayes: (13) Representatives Underheim, Johnsrud, Krawczyk, Olsen, Seratti, Walker, Wieckert, Wasserman, Carpenter, La Fave, Miller, Colon and Shilling.
Noes: (1) Representative Schooff.

Absent: (3) Representatives Urban, F. Lasee and Lippert.

ADOPTION RECOMMENDED, Ayes 13, Noes 1, Absent 3

Moved by Representative Johnsrud, seconded by Representative Wasserman, that Assembly Bill 348

be recommended for passage as amended.

Ayes: (13) Representatives Underheim, Johnsrud, Krawczyk, Olsen, Seratti, Walker, Wieckert, Wasserman, Carpenter, La Fave, Miller, Colon and Shilling.
Noes: (1) Representative Schooff.

Absent: (3) Representatives Urban, F. Lasee and Lippert.

PASSAGE AS AMENDED RECOMMENDED, Ayes 13, Noes 1, Absent 3

Sandra Lonergan
Committee Clerk