Senate
Record of Committee Proceedings

Committee on Health, Human Services, Aging, Corrections, Veterans and Military Affairs

Senate Bill 218
Relating to: health insurance coverage requirements, including preexisting condition exclusions, guaranteed issue, guaranteed acceptance, portability, rating restrictions, contract termination and renewability and fair marketing standards; eliminating the small employer health insurance plan and board; collective bargaining of certain health care coverage requirements; granting rule-making authority; and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority.
By Senators Moen, Wirch, Decker, Risser and Clausing; cosponsored by Representatives Lorge, Musser, Dobyns, Staskunas, Hanson, Ward, R. Young, Gronemus, Ainsworth, Robson, Meyer, Baumgart, Plouff, Travis, Murat, Hasenohrl and Reynolds.

May 27, 1997 Referred to committee on Health, Human Services, Aging, Corrections, Veterans and Military Affairs.

May 28, 1997
PUBLIC HEARING HELD


Present: (7) Senators Moen, Breske, Moore, Wirch, Roessler, Rosenzweig and Fitzgerald.
Absent: (0) None.

Appearances for
· Senator Rod Moen, 31st District
· Wayne Corey, WI Independent Businesses
· James Call, Osseo
· Bruce Borden, Middleton
· Greg Huston, Monroe

Appearances against
· Rich Ryman, American Medical Security
· Amy McGee, American Medical Security
· Joe Holahan, Council for Affordable Health Insurance
· Brent Embrey, Golden Rule

Appearances for Information Only
· David Reddick, Time Insurance
· Peter Farrow, Office of the Commissioner of Insurance
· Marty Brewer, American Family Mutual
· Jim Tenuta, WI Assn. of Life and Health Insurers



Registrations for
· Kathy Anderson, State Medical Society
· Ron Statz, WI Farmers Union, WI NFO
· Marion Call, Osseo

Registrations against
· Ron Kuehn, Independent Ins. Agents, WI Assn. of Life Underwriters, Professional Insurance Agents
· Bob Goldman, WI Restaurant Assn.
· Lisa Hilbert, Health Insurance Assn. of America
· Thomas Sanders, WI Assn. of Health Underwriters
· Bill Smith, National Federation of Independent Business

November 4, 1997
EXECUTIVE SESSION


Present: (6) Senators Moen, Breske, Wirch, Roessler, Rosenzweig and Fitzgerald.
Absent: (1) Senator Moore.

Moved by Senator Moen, seconded by Senator Wirch, that
Senate Substitute Amendment 1
be recommended for introduction.

Ayes: (3) Senator Moen, Breske and Wirch.
Noes: (3) Senator Roessler, Rosenzweig and Fitzgerald.
Absent: (1) Senator Moore.

INTRODUCTION RECOMMENDED, Ayes 3, Noes 3, Absent 1


Moved by Senator Moen, seconded by Senator Wirch, that
Senate Bill 218
be recommended for passage as amended.

Ayes: (3) Senators Moen, Breske and Wirch.
Noes: (3) Senators Roessler, Rosenzweig and Fitzgerald.
Absent: (1) Senator Moore.

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





Melissa White
Committee Clerk
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