Assembly

Record of Committee Proceedings

Committee on Health

Assembly Bill 392

Relating to: copayments, deductibles, or coinsurance for oral chemotherapy and injected or intravenous chemotherapy.

By Representatives Strachota, Barca, Jacque, Tittl, Loudenbeck, Stone, Kerkman, Schraa, Brooks, T. Larson, Pridemore, Tranel, A. Ott, Ripp, Ballweg, Bernier, Bies, Kaufert, Knodl, Zamarripa, Hulsey, Ohnstad, Johnson, Berceau, Kolste, Mason, Sinicki, Vruwink, Bewley, Pasch, Richards, Goyke, Riemer, Hesselbein, Smith, Danou, Hebl, Young, Zepnick, Kahl and Jorgensen; cosponsored by Senators Darling, L. Taylor, Harsdorf, Moulton, Olsen, Petrowski, Schultz, Carpenter, Erpenbach, Hansen, Lassa, Miller, Risser, Vinehout and Wirch.

November 13, 2013    Public Hearing Held

Present:       (9)        Representative Severson; Representatives Sanfelippo, Strachota, Kapenga, Petersen, Pasch, C. Taylor, Kolste and Riemer.

Absent:       (0)        None.

Excused:     (1)        Representative Steineke.

Appearances For

·      Pat Strachota - Rep. - 58th Assembly District

·      Bob Delaporte - Sen. Alberta Darling - 8th Senate District

·      Peter Barca - Rep. - 64th Assembly District

·      Lisa Nelson - Leukemia & Lymphoma Society

·      Douglas Rizzo - Dr. - Medical College of Wisconsin

·      Jennifer Grandkoski - Self

·      Lyle Drier - Self

·      Paul Westrick - Leukemia & Lymphoma Society

·      Carrie Bilicki - Southeastern Wisconsin Oncology Nursing Society

Appearances Against

·      James Buchen - Alliance of Health Insurers

Appearances for Information Only

·      Anna Legreid Dopp - Pharmacy Society of Wisconsin

Registrations For

·      Heather  Berlinkski - Glaxo Smith Kline

·      Ryan Natzke - Marshfield Clinic

·      Paula Roberts - Self

·      Karen Stevenson - Self

·      Karen Ropel - Self

·      Sandie Benen - Glaxo Smith Kline

·      Nang Freeman - Wisconsin Cancer Council

·      Lisa Davidson - WPHCA

·      Lisa Maroney - UW Health

·      Eric Tempelis - Gundersen Health System

·      Mark Grapentine - Wisconsin Medical Society

·      Nathan Berken - Medical College of Wisconsin

·      Linda Cholewa - Leukemia & Lymphoma Society

·      Janice Krukowski - Self

·      Kelly McDowell - Celgene

·      Greg Chesmore - Celgene

·      Wayne Ferguson - Leukemia & Lymphoma Society

·      Wilmar Sprecher - Leukemia & Lymphoma Society

·      Marilyn Sprecher - Leukemia & Lymphoma Society

·      Liz Mayes-Philipp - National Patient Advocate Foundation

·      Ren Ekleberry - Self

·      Rachel Bollor - Aurora Health Care

·      Dennis Drier - Self

·      Paula Roberts - Children's Hospital of Wisconsin

·      Thomas Muschitz - Self

·      Sandra Muschitz - Self

·      Vicki Eggebrecht - Self

·      Linda O'Connell - Leukemia & Lymphoma Society

·      Gary Hamblin - Self

·      Tom Chelius - International Myeloma Foundation

·      Art Hood - Self

·      Richard Skalifsky - Self

·      Naomi Gould - Leukemia & Lymphoma Society

·      Mary Polancitl - International Myeloma Foundation

·      Kim Kolcott - Self

·      Kate Rundell - Leukemia & Lymphoma Society

·      Lisa Weisman - Leukemia & Lymphoma Society

·      Ann Marie Frakes - Leukemia & Lymphoma Society

·      Jordan Lamb - Bio Forward

·      Patti Richman - Self

·      Marc Richman - Self

·      Christina Lee - Leukemia & Lymphoma Society

·      Andre Jacque - Rep. - 2nd Assembly District

Registrations Against

·      Nancy Wenzel - Wisconsin Association of Health Plans

·      Tony Langenohl - America's Health Insurance Plans

Registrations for Information Only

·      None.

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AJ Scholz

Committee Clerk