Senate
Record of Committee Proceedings
Committee on Health
Senate Bill 328
Relating to: price transparency in hospitals and providing a penalty.
By Senators Felzkowski, Bradley, Hutton, Knodl, Larson, Nass and Stroebel; cosponsored by Representatives Brooks, Rozar, Allen, Bodden, Brandtjen, Dittrich, Donovan, Duchow, Goeben, Green, Gundrum, Gustafson, Macco, Rettinger, Schraa, Shankland, Sortwell and Wichgers.
June 08, 2023 Referred to Committee on Health
October 04, 2023 Public Hearing Held
Present: (6) Senator Cabral-Guevara; Senators Testin, Felzkowski, Jacque, Hesselbein and Carpenter.
Absent: (0) None.
Excused: (0) None.
Appearances For
· Research Director Will Flanders - Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty
· Policy associate Miranda Spindt - The Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty
· Director of Research Ilaria Santangelo
· Principal Christin Deacon
· Patrick Neville
· Rachel Ver Velde - WMC
· Carrie Reiv
· Carrie Reif
· President Brian Dake - Wisconsin Independent Businesses
· Erik Sonju - Power System Engineering
· Senator Mary Felzkowski
· Senator Julian Bradley
Appearances Against
· Eric Borgerding - WI Hospital Association
· Brian Potter - Wisconsin Hospital Association
· Brian Stephens - Door County Medical Center
· Cheryl Miller - Aurora Health
· John Russell - Prairie Ridge Health
· Melissa Mangan - Prairie Ridge Health
· Jesse Tischer - Aspirus Health
· Lori Peck - Aspirus Health
· Michael Finley - Bellin Health
· Jen Boigenzahn - Gundersen Boscobel Area Hospital & Clinics
· Kimberly Blanquart - SSM Health
· Matt Kinsella - SSM Health
· Nathan Franklin - Bellin Health & Gundersen Health System
Appearances for Information Only
· None.
Registrations For
· Dr Steven Conway - Chiropractic society of wisconsin
· Representative Rob Brooks - Himself
· Rebecca Hogan - Cicero Action
· Rebecca Hogan - Opportunity Solutions Project
· Representative Donna Rozar
· James Bender - The Badger Institute
· Alex Ignatowski
· Melissa Duffy - The Alliance
· Melissa Duffy - Advancing Free Market Healthcare
· Jerry Ponio - Americans for Prosperity-Wisconsin
Registrations Against
· Jeremy Levin - Rural WI Health Cooperative
· Greg Hubbard - UW Health
· Jodi Bloch - Children's Wisconsin
· Tracy Wymelenberg - Ascension Wisconsin
Registrations for Information Only
· HJ Waukau - Department of Health Services
April 11, 2024 Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
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Michael Moscicke
Committee Clerk
