Senate

Record of Committee Proceedings

Committee on Health and Human Services

Senate Bill 100

Relating to: registration and regulation of pharmacy benefit managers, drug pricing transparency, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty.

By Senators Erpenbach, Roth, Bernier, Darling, Feyen, Hansen, Johnson, Larson, Marklein, Olsen, Ringhand, Smith, L. Taylor, Tiffany, Wanggaard, Wirch and Cowles; cosponsored by Representatives Schraa, Kolste, Anderson, Born, Bowen, Brooks, Brostoff, Considine, Dittrich, Duchow, Edming, Emerson, Felzkowski, Fields, Goyke, Gundrum, Hebl, Hesselbein, Horlacher, Hutton, James, Kitchens, Knodl, Krug, Kuglitsch, B. Meyers, Murphy, Mursau, Novak, Ohnstad, Oldenburg, Petersen, Plumer, Quinn, Ramthun, Riemer, Rodriguez, Rohrkaste, Sargent, Shankland, Sinicki, Sortwell, Skowronski, Spiros, Spreitzer, Snyder, Stafsholt, Stubbs, Stuck, Subeck, Summerfield, Swearingen, Tauchen, C. Taylor, Thiesfeldt, Tittl, Tranel, VanderMeer, Vorpagel and Vruwink.

March 15, 2019           Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services

February 12, 2020       Public Hearing Held

Present:       (4)        Senator Testin; Senators Jacque, Erpenbach and Carpenter.

Absent:       (0)        None.

Excused:     (1)        Senator Kooyenga.

Appearances For

·      Roger Roth - State Senator

·      Jon Erpenbach - State Senator

·      Michael Schraa - State Representative

·      Debra Kolste - State Representative

·      Christine Schraa - Self

·      Rick Conner - Hometown Pharmacy

·      Mike Zagelow - Hometown Pharmacy

·      Tyler Wallenfang - Hometown Pharmacy

·      Dave Schultz  - Tobin's Health Mart Pharmacy

·      Don Nelson - Magellan Health

·      Michael Eannelli - Eannelli Pharmacy

·      Thad Schumacter - Fitcburg Family Pharmacy

·      Matthew Mabie - Pharmacy Society of WI

·      Dan Strause - Hometown Pharmacy

·      Malt McGowan - Hometown Pharmacy

·      Dennise Ross - Hometown Pharmacy

·      Hashim Zaibak - NCPA

·      Becky Conder - Self

·      Nicole Sandberg - Ballweg Family Pharmacy

·      Andy Hochrodel - Evergreen Pharmacy

·      Dean Gruber - alt Scripts Pharmacy

·      Paige  Kramer - Corner Drug Hometown

·      Janet Fritsch - Corner Drug Hometown

·      Michelle Farrell - Boscobel Pharmacy

·      Dimmy Sokhal - Community Pharmacy

·      James Engelmeier - Hayat Pharmacy

·      Tremtpm Thiede - PAAS National

·      Stephanie Hollander - Self

·      Jacob Blazkovec - Self

·      Rob Gundermann - Coalition of Wisconsin Aging and Health Groups

·      Jim Turk - MS Society

·      Laura Chastain - MS Society

·      Carl Selrick - Fort Healthcare

·      Abbi Linde - Beaver Dam Hometown Pharmacy

·      Heather Walker - Hometown

·      Amy Schulz - Hometown Pharmacy

·      Ahamed Ahamed - Hometown Pharmacy

·      Jason Buenger - Self

·      Ken Olirick - Self

·      Monique Whitney - Pharmacists United for Truth & Transparency

Appearances Against

·      Tim Lunquist - Wisconsin Association of Health Plans

·      Mary Haffenbredl - America's Health Ins. Plans

·      Rebecca  Hogan - Alliance of Health Insurers

Appearances for Information Only

·      None.

Registrations For

·      Kent Udulutch - Hometown Pharmacy

·      Steve Nilson - Hometown Pharmacy

·      Bill Keeton - AIDS Resource Center of WI

·      Peg Breuer Beckman - Neuhauser Pharmacy

·      Tyler Lun - Hayat Pharmacy

·      Leah  Vukmir - NTU

·      Jess Ward - NTU

·      HJ Waukau - WI Medical Society

·      Reid Schwagel - Dakota Drug Inc.

Registrations Against

·      None.

Registrations for Information Only

·      Steve  Baas - MMAC

March 26, 2020           Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

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Natalie Aicher

Committee Clerk