Wisconsin Legislature: AB53

AB53

Assembly
Record of Committee Proceedings

Committee on Health
Assembly Bill 53
Relating to: 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 the department of health and family services to seek a waiver to provide medical assistance eligibility to certain persons for purposes of a prescription drug benefit; requiring the exercise of rule-making authority; making appropriations; and providing penalties.
By Representatives Plouff, Krusick, Schooff, Hebl, Sherman, Sinicki, Boyle, Richards, J. Lehman, Bock, Krug, Meyerhofer, Carpenter, Miller, Black, La Fave, Staskunas, Travis, Balow, Pocan, Huber, Schneider, Berceau, Coggs, Cullen, Colon, Ryba, Reynolds, Turner, Riley, Young, Wood, Shilling, Lassa, Wasserman and Plale; cosponsored by Senators Robson, Erpenbach, Hansen, Moen, George, Shibilski, Roessler, Plache, Chvala, Decker, Grobschmidt, Wirch, Risser, M. Meyer, Baumgart and Jauch.

February 1, 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 Joe Plouff, 29th Assembly District

· Tom Frazier, Madison, Coalition of WI Aging Groups (CWAG)

· Tom Engels, Madison, Pharmacy Society of WI

· Scott Whitmore, Madison, Pharmacy Society of WI

· Donna M. Hardenan, Madison, self

· Brian Woody, MD, Gunderson Lutheran, WI Academy of Family Physicians

· George McKinney, Milwaukee, WI Citizen Action Board member

· Grant D. Waldo, Milwaukee, WCSC

· Rod Bohn, Sturgeon Bay, AARP

· Linda Farley, Verona, Coalition for WI Health; WI Citizen Action; Physicians for National Health Program

Appearances against

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

· Marjorie Powell, Washington DC, Assistant General Counsel, PhRMA

Appearances for Information Only

· Marilyn Windschiegl, Madison, State Medical Society

· Marjorie B. Coleson, Madison, Dane County Social Services Senior Council

Registrations for

· Representative Julie Lassa, 71st Assembly District

· Senator Dave Hansen, 30th Senate District

· William Donaldson, Madison, Board on Aging & Long Term Care

· Evelyn Klingaman, Richland Center, self

· Paul H. Kusuda, Madison, Elderly Services Network of Dane County

· James E. Lake, Madison, AARP

· Frances Bartelt, Milwaukee, WI Council of Senior Citizens

· John Mauta, Mequon, VFW Post 9207/K of C Council 5438

· Patricia Jorin, Milwaukee, CWAG

· Bev Cupertino, Franklin, self

· A. Rowland Todd, Madison, self

· Earl Cech, Soldiers Grove, self

· Vivan Freber, Richland Center, AARP

· S. Joanne G. Hornsend, Milwaukee, CWAG

· Darcy Haber, Madison, WI Citizen Action

· Ann McCormick, Lodi, 1199W/United Professionals for Quality Health Care

· Mariel Kepler, Richland Center, AARP

· Marie Rakow, Richland Center, AARP

· Marian Sowle, Richland Center, AARP

· Elaine Fleming, Richland Center, AARP

· Betty Jewell, Richland Center, AARP

· John R. Fleming, Richland Center, AARP

· Lavenia Kershner, Richland Center, self

· La Denna Chitwood, Richland Center, self

· Patrick H. Metz, Richland Center, Richland County Commission on Aging

· Patsy Peters, Richland Center, AARP

· Diane J. Wiedenbeck, Cottage Grove, self

· Thomas W. McCarthy, Richland Center, AARP

· Eunice Morris, Richland Center, AARP

· Barbara Matthews, Madison, AARP

· Mary Jo Rimkus, Madison, AARP

· Jean Walsh, Richland Center, self

· Shoua BT Lee, La Crosse, self

· George Matousek, Milwaukee, 1866 UAW Retirees

· Patsy Pollworth, Milwaukee, self

· Kate Kepler, Richland Center, AARP

· Norman C. Davis, Richland Center, AARP

· Eleanor Aken, Richland Center, AARP

· Mary Stadele, Richland Center, AARP

· Dale Bruhn, Madison, CWAG and Alzheimers Assn.

· Margaret A. Stieber, Westfield, CWAG

· Paula Klengary, Richland Center, self

· Gene Sommer, Richland Center, AARP

· Twylah Kepler, Richland Center, AARP

· Janet Parr, Richland Center, self

· Bertha Coppernoll, Richland Center, AARP

· Virgil Cosgrove, Richland Center, AARP

· George E. Schneider, Oak Creek, Local 438 UAW Retirees

· Flora Shaw, Wisconsin Rapids, self

· Teddie Jane Archer, Wisconsin Rapids, self

· Catherine Barreau, Richland Center, self

· Victor Jesudason, Madison, self

· Helen Marks Dicks, Madison, self

· Ruby Johnson, Richland Center, AARP

· Katherine Wenban, Madison, self and Coalition WI Health

· Peter Esser, Platteville, self

Registrations against

· Carol Bennet, Hartford, self

March 14, 2002

Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1.

Sandra Lonergan
Committee Clerk