Assembly
Record of Committee Proceedings
Committee on Health
Assembly Bill 718
Relating to: prohibiting certain practices relating to insurance coverage of clinician-administered drugs.
By Representatives Kurtz, Swearingen, Goyke, James, Petryk, Summerfield, Andraca, Baldeh, Behnke, Billings, Bowen, Brandtjen, Cabral-Guevara, Callahan, Conley, Considine, Dittrich, Doyle, Drake, Duchow, Edming, Emerson, Gundrum, Haywood, Hintz, Kerkman, Kitchens, Knodl, Krug, Macco, Magnafici, B. Meyers, Milroy, Moses, Mursau, L. Myers, Neubauer, Novak, Ohnstad, Oldenburg, Ortiz-Velez, Plumer, Pope, Riemer, J. Rodriguez, Rozar, Schraa, Shankland, Shelton, Skowronski, Snodgrass, Snyder, Spiros, Spreitzer, Thiesfeldt, Tranel, Vining, Vruwink, Wichgers, Sinicki, Stubbs and Tusler; cosponsored by Senators Darling, Marklein, Erpenbach, Bernier, Bewley, Feyen, Jacque, Johnson, Nass, Petrowski, Pfaff, Ringhand, Roys, Smith, L. Taylor, Wirch, Wanggaard, Cowles and Carpenter.
November 17, 2021 Referred to Committee on Health
February 16, 2022 Public Hearing Held
Present: (15) Representative Sanfelippo; Representatives Summerfield, Wichgers, VanderMeer, Skowronski, Murphy, Magnafici, Dittrich, Rozar, Moses, Cabral-Guevara, Subeck, Riemer, Anderson and Vining.
Absent: (0) None.
Excused: (1) Representative S. Rodriguez.
Appearances For
· Vanessa Freitag - Ascension WI
· Mark Hamm - Advocate Aurora Health
· Danielle Womack - PSW
· Carl Selvick - Fort Healthcare
· Dr. John Albert - The Rheumatic Disease Center
· Sarah Rall - Marshfield Clinic
· Sarah Jensen - Bellin Health
· Jim Dietscha - Bellin Health
· State Rep. Tony Kurtz - 50th Assembly District
· State Rep. Rob Swearingen - 34th Assembly District
· Rachel Keith - State Senator Alberta Darling, 8th District
· Dr. Chris Spahn - Children's WI
· Koreen Homes
· Nate Holmes
· Jess Gugel - HSHS WI
· Andy Bagnall - HSHS WI
· John Russell - Prairie Ridge Health
· Joanne Alig - WHA
· State Rep. Jesse James - 68th Assembly District
· Todd Nova - Hall Rendies
· Wendy Biese - ThedaCare
· Tim Size - Rural WI Health Coop
· Michael Ballinger - Rural WI Health Coop
Appearances Against
· Dr. Julie Mitchell - Anthem, Inc.
· Elisabeth Portz - Anthem, Inc.
· Brian Dake - WI Independent Businesses
· Rachel VerVelde - WMC
· Will Walker - Walker Forge
· Pat Cory - Quartz
· Tim Lundquist - WI Association of Health Plans
· Patrick Blackaller - Rice Lake Area School District
· Megan Zimmerman - Marsh McLennan
· Ross Bjellu - Alithias
· Heather Cascone - PCMA
· Rebecca Hogan - Alliance of Health Insurers
· Miranda Motter - AHIP
· Sara Holmes - The Alliance
· Cheryl DeMars - The Alliance
Appearances for Information Only
· None.
Registrations For
· Jordan Dow - Mayo Clinic Health System
· Tim Hoven - WI Home Health Assoc.
· Samantha Stohlman - Concordia University
· Samantha Stohlman - WI Occupational Therapy Association
· Connie Schulze - UW Health
Registrations Against
· Shannon Grewe - Colby Chryler Center
· Kelly Ingli - OEM Fabricators
· Melissa Duffy - Common Ground Healthcare Cooperative
· Ryan Rice - Prism Health Group
· Amy Boyer - United Healthcare
· Sean Stephens - PCMA
· Dan Meyer - Morrow Home Community
· Will Petska - Tractor Central
· Josh Eager - Bill's Distributing
· Glen Jones - RF Technologies
· Diana Clark - Promega
· Thorsten Wiess - Trace-A-Matic
· Kim Bassett - Bassett Mechanical
· Darla Viegut - Colby Metal
· Ryan Lasee - All Metal Stamping Inc.
· Larry Larkie - Bent Tubes inc.
· Rebecca Hogan - WPS Health Solutions
Registrations for Information Only
· None.
March 10, 2022 Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
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Joshua Hoisington
Committee Clerk
